The tradition continues

Meredith and I have very few traditions, and the oldest running one is that every year for at least the last 12 years, we have carved pumpkins at Halloween. This year, Halloween came right as grades were due for the first quarter, so we were really busy. Halloween came and went without us carving pumpkins. Still, a little detail like that should not stand in the way, so last Saturday I went to a local farmers’ market and bought two small pumpkins, which we carved on Sunday. We both independently went for simple designs this year, although mine was giving me fits until I realized I could use my thumb as a guide for each of the leaves. Between us, we cover fall and spring!