The Little Pumpkin Carver

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RDP Daily Prompt: SPOOKTACULAR
This October I had the best, the most spectacular Halloween EVER.
I had my first Halloween as a ” Lola ” ( Filipino kids call their Grandmothers  “Lola ” ) with my Granddaughter Jemma .
My son Julio, his Fiance’ Nicole and Jemma drove to Beaver Dam and saw two incredible Halloween displays. We went to Jemma’s school for her a Halloween Party and a Dance and Fox Lake hosted their yearly “ Fall  Spooktacular” in downtown Fox Lake,  so even though it wasn’t Halloween yet, I got to take Jemma trick or treating after all.
She dressed up as ” Sally ” from A Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jemma as Sally
Photo A.M. Moscoso
October 2023

But I would have to say, the biggest kick I got was watching Jemma carve her pumpkin.

She passed up a cat pattern, a traditional pattern for a ” Puke Pumpkin ” and then she went about carving it.

She asked for a big knife but of course she got the small one that came in the pattern kit.

That didn’t mean she didn’t enjoy that first cut with her little saw- she didn’t look pensive when she started to carve- she kind of a had a smirk on her face and I know it was smirk because my son, Julio, had the same look before he pulled one of his stunts as a kid.

Jemma and Julio
October 2023
Photo A.M. Moscoso

Once she started to carve, she really got into it.

Photo A.M. Moscoso
Julio and Jemma
October 2023

When she was done she jumped up, grabbed the pumpkin by it’s stem and she yanked the top off-  she really enjoyed that. I mean, she enjoyed it a lot.

Jemma
October 2023
Photo A.M. Moscoso

Jemma with her future ‘ victims’.

Photo A.M. Moscoso
Jemma
October 2023

I’ve written at least a dozen stories about pumpkin carvers who enjoy their craft a bit to much and I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that in real life, one of those carvers is someone close to me:

Photo A.M. Moscoso
Jemma
October 2023

Happy Halloween- I hope you will have as much fun as I did !

anita

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