I finally carved a scary looking Jack O’Lantern! I don’t carve the pumpkins that I grow, those are food, sugar pie pumpkins, and they are rather small. I go to the store that has the biggest pile of orange orbs and I look for that true pumpkin shape – round and ribbed. This year I waited a little too long and all the smaller pumpkins were gone. I brought home a 35 pounder, which gave me a larger canvas to express myself. I considered some complicated ideas, but I went with a simple design because this squash had thick walls and I didn’t want to break a knife. Triangles for the eyes, a smaller one for the nose, then a large asymmetric mouth with offset teeth. Put together, this thing is scary. It sits on the front porch, surrounded by the edible squash of future winter dinners. Cornstalks are tied to the porch posts and the whole scene is ready for the arrival of trick or treaters. I hope they come to visit tonight because if they don’t, I’m going to have a big of candy that I don’t want to eat and it probably won’t compost well!