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| Working on a masterpiece... |
The traditions of Halloween are many, but carving pumpkins is definitely always a highlight. Sydney was old enough to help carve a pumpkin this year. So, Karen carved 'her' pumpkin and Sydney and I teamed up to complete the other one. Sydney and I got to work, laboring hard to craft a pumpkin that had all of the legendary features...triangle eyes, triangle nose, and a scary mouth. While working hard, we suddenly heard a loud buzzing noise. It only took a couple of seconds to discover the bzzzzz....bzzzzz...bzzzzz was coming from Karen. Apparently, the 'manual' effort was too much for her, and she bought an 'electric' carver to use on her own pumpkin. For me, I think it takes something away from the tradition. If you don't almost cut your finger at least six times, and struggle with carving out corners and punching out the eyes, it's just not Halloween. I think the quality product that Sydney and I created, using the time-honored methods, clearly came out on top. But, of course, I'll let you be the judge of that.
Beyond carving pumpkins, Sydney loved dressing up in her Rapunzel costume. While waiting in Adagio for her BFF Maggie (aka Cinderella) to begin trick or treating, we found ourselves in the midst of three Rapunzels, as two other Rapunzels had made their way into the cafe. Being completely honest, Sydney wore the costume best and looked great (my honest judgment). The official Downtown Bellingham Trick or Treating then officially began, and the hoards of people made it nearly impossible to move down the streets. For me, that was probably the scariest thing this Halloween. On Halloween day, Syd met up with Maggie again to do the 'official TOT,' but this time in the warmth of the mall.
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| Learning 'uncooked' pumpkin is different than pumpkin bread. |
We hope everyone had a great Halloween!!!
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| Nothing touches classic design!!! |
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| Maggie and Sydney Trick or Treating downtown Bellingham. |
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