Wednesday, October 31, 2012

How to Carve a Pumpkin

Step 1: Pick out a nice pumpkin and give it a bath.
Step 2: Decapitate it.  ("Awwwwww, you didn't tell me you were going to kill it!")
Step 3: Stand staring at all the nastiness inside the pumpkin, take a moment to consider how much it smells like your childhood, and try to figure out a way to remove all the "pumpkin guts" without actually touching it.
Step 4: Suck it up, reach inside, and pull out all the pulp with your bare hands.
Step 5: Collect all the seeds for your friend who wants to roast them.

Step 6: Sketch out a cool design.

Step 7: Instantly regret said cool design when you realize you have to carve it out.

Step 8: An hour and a very sore arm later, light up your Jack-O-Lantern and admire your hard work.
Happy Halloween!


*All photographs © copyright by Jacqueline E. Smith.

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