I got to be home on call all last evening so we got our pumpkin ready for today! Dave cut it open and scraped it all out and I carved the design. We used one of those carving kits with the little serrated saws and tracing patterns. We roasted the seeds too and this year I boiled them for 10 minutes before roasting them but I didn't think it made that much difference. I'd read they were supposed to be crunchier that way. Every time I roast pumpkin seeds, I get so excited because they smell so good, but they are always kind of a disappointment. I like the flavor of them but they are so fibery when you chew them up. Maybe I just like the idea of them and I do it because it reminds me of my mom roasting them.
Tomorrow is November 1st and also NaKniSweMo which stands for National Knit A Sweater In A Month. I think I am going to go for it! I have my yarn all lined up--10 skeins of Patons Classic Wool that I already had in my stash. I've got my needles and pattern at the ready and today I'm going to wind the first ball and do a little swatching. The biggest challenge will be to keep at this sweater and not be distracted starting other small things along the way. And in a way it kind of kills me because Christmas is next month and I've got a few projects mentally lined up for that. So much yarn, so little time!
I keep forgetting to post this picture. When Lisa and Luke came to stay for the Cancer Garage Sale, they brought me this Hobbit cupcake! It was decorated with a ring of The One Ring. I just loved it and now the ring sits on my kitchen window sill. I'd never been a Tolkien fan but I really enjoyed the LOTR trilogy and was actually inspired to read the books as well as The Hobbit. It is a rare thing for me to read. I love to read but I'd rather knit and watch a fabulous Masterpiece Theater production of a literary classic. I thoroughly enjoyed the first installment of The Hobbit last December and can't wait for the second film. Dave is so excited to take me, NOT. He is a good sport though!
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