Comments on: Pumpkins http://www.kristynicole.com/2006/10/pumpkins/ Me in the Unabridged Version Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Al http://www.kristynicole.com/2006/10/pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Al Sat, 04 Nov 2006 05:48:12 +0000 http://www.kristynicole.com/blog/2006/10/25/191/#comment-366 Hi Nicole, I was learning from your husbands Dish website and somehow ended up here. My daughters and I always carve pumpkins together. Just a little FYI if it's of interest-it's actually Dia de los Muertos (day of the dead). Indians in Mexico believed that during a certain time of the year the world of the dead was very close to the world of the living so they used the opportunity to honor their ancestors who had passed on. Also offerings were made to the Lady of the Dead (Mictecacihuatl). The time of year was very close to All Souls Day so the two holidays kind of blended together. It's actually a happy time, not scary at all. We hold parades and make "Ofrendas" (like an altar sort of) with things that the passed on relative enjoyed. Pictures, maybe candies or flowers they liked, baseball hat or movie magazines-anything that expressed what they like and our love for them. Just in case you were curious thought I'd run this down. Well, take care and God bless you and yours. Al Hi Nicole, I was learning from your husbands Dish website and somehow ended up here. My daughters and I always carve pumpkins together. Just a little FYI if it’s of interest-it’s actually Dia de los Muertos (day of the dead). Indians in Mexico believed that during a certain time of the year the world of the dead was very close to the world of the living so they used the opportunity to honor their ancestors who had passed on. Also offerings were made to the Lady of the Dead (Mictecacihuatl). The time of year was very close to All Souls Day so the two holidays kind of blended together. It’s actually a happy time, not scary at all. We hold parades and make “Ofrendas” (like an altar sort of) with things that the passed on relative enjoyed. Pictures, maybe candies or flowers they liked, baseball hat or movie magazines-anything that expressed what they like and our love for them. Just in case you were curious thought I’d run this down. Well, take care and God bless you and yours.
Al

]]> By: Nicole, Deipnosophist. » Pumpkin Seeds http://www.kristynicole.com/2006/10/pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Nicole, Deipnosophist. » Pumpkin Seeds Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:25:09 +0000 http://www.kristynicole.com/blog/2006/10/25/191/#comment-360 [...] After the annual carving, my friend Amy and I were lamenting (greenies that we are) that so many gourds are wasted on just being decorative. Well, my pumpkins supplied the seeds for the following recipe. If you like popcorn or roasted nuts, you will LOVE these: [...] [...] After the annual carving, my friend Amy and I were lamenting (greenies that we are) that so many gourds are wasted on just being decorative. Well, my pumpkins supplied the seeds for the following recipe. If you like popcorn or roasted nuts, you will LOVE these: [...]

]]> By: Oz http://www.kristynicole.com/2006/10/pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Oz Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:49:54 +0000 http://www.kristynicole.com/blog/2006/10/25/191/#comment-359 For some reason the pumpkins seem afraid when I come into the store... I can't imagine why. Doesn't everyone carve their pumpkins with a 30" blade? Of course, I'm not left with much to put a candle in. For some reason the pumpkins seem afraid when I come into the store… I can’t imagine why.

Doesn’t everyone carve their pumpkins with a 30″ blade? Of course, I’m not left with much to put a candle in.

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