I've been making pumpkins.
I ordered a kit from Mary Maxim.
Five crochet pumpkins.
I've finished two and started the third.
Pumpkins, like other squash, are thought to have originated in North America. The oldest evidence, pumpkin-related seeds dating between 7000 and 5500 BC, was found in Mexico.
As one of the most popular crops in the United States, 680,000,000 kilograms (1.5 billion pounds) of pumpkins are produced each year. The top pumpkin-producing states include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California.
When ripe, the pumpkin can be boiled, steamed, or roasted. In its native North America, it is a very important, traditional part of the autumn harvest, eaten mashed and making its way into soups and purees. Often, it is made into pie, various kinds of which are a traditional staple of the Canadian and American Thanksgiving holidays. In Canada, Mexico, the United States, Europe and China, the seeds are often roasted and eaten as a snack.
And, today is Oliver's Gotcha Day.
He's lived at Twisty Lane one year today.
So glad you are here little guy!
He's lived at Twisty Lane one year today.
So glad you are here little guy!
Wishing YOU well and much joy!
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Mosaic Monday
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Willy Nilly Friday
Hello, your pumpkins are so cute. I love your kitty, Oliver has beautiful eyes. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
ReplyDeleteLove your pumpkins and they will last!
ReplyDeleteYou're so talented to be able to create these fab pumpkins, I love the darker coloured one with the ridges down the sides.
ReplyDeleteWe don't "do" pumpkins here in France the way you do over there, so it's difficult and expensive to have the sort of display that I see in blogland at this time of year. I have grown them myself in the past but no longer have the space needed for them since we grassed over the potager.
Happy Mosaic Monday.
beautiful cat
ReplyDeleteThose crochet pumpkins are awesomwe!!! Happy Mosaic Monday
ReplyDeletemuch love...
Your knitted pumpkins are the best kind, Snap! They will last forever always looking pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love those crochet pumpkins! Pumpkin seeds are extremely high in protein and magnesium -- a great addition to any diet!
ReplyDeleteOliver is a beautiful kitty ... happy gotcha' day to lucky him and lucky you!
ReplyDeleteThe pumpkins you are making are great fall decorations .... and it was fun reading the history of the fruit as well. We see fields of them here in Oregon too... I wonder if they grow everywhere? We used to roast the seeds after making jack-o-lanterns with the kids (half a century ago)... but never did anything with the rest of it. (Even tho I'd buy canned pumpkin for the TG pies.) ... Its kind of embarrassing to admit that, but don't think I am the only one. Too bad how most of the fruit gets wasted.
Adorable pumpkins Snap! Happy Gotcha Day to Oliver, his handsome face reminds me of my sweet Sebastian...*sniff* :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea - they must be so pleasing to hold. Your cute puss is beautiful and happy too!
ReplyDeleteThese look just fabulous! And so does Oliver!
ReplyDeleteSuch good-looking pumpkins! There are so many varieties of squash and I think I like them all!
ReplyDeleteI love pumpkins--it must partly be their bright pop of color and the fact that they come around when cooler weather is arriving after hot summers. Your little hand made ones are really cute and will be fun to use over the years!
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkins are wonderful and Oliver is very handsome! x K
ReplyDeletethose are awful cute.
ReplyDeleteI just had to come over from Eileen's blog.
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkins are just wonderful.
All the best Jan
So beautiful!Love them!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Oliver! LOve love love the pumpkins - now if I just had some orange yarn. Lovely post.
ReplyDelete...pretty kitty!
ReplyDeleteThose pumpkins are awesome! And I love the sweet cat.
ReplyDeleteI love those crochet pumpkins and I wish we made more of pumpkin over here in the UK.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary to you & Oliver!
Love those pumpkins. Such a fall thing, don't you think? And, love Oliver, too. I am a cat person and he's such a cutie.
ReplyDeleteSnap - playing catch-up with my blogging friends since I have had visitors for nine days. Oh, what lovely pumpkins - and all the facts to go with them! We recently visited a pumpkin patch here in Montana, and due to the frost, all the vines had withered and you could see the orange of the pumpkins across the field. I love roasting pumpkin seeds - a tradition from my childhood - but I have to wait until the end of the month when we carve them! Have a warm orange weekend!
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkins are so cute Snap! I loved the facts that you shared. There are so many unique pumpkins now days. I love them! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann