Jack-O-Lanterns

Here's the family jack-o-lanterns we carved this afternoon. We were all invited to a friend's house to carve pumkins. They are empty-nesters whose children and grandchildren live in another city. They miss having kids around and enjoy Sarah, John and Janine.

We all arrived shortly after lunch armed with an impressive array of knives. Robert was nice enough to provide the pumpkins and the carving spot. We all got to work in the 150 year old log cabin next to their house. It is heated by a wood stove, but they made consessions to the modern world by using OSB for the new roof and floor as well as running an electrical line from the house.

They live on several acres (most vertical) in a semi-rural part of the suberbs and have a horse. Regan the horse is now too old to ride very much, but after the pumpkins the kids got to pet her while she grazed in the pasture.

Until Halloween we are storing the jack-o-lanterns on the deck behind the house lest we tempt smashed pumpkins from the neighborhood pranksters.