A gigantic success of sorts.

This weekend was the culmination of months of worry and fretting.   Since the spring, I have been a participant in the Celebrity Challenge of The Great Pumpkin Carnival.   My Giant Pumpkin seedlings were planted with care and pampered with love in the hopes of being able to come out victorious.  In particular, I really wanted to be able to say I had beaten an Olympian … Continue reading A gigantic success of sorts.

A giant adventure of the pumpkin kind

When it was brought to my attention that there was to be a Giant Pumpkin Carnival, I thought that would be a great day out for the family.  Hubby the Un-Gardener was more sceptical, and wondered what else was I going to drag my poor long suffering family through.  Especially when we woke up on the day of the carnival to heavy persistent rain that … Continue reading A giant adventure of the pumpkin kind