Pumpkin Tales for Market Friday

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Autumn is that season that eases summer into the winter in this part of our country, where leaves turn a shade of beautiful and a definite chill settles over the landscape, although we haven't quite gotten there yet. We are in the middle of summer and not summer today. Soon, we will change over completely. Just like magic, pumpkins and gourds start appearing everywhere.


As I watch some of my leaves beginning to fall, I am reminded that Autumn has its own set of rules rituals. All Hallows Eve: Halloween. Where the Celtic festival of Samhain, is celebrated in Ireland, Scotland, along with a few Brits... This celebrated the Harvest coming in and people would light bonfires and dress in costume to ward off ghosts. My family is French! We do trick-or-treat candy going door to door. Work smarter, not harder!


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Today is #MarketFriday initiated by @dswigle (Denise, that's me!!) I hope you will join me as we share different markets across the globe, often as unique and varied as the countries themselves. I always look forward to seeing what you send me. Come. Sit down. Relax. Enjoy the shortest trip around the globe you ever experienced, taking in a market from somewhere different than what you have. And always remember #MarketFriday loves you!


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It is definitely getting closer to Halloween! It is time to get a few more pumpkins as we didn't grow but a few, and some of those were given away. We kept the prize one and his little sister. Now we need some filler to decorate the porch. Pumpkin patches have sprouted up all over the place. I am looking for four to six nice pumpkins. Our front porch has two sets of stairs so we need to decorate both of them. They are actually on separate streets as the porch is on two sides of the house. I thought that was pretty cool until the disadvantages started piling up. This was definitely one. You must decorate the entire porch. Double work, but, double fun.


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This was actually a smallish market at the side of the road and spilled over into a parking lot of a shopping center. These were already picked and I didn't have to do the field walk. Not that I mind, I really don't. But, this was fun as they were fresh picked for the most part. some were picked a little early as the stems were already starting to dry, but, some had a green stem, which meant they had been very recently picked.


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Do you grow your own? If you do, what kind did you grow? I cannot even keep up with the different varieties~ If you go to a pumpkin patch, do you pick your own - some people do not feel they have had the experience unless they have done it. Or do you merely get a nice pumpkin, scoop out the innards and make a pumpkin face? You know there is no wrong answer for this one.


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When I was a kid, orange pumpkins were the only thing we ever saw. A few years ago, I saw my first white pumpkin, What??? White? I will admit, it wasn't getting any bonus points from me. They were few and far between. I didn't see many of them, but, I could find them. I made my peace with them, but, have never bought one. Yet.


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Now, everywhere I look, there is a mountain of white ones. The ones I saw today were pretty good size, right up to 80 pounds. That is a lot of white pumpkin!


White Pumpkin Varieties
Ghost Pumpkin.
Baby Boo Pumpkin.
Hooligan Pumpkin.
Lumina Pumpkin.
Casper Pumpkin.
Super Moon Pumpkin.
Cotton Candy Pumpkin.
Silver Moon Pumpkin.
Valenciano Pumpkin.


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How well did I do on the pumpkins?

The pumpkin pie pumpkin is above the white pumpkins - $4.99 each/ or 3 for $13.00
gourds assorted kinds - $5.00 -$8.00

Winco
Carving pumpkins: $0.25/lb
Small pie pumpkins: $1.28/lb
Mini pumpkins: $1.68 each
Mini white pumpkins: $1.98 each
Ornamental gourds: $2.98/lb


I went to Trader Joes and bought my gourds, they were $0.79 and a specialty pumpkin for carving $7.99 There was a huge disparity between stores and pumpkins. If you find one you like, pay the lady and run!


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Don't be jealous! You want my hay couch, don't you? We do this in the barn sometimes, but not for a while. I did it when my parents came so they wouldn't mind staying a while. All the barn cats would wander over for their pet. You haven't lived until you have sat or slept on a straw couch.


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No laughing~ Gourds decorating is a serious craft! I once bought a birdhouse made from a gourd. It was preserved so that it wouldn't get ruined in the outside elements. I loved it and have since made my own. Who knew I could get so creative? Pumpkins and gourds can be used for bowls once dried out. My kids loved them and thought they were the special bowls.


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Do you know the difference between gourds and pumpkins? Gourds ae mostly ornamental and pumpkins are edible when ripe. Pumpkins can be roasted, baked steamed boiled and even eaten when they are mature. The best a gourd can do? It can only be dried when it is mature. I never knew the difference when I was a kid, but, I did know we couldn't eat one.


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Of all the places I checked, Home Depot was the highest priced at $6.98 for a large pumpkin. Surprising to me, the only place around here that was higher was Target! I said that and I just got back from checking Lowe's! They win as the highest priced. The pumpkin patch is not the cheapest, but, I still buy most there as it is a mom and pop business. Where do you buy yours?

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Please leave the link to your post here so it can easily be found by others. It helps you and me to have them in one place. Where else can you take such a quick trip around the globe? Thank you so much for joining us!! ❤


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And just like that, this post is done. I hope you had a good time and learned a little something new. As always, I want to thank you for taking the time to visit, and just remember, #MarketFriday loves you! Thank you for supporting the challenge! Have a fabulous day! Cheers!!


As always, there must be flowers to color my world. #alwaysaflower. There is always a flower in the pumpkin patches or wherever they sell pumpkins. Usually there are chrysanthemums, fondly referred to as Mums. The perfect way to add color to your autumn garden.


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Do you celebrate Halloween where you live? Most places don't, but some are migrating towards the seemingly harmless fun of collecting candy as they trick or treat. I have never thought of Halloween as anything but that children evening of fun. Halloween! It is all about the fun! Do you do anything special? What does Halloween mean to you? What do you do to get ready for it?


Here is what I do for Halloween!


Carving Jack-o'-Lanterns. During Halloween or for the season, practically everyone has a pumpkin on their porch. Closer to the night of, he gets carved, usually a giant smile or a spooky laugh.
Costumes! All kinds, spooky, superhero, favorite character, last year, I was a princess with a tiara.
Trick or treating!! Who doesn't love to do it? We get literally a record breaking amount of kids!
We try to get to one haunted house. They best ones are when people do them for fun! I have been to some really awesome ones.
My brothers used to tell scary stories! With six of them, they never ran out. We did this around a bonfire.


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Why are there warts on your pumpkin? There are three main reasons why pumpkins and squash have warts, and these are: They are selected or bred for the characteristic; they are infected with viruses; and they have oedema, a non-biotic or physiological problem. A fourth, minor reason, is insects. Because of their large jack-o'-lantern shape, it takes at least 10 generations of cross-breeding to produce a pumpkin that's adequately covered in warts. source

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  1. Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service. It can be a movie, auction, even a museum. Wherever money is exchanged for a service or product.
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wow huge pumpkins! Sounds Halloween this year will be a grand celebration over there. I have to be prepare for market Friday today. I wish you a very blessed Friday dear mam Wigle.

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Thank you! The same. Have a blessed day always. Halloween is only for fun some people do it and others don't. We like to carve and decorate the pumpkins plus many of the neighbors get together for a BBQ at that time, usually while we are passing out candy.

It is a nice getting together for us. :)

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That's so sweet of you! sharing is caring and I love that too. Halloween is not our thing but I learn about it from my foreign friends like you. Thanks dear for your lovely wishes. As always I would love to say that, I love you and Market Friday too as it belongs to you! 💖💝❤️

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:) Thank you, so kind! I love learning about so many different cultures! I hope you had a great day!

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Aside from a surprise used book sale at the library on Thursday, I've got nothing market-related.

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Have you ever read the guidelines? :)

Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday! That is perfect! :)

Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service. It can be a movie, an auction, or even a museum. Wherever money is exchanged for a service or product.

Take pictures! Be creative!

Tell us a little bit about the market or the event. What brought you there? What did you buy? How much did it cost? Was it expensive? Did it go up or down? A scroll of pictures with few words doesn't usually work.

Post the pictures. Of course, you should tell a little bit about the ones you post, it is too difficult to guess about some.

Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post (#hive-196308) This is not required but appreciated.

PLEASE Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it!!
Following me and reblogging the post would be appreciated, but not a rule, more vision for more views on the #MarketFriday posts!

You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post.

As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!

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I love fall season the most even tho we don’t get fall season here in India, but still i enjoyed seeing such pretty fall colours on your post.
Great blog, I’m new here if you got some time do check out my content as well. I would really appreciate that.:)

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When I was a kid, we dressed up in our costumes and went from door to door for blocks and blocks around the neighborhood collecting bags of candy. Oh the hauls we use to make ! It was glorious! Back then we and our parents knew the people in our neighborhood and it was mostly safe.

My parents always got us a large orange pumpkin to carve, but we never put it outside. Usually it sat lit on a stool inside and peered out the front window. Anyone that put their pumpkin on the porch or outside in any way, usually found it smashed to pieces in the road later as some hooligan kids sneaked it away for some smashing fun.

Now I turn off the lights and pretend I'm not home.....LOL I did hand out candy for years and years, depending where I lived. I'm semi rural now though and don't know many of my neighbors and the ones I know do not have children living here.

I do still love all the things about fall.... with the exception that it means winter is not far behind. Me and winter aren't friends.

I also have a colorfully painted dried gourd that rattles when you shake it from the dried seeds that are still inside.

Enjoyed your pumpkin photos !

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Halloween certainly was a lot of fun growing up! There were nine of us, so yes! The haul was huge, even if it wasn't! :) We knew all our neighbors back then, it really has changed, and not in a great way. Moving to a neighborhood changed it back to how it used to be. Some have children, some are beginning their life together, and some are in the second part of their life with no kids again. So the mix is nice and we still have a block party (of sorts) and the kids come by and enjoy a treat from the party tray and a few trick-or-treat candies. It has taken a few years to fine-tune it. :) We are hoping to try it again as it has been not happening since Covid.

We don't have a pumpking-throwing problem (yet) but, all it takes is one mischievous kid to make that happen. It is a gated community, so we don't have a bunch of people there that don't belong.

Did your parents sort through your candy? I know that mine did. Even knowing everyone, it used to be a big deal to sort through it as I got older. I remember you used to be able to bring it to the hospital where they would X-ray it for free one year. I guess they had a problem, although being young, I don't remember exactly. I did shut off the lights during Covid. People let their kids out (some) and I just wasn't feeling it. :) If I lived rurally, I would probably shut my lights off. If I don't know them, it is not as much fun. Still, like you, I enjoy the pumpkin carving, the color and the beauty of Autumn.

Winter... for a bit, until Christmas is over, perhaps New Year. Then it needs to go roost somewhere else! Hi, Ms. @jacey.boldart ! I hope you are having a most fabulous day! Thank you for stopping by and leaving your words!

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You know, my parents probably did look through the candy, but I don't remember them doing it, so they definitely didn't make a big production of it. I remember the xraying things when someone got a razor blade in a candy bar or the such..... somewhere in America, but not around here and we never had ours xrayed.

My day wasn't so terrible for an all day phone day on a Friday, till after last break when half of the calls I received were from angry bitches ! So although 3/4ths of it was not so bad, the last quarter left me frazzled at punch out time. Ugh....

I'm off now, so I will go make something yummy for supper to make me feel all better.

sigh

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I only know mine did as I heard her talking to my aunt about it. My mom wasn't going to and she asked her if she had listened to the news. They were the ones that broadcast it all week long. Ditto on the x-ray. The thing is, we knew all of our neighborhood.

My mom told her that if and when she didn't trust the people she knew, she wouldn't let us go out and trick of treat.

The razor blades were somewhere in America and nobody ever knew where. LOL

Oh, those *itches! How dare they!!!?? It's been a week for me and I have no work, no play and so, I will be going to a Meadery over by Skyline Drive, where all the pretty leaves live. So, I will take in some leaves and some Mead with three others and call it a good weekend. I finished with my yummy already. I didn't realize I was hungry until you said it!

I say a glass of something is right in line for tonight! I'll go with a picture for the moment. I have to go find the one I want! ❤️

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woouw I just found out there are many types of pumpkins, thank you for sharing @dswigle

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Thank you for stopping by and leaving your words. There really are a lot of pumpkins now. Every year, it seems like the varieties grow and grow. Now, they are even giant! I have seen pumpkins that are hundreds and hundreds of pounds/kilos!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

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woouw that's so amazing, the biggest pumpkin I've ever come across is only 5 kilograms @dswigle

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A 2,560-pound Minnesota pumpkin was crowned the winner at this year's weigh-off - This was the winner for the largest pumpkin this year!

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Denise Antionette ... was that a costume? Great idea for one.

I usually pie a small bag of ornamental gourds each year. If we get ambition, we paint them sparkly for Xmas. Then a couple large orange pumpkins for carving. Then whole lot of Japanese pumpkins and spaghetti squashed for eating. I made a low carb almost carnivore pumpkin pie a few days past for Thanksgiving(Canadian) and will use the rest for soup or low carb cookies.

A beautiful and bright blog, Beauty:)

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I have got my gourds intact! :) I never thought of making them sparkly for Christmas! We do have a carving party which is lots of fun. Some of them get pretty inventive. I have the one that looks like a preschooler carved it. :) My art gene carries over on the pumpkin carving too.

Aren't the different squashes so cool? I sometimes pick one I have never seen and we try it. Bake, roast, soup, and curried up. There isn't any way that we won't try it. This weekend, a pumpkin pie pumpkin was bought to stuff with dried apricots and other things. The jury is out on that one. I won't be eating it, most likely, but, it is free to smell. :)

Your Thanksgiving came up quick this year, for me. Mostly because of less hype (or maybe I have been off the depressing news for a while) but, a belated Happy Thanksgiving to you! Why do I forget you are Canadian? Nevermind. That is ridiculous. You have always been Canadian. :/

Carnivore Pumpkin!!?? Do tell!!! Now, you really have my attention!

Thank you for your presence. xoxo

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What beautiful pumpkin photos you took @dswigle! It is my first time finding out there are many types of pumpkins because I thought there was only one type all this while. Looks like Halloween mood is kicking in. I did not need any costume or decoration to give me the goosebumps. The pumpkins with warts did it! Yikes!!!!!!

Well I went to a flea market this round for market Friday.
https://ecency.com/hive-147010/@happycrazycon/market-friday-flea-market-at-publika-kuala-lumpur

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The photos actually came from the cell phone that I had on me. It was an impromptu meeting with the pumpkins I found on the side of the road. Thank you for the kind words. Until a few years ago, the only ones you would see were the orange ones and an occasional other squash.

Hehe. You don't need a costume? Haha! Yes!! Aren't they just crazy looking? It was a long process to get it that way! A little spooky indeed!

Thank you for stopping by and dropping your link!

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Thank you for stopping by and dropping your link. It is appreciated. I am not sure if you ever got a chance to read the guidelines.

Have you ever read the guidelines? :)

Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday! That is perfect! :)

Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service. It can be a movie, an auction, or even a museum. Wherever money is exchanged for a service or product.

Take pictures! Be creative!

Tell us a little bit about the market or the event. What brought you there? What did you buy? How much did it cost? Was it expensive? Did it go up or down? A scroll of pictures with few words doesn't usually work.

Post the pictures. Of course, you should tell a little bit about the ones you post, it is too difficult to guess about some.

Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post (#hive-196308) This is not required but appreciated.

PLEASE Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it!!
Following me and reblogging the post would be appreciated, but not a rule, more vision for more views on the #MarketFriday posts!

You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post.

As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!

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Very nice and lovely post...

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Grazie amico mio. Apprezzo la mancia. È bello vederti!
Spero che ti vada tutto bene! :)

Hello @mad-runner! Nice to see you today! Thank you for the tipu!

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If I was a pumpkin I'd be one of those orange ones. Just saying Swigles.

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You do know there were several orange ones, yes? I am just going to guess that you would sprout up as one of those giant orange ones.

The lumpy ones are just goosebump-worthy. :)

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I'd be a lumpy orange one for sure. I reckon I would make a bloody great soup also! Served with crusty bread, I'd be tasty.

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Noooooo! I would never call you lumpy! I was going with the regular guy, Mr. Orange.

I'd be a lumpy orange one for sure.

Be real! I would never call you lumpy! Crusty bread I could see, you know, anything over a day becomes hard and crusty. I'll take your word on everything else.

I'm trusting like that. :)

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Lol, lumpy in a rock hard, chiselled sort of way then.

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Oh, I knew that. :) You are a man, you know. Well, I know you know.

Good morning to you! I almost missed Aussie time. Thankfully, it is the weekend.

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Love pumpkins and halloween /autumn decorations 🎃🍁🥰
Here in Spain we don’t see any… decorations. When I was younger in the Netherlands also not. But lately they are adjusting to the US festivities and integrating more and more.
Can’t wait to own a house and start putting up accessories with the seasons 😁

When we were in the US we saw pumpkins everywhere. Wonderful to see.
Beautiful captures Denise 😊😎🥰
It brings me in such a festivity mood seeing all of the orange colours.
I don’t think I like the white ones. It just doesn’t work I think.

Posted my marketfriday post… felt like I missed a lot of weeks hahaha 🤣
Some of my Vermont adventures:
“Market Friday” ~ 🍁The VERMONT Country Store in Weston, my US adventures 😎 🇺🇸

Have a wonderful MarketFriday @dswigle 👋🏻🥰🍁🎃🍁🎃

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Hi, Jackie! @littlebee4 There is something happy about the autumn colors and pumpkins in particular! There are pumpkins and Halloween in different parts of the world. It looks strange to me! But, it is fun to see their take on it.

It will be fun when you buy and make it your own. Yes, in the US, and particularly in the cooler regions, they start with the pumpkins early. They harvest earlier there. :) I like it early, it is never tiring to see the colors of Autumn. I really don't like the white ones. It looks like something is wrong with them, or albino. That and the ghost pumpkins are what they were called when they first came out. I am still not used to them. 🤣

Oh, you are fine! See how great it feels to skip a few weeks and come back to it with reaffirmed love for it? Oh, Vermont! I was there last month!

I am so glad you had a good time!

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Hi Denise, yes there is something special and happy about the autumn colours. They are warm… and are like a bigggg huggg to me. 🍁🍁

Yes, that are my thought with those white ones too. It looks like there is something wrong with them.
It so doesn’t fit in the scenery when one thinks of autumn and halloween.

Yes, I am 😁🤗🥰 coming right back with new energy and new photos to share 🤓🤩📸
It looks so lovely Vermont. We didn’t go far up, the the bits we saw… are beautiful. We go back to explore it more for sure.
Thank you so much @dswigle 👋🏻😁☀️
Have a great Friday and enjoy your weekend!
!LADY 🤗🤗🥰🌺

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Vermont is beautiful and I have two aunts and uncles who live there, but, most live in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Lots and lots of them. They are on the prolific side of my mom's family and she has about 40 aunts and uncles with 9 or 10 kids each and they have large families.

Very Prolific. I don't even know all of them because they keep having more. LOL It would be funny if it wasn't true.

Anyway, we used to Ski in Vermont and New York (and Canada) growing up. Mostly Vermont. Easy to get to. I am off to a Meadery tomorrow and to look at a few leaves on the way over to the Mountains.

Have a great weekend!

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Wow, that’s a large family.
I can count mine on 2 hands, not hubbies side. But still not a lot there too.
Hahaha I can imagine, at a certain point you have no idea who joins as it is soooo large.

Sounds lovely to go up there to ski.
Nice, have the most fun and enjoy the views 🍁🍁😁😎
Happy weekend Denise 👋🏻💃🏻🤗🥰
!LUV

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Thank you for dropping the link! Did you ever get to read the guidelines to the challenge? @pazartesi

Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday! That is perfect! :)

Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service. It can be a movie, an auction, or even a museum. Wherever money is exchanged for a service or product.

Take pictures! Be creative!

Tell us a little bit about the market or the event. What brought you there? What did you buy? How much did it cost? Was it expensive? Did it go up or down? A scroll of pictures with few words doesn't usually work.

Post the pictures. Of course, you should tell a little bit about the ones you post, it is too difficult to guess about some.

Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post (#hive-196308) This is not required but appreciated.

PLEASE Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it!!
Following me and reblogging the post would be appreciated, but not a rule, more vision for more views on the #MarketFriday posts!

You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post.

As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!

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What an awesome pumpkin market post! I feel like I have already visited one... but I haven't. We grew some pumpkins this year. Quite a few. We have some we kept back for decorating but we have already been eating the others. We sometime sneak in some squash for decorations since we didn't grow any gourds. We have slowed down a lot on Halloween celebration since our kids have grown up. It was always about the kids for us. My wife and I used to work in the Party store business and Halloween was THE season. She even did some PR spots. We had a TV crew at our house one Halloween morning shooting on location all morning. But thats another story... and seems like a whole different life. Its been years and a few careers ago lol Happy #marketfriday!

Here's my entry for this week.
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I still have some at home, they even dress up and hand out the candy. You are right! It is about the kids and I say that but before children, I did a jack-o-lantern and handed out candy. But that s pretty much it until it wasn't. I still live in a neighborhood, so there is a fair amount of kids that all come on foot as the community is gated. The other house is semi-rural at the shore, so I never go there. :)

I totally get it, and will probably follow suit, but you never know, right? Thanks for dropping that link and being a part of the challenge!

#MarketFriday loves you!

I can only imagine having a TV crew there for Halloween and I hope you tell that story around Halloween! That would make a great post!

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So many pumpkins. Tis the season.
I just bought a "pie pumpkin" to try and make soup out of it but then I got home and realized that we don't have a big enough pot to make soup... 🙄
supposedly we will be getting the rest of our stuff from France in the next week or so though so it should be fine. Worse case, I can always turn the pumpkin into a jack o lantern haha.

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Or cut it up and roast it in the oven. Or over a grill, or pumpkin curry... How about you spend the $10 at Goodwill or Salvation Army and buy a secondhand pot to hold you over? I'm all in on the secondhand pot. I want that soup now.

I bought two "pie pumpkins" - one for soup and one for pie.

I can't tell you how fun it is every two years to wait up to a month for the goods. Only one time was it three months and it had all of my kids' Christmas gifts in there, delivered promptly at the end of January, just in time for Valentine's Day. :(

Have fun, whatever you do with it! Hi, @leaky20!

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Buying a second hand pot is a good idea. I never thought of that. I'll definitely keep it in mind if our stuff gets delayed any further. Roasting it's also a good idea. 👍

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You can roast it and freeze it too. Then use it for soup. I am still not cold as it is hitting the high side of 79. Probably this will be the last week of that. :)

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Yeah the temperature is cooling off fast

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These photos are quality, so bright and beautiful.

Here is my entry link.
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Thank you. I am glad you liked the photos. I appreciate you dropping the link.

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I have never seen so many pumpkin varieties. Such an interesting, detailed post. Seems like it is the fall season there. I wish we got seasons here too where I am. It must be so fun to experience different ones! The following is my entry for this week's #marketfriday tag.

https://hive.blog/hive-196308/@yashny/market-friday-unique-cactuses-and-other-houseplants

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I am one of those strange people that love the seasons. All of them. It makes like interesting and finds myself looking forward to the next season, until the next, and the next.

It is warm here today, almost summer weather, but, the cool of the season will be here any day. Some parts of the country actually are already much cooler. Thank you for dropping your link here!

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Big annual traditions now rolling in quickly, we don't celebrate Halloween although of late the younger generation have taken to having some fun on the day.

Internet has far reaching consequences influencing young minds!

!LUV Your Pumpkins
!LOLZ Always a Flower

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The internet has sure changed a lot of the world, hasn't it? It has given it some new traditions to try out. Some will be kept and the rest tossed back.

Some of the consequences are alarming, but, hopefully, parents are doing a good job pushing their kids in the right direction. I have to admit, I have come across some things that shock me and I really thought I had seen it all.

I admittedly haven't even seen half of it. You know what? I am okay with that! 😮 Thank you so much, Joan! @joanstewart You always leave me feeling like I just sat down and had coffee with you.

Thank you for he LUV
Thank you for the laugh!

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We are living in/with turmoil thrust upon the masses. Stick to logical reasoning, question everything to find balance we are able to manage.

I think many of older calibre feel more inadequate now, 1939 popular saying 'Keep Calm and Carry On', this has altered to living with constant anxiety being promoted as a form of control. We don't have to look far and wide to see where this originates either!

Take care as always and tons of hugs and love to you and the family over the pond.

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Looks awesome there, lots of pumpkins 👍 unfortunately we aren't going to be able to buy any real pumpkins this year, although I did buy my wife a pumpkin purse a couple of weeks ago for like 30 bucks, it was the last one they had.
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Hello, Shaun! @shaunf What?? You aren't going to be able to buy any real pumpkins? Really? Are you away?

Do you usually celebrate Halloween? I do remember you doing a jack-0-lantern, yes? I will bet that pumpkin purse is awesome! Thank you for dropping the link!

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Yep, we are away, staying in one of those motels you pay by the week, if we find the just right apartment before the 1st we will get a real pumpkin. Yep you remember correctly about the Jack o lantern 🎃🎃

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Are you moving or just away for a while? Oh, good. I do remember some things. :) Good luck in finding what you need.

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Hi @roronoa46 ! Thank you for dropping your link here! I appreciate it. I hope you are having a great weekend!

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Thanks for the response ma'am

Happy Friday

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I have learned a lot about pumpkins today. We haven't even seen one of those in real life here, we just get a few small, edible varieties. We don't celebrate Halloween, just sometimes kids do it for fun in their schools, but it's nothing like the tradition that you guys have. It must be fun to participate in a full celebration. What do they do with all the pumpkins after the celebration? These pumpkins seem to be in high demand.

This Friday I participate in Market Friday and I share my publication here, I hope you like it.

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Saludos mi amiga!

Do you get small edible pumpkins or squash? Many people here do not celebrate it, but, the schools always do it unless it is a super conservative Christian (not Catholic) school.

We have celebrated it all my life, and for young kids and older ones too, it is a harmless celebration. The pumpkins? I have mine out already so, usually, keep it going until it becomes unusable. The ones that are not carved out for the holiday are usually kept in a cool dry place, inside the house! Then cut up and cooked after the holiday.

Soup, grilled, roasted, or pie/bread are made from them. I am sure I am going to like yours! You pay attention to detail, so this should be fun! Thank you for reading and for dropping the link!

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Had some Thai food here:
https://hive.blog/hive-105017/@ace108/dinner-at-soi-thai-video-or-soi-thai-by-ace108
Though I don't mind a pumpkin soup or pumpkin pie or both.

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I am with you one that one! I love pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup, pumpkin curry... roasted pumpkin. Most things pumpkin around this time of year!

Hi, Ace! @ace108

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You're welcome. Thanks for checking out.
Never have pumpkin curry. I wonder who can get me one.

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Wow, that's a lot of pumpkins! I've grown some pumpkins of my own... white ones...lol. I'm not an expert on pumpkins in all honesty but I found them quite easy to grow...

Halloween...? Not really big on it in our area. We hear about it and see it on the news on television. I think over here, the biggest Halloween activity is people watching movies with Halloween as a theme...lol.

You can find my post for this week here.

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Pumpkins, like squash and melons, are easy growers. You have to almost pay people to take the extras away. :)

The white ones are becoming popular over here. The first ones to arrive were called (appropriately) ghost pumpkins and albino pumpkins. It is 100% an American holiday of sorts, although many do not celebrate it. Like most other things, I don't read into the witchcraft or spooky stuff, but, a reason for kids to dress up and have fun. Watching movies usually happens the closer the kids get to be a teenager.

Hi @jacoalberts !! Thanks so much for reading the post and dropping the link! Much appreciated!

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Hahaha...yes, that sounds about right!

Yes, I'm also not into the witchcraft or spooky side of anything (Halloween included), but if the kids can have some harmless fun, that's great👍!

Have a great weekend, @dswigle!!

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Me either. It is just not my thing. If it weren't harmless, it wouldn't be in my house, but, honestly, there is more harm in the powers that be in trying to lump it into that category than it was to just leave it how it has always been: A fun way to dress up and impress each other with their costumes.

Thank you! I hope your weekend is great too!

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I agree with you 100%. And what I find most disturbing is that those powers to be, are specifically targeting our children! That is what I appreciate about what you are saying...it is good for the kids to have fun, but we as adults need to be involved. We need to know what the kids are exposed to.

Like you, I'm open to having good fun, but when you start messing with my kids (and now grandkids too), things can get ugly...

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we as adults need to be involved. We need to know what the kids are exposed to.

Absolutely! I am not one of those free-range parents. I agree 100%

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Dear mam @dswigle

Here is my #MarketFriday blog for this week you may like to read and visit.

Enjoy Friday Market Blogs! Take care! love you!
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https://ecency.com/hive-196308/@shohana1/local-clothing-brand-and-shop-visit-or-a-market-friday-blog

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Thank you for dropping the link @shohana1 !! Much appreciated! Enjoy the rest of your day!

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My pleasure mam! You too enjoy the rest of your day! 💖💝❤️

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Hello! Hello! Thank you for reading my post and for dropping the link! I hope that you had a great week, looking forward to the weekend.

Enjoy your day of rest!

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@dswigle, sorry for the late reply,thank you again and hello again. I hope you are always healthy so you can continue to work. Terimakasih.

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I love your pumpkins!!!! always such a variety of colors and shapes! Unfortunately, this is not the case in our country. There are only a couple of varieties of pumpkin. Wow!!!! white pumpkin!!!!! and so much!!!! That's very beautiful! Are these pumpkins just as sweet? hay sofa! I'm afraid if you sit on it, it will stab ... 😂😂😂 pumpkins with warts I would not want to eat 😶😁 link to my post: https://ecency.com/hive-196308/@tali72/creativity-store

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They have so many varieties now!! Just a couple of years ago, it was only the orange ones and gourds! All the fancy crossovers are amazing. The white has not been around long at all! Last year was the first year I saw more than one or two in a pumpkin place. Now there is an abundance of them! Last year the warty ones were few, but more than the white ones.

I think the variety is here to stay. Most taste very much just like the orange. Surprising!

I won't eat the ones with warts! Hehehe... I just can't LOL Thank you for stopping by and reading, then dropping your link!

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Hello Denise! Here it is not customary to celebrate Halloween although over the years it has become more and more popular for children to trick-or-treat, and dress up in costumes. But there is no big fuss about it. But I think I would love to spend a few days in a place where pumpkins are carved and Halloween decorations are made, it must be a lot of fun. 🎃😄

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It is fun! Honestly, it is only a few days really that there is any fuss, but, the stores' hype is as people buy at different times, so they do it all month. We don't celebrate as much as carve the pumpkins and put decorations up. I just put my three-headed dragon up in my yard I put it on when the kids are walking to school and turn it off until they are walking back home. The neighborhood kids love it. :)

The dragon's wings flap, so he is a big hit. :) Her he is in front of my house.

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Hi there! No hello? No good day? Goodbye?

Thank you for dropping the link! Did you ever get to read the guidelines to the challenge? @joebuddy

Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday! That is perfect! :)

Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service. It can be a movie, an auction, or even a museum. Wherever money is exchanged for a service or product.

Take pictures! Be creative!

Tell us a little bit about the market or the event. What brought you there? What did you buy? How much did it cost? Was it expensive? Did it go up or down? A scroll of pictures with few words doesn't usually work.

Post the pictures. Of course, you should tell a little bit about the ones you post, it is too difficult to guess about some.

Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post (#hive-196308) This is not required but appreciated.

PLEASE Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it!!
Following me and reblogging the post would be appreciated, but not a rule, more vision for more views on the #MarketFriday posts!

You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post.

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Oh! I did go through the rules, I guess I have to be more concentrated while going through the rules thanks @dswigle will get it right on my next post on marketfriday

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No problem. Thanks for dropping the link!

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Carving Jack-o-lanterns, costumes, trick-or-treating... all my favorite things to do during Halloween,
@dswigle ! I've never shaken off Halloween... I don't want to... and why would I?
And soon it's Thanksgiving, and then CHRISTMAS!!!
This is for #MarketFriday! https://ecency.com/hive-124452/@silversaver888/market-friday-in-sonoma-california

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Indeed! I have my dragon already up and performing! Nobody in this neighborhood is allowed to shake off Halloween!


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Christmas is coming!!!

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I have seen pumpkin dishes before but these size of pumpkin I haven't seen any around here so far.
Am kinda wondering what they will taste like...

For today I went shopping at a big pharmaceutical store.

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I always select smaller ones for eating and large ones for carving. The big ones do taste fine, but, I have a mental block about it as most vegetables are harder and have less flavor when they get too big. :)

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Yes Halloween is in the air! The varieties of pumpkins is getting out of hand now lol. I am never on to judge another persons tastes but Im not sold on them myself...especially the orange with white warts! Eww!

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I have to admit, the big orange is still my favorite. Perhaps it feels like part of my childhood or maybe they really are the best. I can see a warty one making a good Jack, but, it would have to be round and not too lumpy. That would be a little gross.

The others, I don't mind eating the others, but they don't say Halloween to me. The ones above are a little yucky looking. It looks like something growing on them and perhaps it is. Warts actually can be a virus.

There are three main reasons why pumpkins and squash have warts, and these are: (i) they are selected or bred for the characteristic; (ii) they are infected with viruses; and (iii) they have oedema, a non-biotic or physiological problem.

Yucky, right??

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Do you celebrate Halloween where you live?

We don't celebrate Halloween where I live but watching it on TV seems like fun. I've seen a lot of people on Instagram going about with their preparations and I love it. If I were to celebrate, I'd choose scary stories over haunted houses and treats over tricks. Haha!

Those pumpkins are really huge and scary especially the ones with wart on them.

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I haven't seen that much variety of pumpkin. I didn't know they come in different colors like that. The ones with warts are perfect for jack-o-lanterns. The warts add more character to it. We don't celebrate Halloween here or do trick or treat. We are slowly adapting that though for I get to see more and more activities related to Halloween like trick or treat. It would be interesting to see your porch bedecked with Halloween stuff.

Here is my entry for this week's #MarketFriday.

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In my country your holiday is rather popular too:)
I've never celebrated it, and I don't have my own pumpkin, but I like the idea of decorating it or making some nice pictures on it:) MAybe I'll join you;)🌟
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Thank you for dropping your link! I appreciate it!

That would be awesome!!! I don't do the spooky like some people, but, I do love the pumpkins!

Here is one of the ways we did our pumpkin! We carved faces and scenery into the pumpkin, then lit him up and put him out on the porch!


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wow!! I like it so much!
it's much more creative than just traditional pumpkin faces and eyes;)
did you do it by a knife? a tree - ok...but a bird...how? it must be a very thin and tiny knife? very beautiful!❤️

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I have a pumpkin carving kit. Less than $7.00 US but, I have had it for 15 years! I paid probably $2.00 but now they are almost $7.00 It does such a great job! You could use a really thin kitchen knife to do it. This came from a WalMart ad, but they have them everywhere. source


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ahhh...special tools! so cool;) I've never seen them;)
in your place it's a real art and a real huge industry, but it's logical because you've such a holiday and it's an old tradition
and are pumpkins cheap in your place? Here they are very cheap, and most people don't like them. I use it for smoothies and salads most often

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They are fairly inexpensive and I cook with them a lot, all different kinds of squash. I have only ever had these tools, I use a skinny knife many times. It is a short industry as it is not really a holiday, but, kids like dressing up and going trick or treating. I went when I was a kid, buy my parents did not. It wasn't a real holiday like now.

Smoothies. I have never done that, but, roast, make soup, grill, stuff, and anything else I can think of. :) We love them in our family. Then, of course, the best part. Roasted pumpkin seeds sprinkled with spices or just kosher salt.

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Hello dear @dswigle I also joined the challenge but not sure where I should share the link of my post...
Here? https://ecency.com/hive-196308/@duvinca/let-s-enjoy-a-market

I added the # #MarketFriday by @dswigle as well, thanks a lot, nice community!!!

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Yes! You found the right place! Thank you so much! If you scroll down through the comments, you will see that everyone drops the link there and then they are all together.

Thank you for adding that to the post.

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Ok good, thanks really for your kind help... now I will now well for the next time I enjoy a MarketFriday and share here with all of you!!! ❤️🙏

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Oh how I love pumpkins! I think it's great that you decorate both stairways with them, @dswigle. That must look so festive and fun. Halloween really is one of the best holidays (if not the best). It's just special and different. The fall colors, the decorations, the little people all jacked up about costumes and candy... it's just so delightful!

Here's my entry for the week... a day late and a dollar short, as usual! https://peakd.com/hive-196308/@jayna/market-friday-ghost-church

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Thank you for stopping by and dropping your link! I am so appreciative! ❤️

It is fun, especially with those little people! I can't believe you use that term too. :) What a blast they have! We close our neighborhood down (it's gated anyway) and have a mini block party so the adults can grab a hot dog or their grilled delights on their way through. We have been doing that since we moved here and we all look forward to it. (also trick of drink) Several stations were set up throughout the neighborhood.

We are all decorated! Here is how it started:

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Love it, @dswigle! Our neighborhood is a ridiculously tiny one — a cul-de-sac off a major road. So one one comes here except the neighbor kids. And they mostly all go around in one big group. So it tends to be a quiet night. The adults often have a get-together, either inside or outside, to make the evening more festive. It's so fun.

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How nice!! Don't you just love it! That is exactly why I love mine!! The good times keep getting better with time! ❤️

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This is very interesting contest I will do well to join it next Friday

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Awe beautiful pumpkin, and great shots Sweetie. Yeah Pumpkin season is upon us, and there's nothing I love more than seeing pumpkin spice everything in the stores. From lattes to candles, pumpkin is everywhere and I can't get enough of it. I need to go to every store to check it out :) I don't really celebrate the Halloween but I do love its decoration, witching and colorful look :)

I'm not sure if it's late but this is my entry for #marketfriday challenge 🙂
Thanks Sweetie and have a beautiful week ahead :)

https://peakd.com/hive-196308/@trangbaby/the-local-old-pub-and-ghost-story

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Got you covered! ❤️

I don't really celebrate Halloween, but, I do give out candy to the little kids! :) It is fun to see them all dressed up. My girls like to give it out and honestly, they love dressing up. LOL

We love the pumpkins and yes!! Pumpkin Spice everything! :) And the colors!!!!

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leaves turn a shade of beautiful

How amazing it is that the nature spreads the colours like a magic

We do trick-or-treat candy going door to door.

As hallowen is not celebrated at my place, may I know what trick-or-treat canday means?

You must decorate the entire porch. Double work, but, double fun.

Hehe. Pros and cons go hand in hand

So, Halloween is the season when pumpkins are all around. I wonder what you people do with those pumpkins when the celebration is over 🤔.

Also, is there a price increase in pumpkins during the season?

Thanks for this wonderful post and initiative

Here is the link to my post.

https://ecency.com/hive-124452/@amberkashif/another-market-friday

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Trick or treat is quite silly. The kids dress up in fun costumes and go through the neighborhood ringing doorbells and saying Trick or Treat! (the meaning is cany or they will pull a prank) People always give candy and I am not sure where that came from, but, it has always been said.

We usually only carve one pumpkin, the rest are set out, but then only for a day or so, and it is chilly so they don't get harmed. I bake, roast some, make soup, stuff with wild rice, and other things. We eat them! :) I also take out the pumpkin seeds and roast them and put spices on them and salt.

Actually, the pumpkins got cheaper this year. One place was more expensive, but, the rest went down in price. They don't usually go up for the holiday at all.

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Seems like a fun filled event.

I am wondering if anyone play really horrible tricks. They might me damaging. Should be avoided, ahhhh!

Nice to know the prices of pumpkins aren't increased. In my country, whatever thing is in demand for the season, its price increases 🙄

Roasted seeds of pumpkins.... 😋
... i would love to have some

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We do not have autumn here in my country but I am so fascinated with how the leaves are turning into red and yellow, it is like a beautiful painting. Also the pumpkins, in different shapes and sizes, I am amazed with them. We do not grow pumpkins here, we only import. Great pictures right there!

Not so sure if I am late but this is entry for #MarketFriday.
https://peakd.com/hive-196308/@labanez/christmas-is-in-the-air-at-market-market

Thank you good weekend ahead! ☺️

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