Pumpkin Carving (10/9/2011)

Sunday, October 9, 2011
Grand Gateway sponsored a pumpkin carving activity. As usual, it was us and some Japanese residents!
Cleaning out the pumpkin:

These pumpkins were paler than the U.S. counterparts, with thicker flesh.

Carving the pumpkin:

All ages:

Posing:

Our pumpkin was a little on the flat side, so not enough space between the features:

Held together with toothpicks!
The Japanese were very neat and precise in their work:

Although they have adopted this American tradition of pumpkin carving, they have have decided you should carve a face on both sides of the pumpkin, plus whatever!

Posing again:

Less than a week later:

Now it's really scary!

Meanwhile at the Hui Jin Department Store, a Bloomingdale's-type sale: