Pumpkin time is upon us. The above display was seen outside the Harris Teeter on North Battleground at the corner of Old Battleground. While pumpkins are readily available at grocery stores, they are a great fundraising activity for local youth groups. Pumpkins, of all sizes and colors, are everywhere this time of year, even Wal-mart.
Since this past weekend was the last before Halloween, many pumpkins have already been carved into jack-o-lanterns. If you have carved yours, try to keep it cool and dry so that it will last longer. In Greensboro, many neighborhoods carve pumpkins together. It is a lovely community-buliding activity. Halloween will be on a Friday this year so, if you haven't already, plan your pumpkin and candy purchasing early this week. Since there doesn't appear to be a family Halloween event scheduled in Downtown Greensboro, you might want to consider heading to Burlington (3-6 p.m.) or Kernersville (6-8) for their their Halloween events. Kernersville's is their 30th annual trick-or-treat. This sounds like a great program for one of our civic groups to undertake. Whatever you decide to do, you only have four days left for Halloween fun!
I'm seeing quite a few pumpkins in photo blogs up here. The squirrels seem to like to nibble on jack o'lanterns.
Posted by: William Kendall | Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 12:00 PM