Miles of pumpkins to choose from. I love pumpkins for their seeds, so I pick a nice heavy one... On average, a medium-sized pumpkin will usually have about 1 cup of seeds that can be salted then, dried and roasted. It is my favorite part of the pumpkin. Have you ever roasted your own seeds? Do you like them? Let's see a show of hands!

Question:Last week, I went to market with a whole crop of pumpkins that I had grown in my pumpkin patch. I sold half of them plus half a pumpkin and found that I had one whole pumpkin left. How many pumpkins did I take to market?

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I love flowers, it's no secret. I like to add a touch more Autumn to my house with the added color of Chrysanthemums. There is #alwaysaflower in my life to color my world. Truly the scent of Autumn! I had no idea that they were actually native to Asia and Northeastern Europe. I believe most species of them originate from East Asia, but the true center is in China, being the center of diversity. When I thought about it for a while, I realized that there is much art depicting Chrysanthemums in Asian art.

In Chinese culture, the chrysanthemum is a symbol of autumn and the flower of the ninth moon. People even drank chrysanthemum wine on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month to prolong their lives during the Han dynasty. It is a symbol of longevity because of its health-giving properties.

Like the cherry blossom, the chrysanthemum, called “kiku” in Japanese, symbolizes the season, but more than that, it's a symbol of the country itself. ... The monarchy is referred to as the Chrysanthemum Throne and the imperial crest is a stylized mum blossom. source

There are various sizes of pumpkins, gourds, and squash. These little mini pumpkins are $2.50 each, which is quite expensive if you are paying by the pound, but, I do believe you are paying for their cuteness. You know you just can't put a price on that!

Gourds are purely ornamental. They are not edible and their shell is hard and their interior is basically empty. They make a festive collection put together. I love the different kinds there are. I am not sure how many varieties they actually have. The more artistic people hollow them out and shells and pieces of metal can be used to make them into musical instruments. They can be burned, carved, and made into pieces of jewelry. I actually just decorate with them most times. Below are a couple of gourds, some pumpkins, and even squash or two. I am an equal opportunity looker. That, and my gourd picture didn't come out really well.

Indian corn! It was a tradition in my house, growing up. All good New Englanders put the dried corn on their doors when Autumn arrived. It is one of the oldest varieties of heirloom corn, and, rumor has it that Native Americans taught the colonist how to grow it. So, if you cross paths with a Native American, don't forget to thank them. While searching online to get the price of the corn, as I forgot to look, I saw that you can buy seeds for this corn, it had all different colors and mixtures of colors. ! It was beautiful and now I want to grow some next year!(Non-GMO seeds)

Like everything else this year, pumpkins are more expensive than last year, as is most everything. These are some of my favorites right here!! I did learn a lot about the varieties of pumpkins while I was trying to identify one. If you want to check which variety you have, you can try this site

What is your pleasure today? Do you have a favorite pumpkin, squash, or gourd?

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