Leo has never carved a pumpkin or had roasted pumpkin seeds before. Who knew? So last night, I sketched out a design and Leo used his brawn and patience to produce this:
Isn't he great?
And the pumpkin seeds? That's my department.
Roasted in a little butter and olive oils with salt, pepper and onion powder.
Meanwhile, I've been doing a little spinning. I haven't mentioned much about it recently, partly because El Matchador and I have had a couple ugly moment recently. There were some tension issues.
Let's be honest, these issues were my fault and I'm a big enough person to admit it. Wheels just weren't meant to spin with a mercerized cotton drive band. When I switched to a synthetic one that I had picked up a few weeks ago, it was as though the heavens opened up and angels began to sing. Another "oh duh!" moment for Marnie.
I haven't even calculated how much yardage I have here but it's a Merino/Tencel blend in a colorway called Sandstone. I bought it at Carolina Homespun, while on my road trip to Oregon. It's relatively fine, maybe a sport weight overall.
And here it is with my unblogable work, basking in a sun beam with Panda.
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Marnie, thnaks for giving me an idea of what seasonings to use on my pumpkin seeds. I will be roasting mine up tomorrow. And now Leo can add pumkin carver to his list of job skills. And did he like the pumpkin seeds?
Posted by Mia | November 1, 2006 11:03 AM
Posted on November 1, 2006 11:03
Mmmm... Pumpkin seeds... I have some in my knitting bag! We learned this year that popcorn salt (and cheese) works great!!
Posted by Heather | November 1, 2006 8:23 AM
Posted on November 1, 2006 08:23
Oh, pumpking carving is too much fun! B doesn't like pumpkin seeds, so I get to roast them and eat them all!
Posted by Nonnahs | October 30, 2006 3:22 PM
Posted on October 30, 2006 15:22
try pumpkin seeds with chili powder, or even curry. they're imminently adaptable, and will take any flavor you want.
Posted by minnie | October 27, 2006 7:06 PM
Posted on October 27, 2006 19:06
When I read the first sentence of this post, I said "WWHHAAATTTT?" Leo must have had a very deprived childhood. We'll probably carve ours this weekend, yay!
Posted by Jenna | October 27, 2006 3:55 PM
Posted on October 27, 2006 15:55
Hi Marnie, came here via a link on Becky's blog. Love the pumpkin. Tried pumpkin seeds once and didn't like them at all, however, your little concoction sounds pretty yummy to me.
Posted by Maggie | October 27, 2006 2:51 PM
Posted on October 27, 2006 14:51
Hi Marnie, came here via a link on Becky's blog. Love the pumpkin. Tried pumpkin seeds once and didn't like them at all, however, your little concoction sounds pretty yummy to me.
Posted by Maggie | October 27, 2006 2:49 PM
Posted on October 27, 2006 14:49
Hi Marnie, came here via a link on Becky's blog. Love the pumpkin. Tried pumpkin seeds once and didn't like them at all, however, your little concoction sounds pretty yummy to me.
Posted by Maggie | October 27, 2006 2:48 PM
Posted on October 27, 2006 14:48
Great Pumpkin! Felix and Johnny carved a pumpkin last week. It shriveled in the 90 degree heat. So, they carved another one two nights ago, love it. I did not bake seeds. Hows the un bloggable stuff going? I see blue.
Posted by kat | October 27, 2006 2:28 PM
Posted on October 27, 2006 14:28
Great pumpkin! Great spinning! Mmmmm... pumpkin seeds, yum!
Posted by jessica~ | October 27, 2006 1:57 PM
Posted on October 27, 2006 13:57