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Title: Pumpkin everything season is here
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Blog Entry: So last weekend, I got off to an early start in completing my Fall decorating. The final stop was at a local garden center to find pansies and pumpkins. Both were a success. Now we wait on the summer temps to fade away permanently. Fall and cool temps are just meant to coincide..but we know all too well that here in the south, that doesn’t always happen. I’ve already noticed the array of items both in stores and online scream pumpkin. Especially one of my favorite recipe sites I enjoy. Just the other day I’m almost positive I saved ten or more recipes that entailed pumpkin spice… or the orange stuff that comes in a can. Though, I’ve been tweaking recipes and dishes since last summer, there remains an abundance of wonderful Fall main meals, as well as desserts, that won’t bite me next time I step on the scale. Did you know the pumpkin is symbolic of prosperity and growth? Giving us all the more reason to visit a patch near by. Or, my favorite, seeking out a pumpkin patch that offers an array of fun and food. When our son was small, our annual trip this time of year usually meant a stop just across the SC border. There we would spend time enjoying the flavors of this season. Ice cream, jellies, and of course, pumpkins were readily available. Where does the time go? Seriously though, the only pumpkin flavor I don’t like is when it’s introduced to anything coffee. I’ll keep drinking mine plain and simple. Everyone is different, and those long lines we see now wrapped around a certain coffee business, proves otherwise… the taste buds of others digress. Every year, it feels like pumpkin mania comes earlier. Though some of the products may seem to be marketing ploys, some segments of society seem to welcome it back with open arms every time. Simply put, there are powerful cues that play into the nostalgia surrounding Fall. Pumpkins are indeed the mascot this time of year.  Possibly even more so than with other seasons. My favorite time of the year is here, and I am glad. When life gives you pumpkins, make pie.