Australian Halloween Festivities

Unfortunate News: Australia doesn't celebrate Halloween like we do in the United States. But no worries I have continued with the Redwine tradition of pumpkin carving. When I was little my family and I used to go out to the local pumpkin patch and each pick out pumpkins and carve them altogether and put them on our front porch. However, pumpkins here are a bit more EXPENSIVE than at home. It was $20 for this regular sized pumpkin which is lacking a good stem and has a bad side. Also, Australians don't carve pumpkins and most have never heard of it. I asked for a pumpkin carving kit at the store and the woman laughed at me? But I made due with some kitchen knives and a spoon. My jack-o-lantern still turned out cute and is shining on our balcony. I also "baked" pumpkin seeds in our toaster oven...but ended up burning some of the seeds....not as skilled as my mom apparently. It was a fun afternoon of Halloween festivities. The rest of the day was spent laying out by the pool trying to build up my skin for the Whitsunday Islands, some homework, and my roommate gave me a hair cut. We are thinking of going out tonight to a bar called "The Chalk" but a storm just blew in...maybe a chill night after all?

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