BeckyB: lines&squares
Pumpkins are everywhere this month…so I am including a few in BeckyB’s October lines & squares challenge. It seems appropriate.
Of course I could also include pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies and so on and so forth. But instead, I decided on the natural route. The “pumpkin/pumpkin spice” flavor popping up on store shelves has very little to do with an actual pumpkin anyway…and is more about cinnamon, allspice, ginger and nutmeg. A delicious combination no matter what you call it.
As a retired dietitian, I must add…a pumpkin (technically a fruit, but masquerading as a vegetable) is quite nutritious – full of Vitamin A, fiber and other fun micronutrients.
Last but not least…
Let’s not forget: pumpkins are multi-purpose.
If not cooked into various yummy treats, there is always the carving-into-scary-faces route.
It is October after all.
one letter UP ~ diary 2.0 
It’s good to know pumpkins are so good for you…just maybe not the “pumpkin spice” variety?
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Not as good as the real thing, that’s for sure 🙂
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Another great post, OLU! Excellent photos and a “real pleasure to read” story. How do you keep doing it?!? However… don’t stop!
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Did you carve those pumpkins? They are fantastic.
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Thanks! I can’t really take credit – my kids carved them (with a little help) when they were 10 and 15.
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Awesome!
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Family tradition to carve pumpkins! Good to know how nutritious they are, although we mostly toast the seeds!
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Those are good for you too!
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Oh good!
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I am back!! Loving your lines, not at all though what I expected from your title 😀
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Thanks 🙂
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Excellent photo choice for the prompt. Nice framing!!! Have you heard that pumpkin can also be used to help a pet that has constipation? Your post made me hungry for pumpkin something…
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Thanks! Um, no, I had never heard of Pumpkin for Poopless Pets…. 🙂
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LOL – it works 🙂 Moist fiber always does the trick.
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Good to know!!
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