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    Home » Cats

    Coco Cat with Pumpkin

    LAST UPDATED: January 20, 2019 PUBLISHED: October 26, 2018 By Pam Greer 16 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Calico cat with pumpkin

    Do You Decorate for Halloween?

    Now, that the girls have grown, we don't do much in the way for Halloween decorations.  We don't really do anything specifically Halloween, it's more like just fall decorations.  We have a white ceramic pumpkin and and an orange ceramic pumpkin (which Luxie thinks is hers) and a few fall table runners and napkins.

     

    Calico cat looking at a pumpkin

    To Carve or Not to Carve That is the Question

    A few years ago, we got so busy that after we bought a pumpkin and set it out on the porch, we never got around to carving it.  Guess what?  It stayed good out on the porch up until it was time to put up Christmas decorations.  It didn't cave in or get moldy or do any of the other things carved pumpkins do.

    Since then, we have never gone back to carving.

    Coco approves since orange is her color.

    I used Topaz Labs for my artsy photo:

    Calico cat and pumpkin edited with Topaz Labs

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    Comments

    1. Brian Frum says

      November 01, 2018 at 7:32 am

      Coco, you sure are pretty with your orange pumpkin pal. Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        November 01, 2018 at 9:00 am

        Coco says thank you!

        Reply
    2. Michelle Miller says

      October 29, 2018 at 4:07 am

      Coco looks very nice sitting next to that pumpkin. 🙂

      Even though the boys are teens and not really interested, I usually still put out a bit of Halloween stuff (I used to go all out before they were born, and then still did some things as they grew older), but we haven't carved a pumpkin in two years. My mom bought me one of those big ceramic jack'o'lanterns, actually it's two stacked on top of each other, last year for my birthday and I put it out with one of those battery powered pumpkin lights. Unfortunately, I didn't get it put out this year. Not sure if I will. Oh well.

      I will be starting my Christmas decorating very early this year. Probably within two weeks. I want to get it done early (inside stuff) and then get the tree and outside lights up Thanksgiving week. so I can enjoy the entire season without worrying about decorating. It always seems like a mad rush every year.

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 29, 2018 at 9:27 am

        That is such a good idea to get Christmas decorations out early. We always wait too long and end up having to put up the outside decorations on a wet freezing day!

        Reply
    3. caren gittleman says

      October 27, 2018 at 10:57 pm

      I absolutely LOVE your artwork! I used to carve pumpkins but never knew they will stay good if you do NOT carve them. That is great to know! We are on second floor of a condo so we really don't decorate for Halloween because there is no one to see it!

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 28, 2018 at 1:52 pm

        It was our favorite discovery! Makes great fall decor for months!

        Reply
    4. Melissa & Mudpie says

      October 27, 2018 at 9:04 pm

      Beautiful! Yes, I decorate with lots of black cats and day of the dead figurines.

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 28, 2018 at 1:53 pm

        Of course you do 🙂

        Reply
    5. The Island Cats says

      October 27, 2018 at 5:28 pm

      We decorate by putting out pumpkins and mums. But we don't carve the pumpkins.

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 27, 2018 at 7:10 pm

        I need to put out some mums.

        Reply
    6. Ellen Pilch says

      October 27, 2018 at 1:08 pm

      I have no trick or treaters, but I still decorate 🙂 Coco is gorgeous.

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 27, 2018 at 3:39 pm

        🙂

        Reply
    7. Athena says

      October 27, 2018 at 12:55 pm

      Lovely photo!

      Purrs xx
      Athena and Marie

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 27, 2018 at 3:39 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
    8. Comedy Plus says

      October 26, 2018 at 3:51 pm

      We haven't decorated for Halloween for about 10 years. We are old and tired and go hide on our boat and let Halloween just pass us by.

      Coco is a beautiful cat.

      Have a purrfect Feline Friday and weekend. ♥

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 26, 2018 at 5:08 pm

        If we had a boat to hide on, we would go hide too!

        Reply

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