The Scotland Squad: A Scottish Halloween

It was a windy and blustery day, that was as ominous as it should be! Our latest pumpkin was ready and I ceremoniously burned the seeds to make the day authentic! I dressed up as Kitty Croker, and ate a lot of candy. It wasn't our normal party on College Ave, but it was fun and spooky, nonetheless.

Levi: For my Halloween I got to hang out with our neighbors kid Emil (who is 5 years old) and played some games with him, Emil was over for about 2+ hours and it was fun playing games with him. I also got to enjoy the rain and pumpkins scattered across the steps of peoples homes. There were some pretty unique ones out there. It was rainy, but nobody can trick or treat anyway so it was one of the best Halloweens I've had! Since I clean bathrooms in the house I get paid and got to buy myself some candy at the local Sainsburys. This Halloween was an inside one but that didn't mean it was boring, we also carved a pumpkin that was white! That was really fun to see and put out by our door. Me, Jackson and my mom got to converse with the neighbors for a while and learn about their new floors and other things like that. Nothing much happened but it was still a very nice relaxed Halloween. I can't wait until next weekend!

Jackson: This halloween was a quiet one but we still got to carve a few pumpkins. We started off with one my Mom made which was a fish which was quite good looking:

Next we tried an evil pumpkin using toothpicks as the teeth which turned out looking quite vicious. Then a happier looking one with crooked teeth. We used all of the pumpkin seeds and roasted them of course.

Here's our evil pumpkin after a while, the mould comes quick in this country (and yes, that is how it is spelled here):

On halloween day we tried to make a harry potter pumpkin with the glasses and the lightning scar. It turned out pretty good and we placed it on the outside stairs next to our neighbors.

This is Emil, our lone guiser - it is not called trick-or-treating here. And they don't actually carve pumpkins, it seems they carve turnips?!?! Unless somebody is pulling our leg??

kitty crocker's hallowed feast

Besides the burnt pumpkin seeds that I actually ate completely, I attempted a thai green curry dish with coconut milk. I had found water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and bean sprouts, to help it along. I paired it with some lovely Scottish water from the tap, gummy sweets from our neighbors, and a corn bread mix direct from Michigan. It was a hit with the boys and enough to freeze for another meal in the future.