So this happened last night!
A couple weeks ago I found a pumpkin carving contest at one
of the lakes communities on Facebook.
I checked. It was open to anyone of any age.
Captain’s Note: The Captain doesn’t go out of his way
to beat little children out of prizes.
Our home is in a rural area and we don’t get Trick-or-Treaters,
much to the Captain’s dismay.
For many years the Captain and First Mate were known for giving
out full-size candy bars to the children who rang our doorbell.
Sadly, that first year here we had a lot of leftover candy
to eat!
Last year I didn’t even carve a pumpkin, which was always my
annual creative outlet.
I was despondent.
So I was thrilled to find this contest nearby.
I spent four hours working on it.
It was originally supposed to look like this:
But as I carved away, it began looking more “Jigaboo” than “Tiki”.
Captain’s Note: The Captain would throw the whole
thing in the trash rather than have people think I’m a racist!
So I began making adjustments.
Then it started looking like a caricature of a Chinese
person.
That wouldn’t do either!
On Monday afternoon I dropped off my entry.
There were just three other carved pumpkins there.
Captain’s Note: This morning a friend shared with me
what he had always been told about racing: it doesn’t matter who DIDN’T show
up; you still beat those who did!
At 3 p.m. the chamber of commerce posted again on Facebook,
reminding the community they only had one more hour to submit their entries.
And they used a photo of my pumpkin in that announcement!
I felt pretty sure of my entry by that point.
A couple hours later the announcement was made: I won!
Along with Fame & Glory, the Captain will receive a $100
prize check!
That’ll buy a lot of candy corn, fer sure!
Captain's Note: The Captain loves candy corn!
Haters gonna hate!