I looked out my window and saw our two pumpkins laughing at me. They were having a last laugh…
I looked out my window and caught Bad Kitty and Fire Face laughing their heads off, so to speak.
“We fooled you,” they roared. “You thought we were scary! We were wearing costumes.”
“I am actually a very friendly kitty,” claimed Bad Kitty. “My real name is Pumpkin Kitty. My teeth were false. It was fake news. He, he.”
“And I’m known as Oak Ball because I am shaped like one,” Fire Face chortled. “My mother was a pumpkin but my father was an oak tree. Linda was right! That’s why my eyes and mouth have an oak leaf look.”
“We are on our way back to the Great Pumpkin Patch in the sky, but we’ll be back again someday,” I heard them exclaim as they rolled off down into our canyon.
And thus the tale of two wandering pumpkins draws to a close. I did promise Christie I would reference other ghostly experiences I have had and blogged about before moving on, however. Here are the links and a brief description.
The Attack of the Graveyard Ghost: My sister, Nancy, is deathly afraid of ghosts, which was a serious problem when we lived next to the Graveyard. It was made worse by the fact that her boyfriend lived next-door but she had to walk past the Graveyard to see him. She was walking home alone one night when it happened. A ghost attacked her… http://wandering-through-time-and-place.me/2013/10/30/
The Ghosts of Fort Mifflin: Fort Mifflin, located next to Philadelphia, is supposed to be one of the most haunted sites in America. Peggy and I went there on one dark Halloween night with thoughts of reconnecting with my dead ancestors who had been killed there during the Revolutionary War. One had been cut in half by a cannon ball! We weren’t really expecting to find any ghosts, but then some weird things happened that had Peggy and I scrambling to find other people… http://wandering-through-time-and-place.me/2016/10/30
The Disappearing Scottish Woman: Peggy and I were off in Scotland pursuing yet another dead ancestor, this time a Scottish martyr from the 1600s. I had walked over to a woman who was standing on a porch to ask permission to cross her property and she disappeared. Things don’t get much more spooky. Read on… http://wandering-through-time-and-place.me/2016/10/31/
Enjoy!
Next up: The petroglyphs of Lava Beds National Monument
Wandering through Time and Place 
You are really getting into it now, Curt. Bad Kitty and Fire-Face exchanges truly inspiring. Who would not want an oak tree as a father?
Absolutely. As the acorn and my old math professor used to say: Geometry. (Gee, I am a tree) It was the only joke I ever heard him utter and had probably been repeated to generations. Thanks, Gerard. –Curt
Well, if one needs to Ghoul through the graveyard, then the risk is on!
Always risky communing with the dead, Suan. 🙂 –Curt
Nicely carved.
Thanks,Tim.
Thanks for the laughs Bad Kitty and Fire Face. Look forward to reading those ghost stories when I get home.
And thanks for following our story, Peggy. –BK and FF.
Love the links to other posts. And all of that confirms what I’ve suspected all along . . . you have more stories to share than any person I know! And you must have a great memory.
Either a life well-spent or a life mis-spent, Rusha. Possibly a combination. 🙂 –Curt
Hahah, love this!
Abby – http://www.seafoaming.com
Thanks, Abby! –Curt
Okaaay – so Halloween isn’t the only scary time of year, eh Curt?
Right, G… If ghosts limited their activities to Halloween, they would be much more acceptable in polite society! 🙂 –Curt
Curt, you are such a great storyteller! I did enjoy your other stories, even though the prank on your sister was a though one, I wonder if your sister did speak with you for the next few weeks🙂
Happy Anniversary to you and Peggy, enjoy your trip! – Christie
Laughing. It took a while for Nancy to forgive us, Christie. But now, ever so many years later, she laughs as much about it as we do.
And thanks! Appreciated. 🙂 –Curt
Cute. That kitty took some skill to carve.
Thanks, D. 🙂
These pumpkins and Halloween have really inspired you, Curt. What a cool series of posts you gave us. Love siblings’ stories so I enjoyed the one with your sister 🙂
Someone in the comments above mentioned your storytelling talents and it’s true that you’ve got a knack for these stories. Keep up the entertaining work, Curt. For our delight.
Thanks so much, Evelyne. It was fun! And there are always more stories to tell… 🙂 –Curt