Happy Halloween !

It’s a beautiful day in Texas for Halloween and trick-or-treaters….cool, crisp fall weather with just enough chill to make it festive, but not so much that you’d need a coat for chasing goblins tonight.



After today, we'll move on to thoughts of Thanksgiving...pumpkins will remain, but they won't show their eerie faces any longer, and we'll spend more time thinking about what we're buying for Christmas than what our Halloween costume will look like.



I know that Halloween is about the ghouls and the scary faces, and that a Jack-o-lantern is all about being scary….



But I’ve always liked Jacks who were of a friendlier persuasion.

 
As a designer, I prefer them to be decorated with pretty patterns and unexpected, non-Halloween-y designs.



But I am in awe of those carving masters who do amazing things with their medium of choice.

Ray Villafane (Winner of the Outrageous Pumpkin contest on Food Network)

But my favorite carver is also my favorite son. 

 

But he kind of blew me away with his latest one this weekend…..(forgive the unabashed parental pride going on here!….)

OK….you can applaud now!  How cool is that!

Happy Halloween, Everyone!!