Thanks to the amazing Fiona and her mad sewing skillz, my Halloween costume is now completely finished! The Snook’s is finished as well. The invitations have been sent out, and I’m chasing people up for RSVPs. Now we’re just finalizing the menu. OH! AND I GOT A PUMPKIN! A real orange one. I had a brainwave and went to Paddy’s Market this morning to check the veggie stalls. Tucked away in the very last corner, I found a single big round orange pumpkin. The stall holder told me they were $4/kilo, and it worked out to $15.50. DONE! She said they’d had several that morning, but this was the very last one. HOORAY! I’ll be carvin’ a pumpkin this week…

I stopped in at the David Jones Food Hall this morning to see if they had any Halloween supplies. And there they were! Actual orange pumpkins! I knew they had to be available somewhere, but I’ve never seen them for sale before. I enquired at the greengrocer area. “Are the orange pumpkins for sale, or are they just for decoration?” “They’re for sale!” the helpful attendant told me. And the price? Twenty-eight dollars. I nearly choked. That’s seven times what my Mom paid for one in Indiana this past week. *sigh* I guess my Obama-lantern will have to be green instead of orange.

Edited to add: I just saw them at Harris Farm at Broadway for $20. I must be going insane, because I’m actually considering it.

Fun Halloween Decoration: Papercraft Edgar Allan Poe.

Edited to add: Two more! Patrick the Pumpkin Patch Prince and La Catrina.

I really, really want to carve an Obama Pumpkin for Halloween!

Awesome Halloween ideas from Martha Stewart: Creepy Snakes, Candy Wreath, Rotten Eggs and Centipedes, Devilish Eggs, Squash Leaf Canapes.

Yum. Grown-up Root Beer Float. We might need to try that one for Halloween.

Halloween Prop Ideas: Witches’ Brew Ingredients.

Mummy Dogs. We are soooo making those for Halloween this year. (Link courtesy of the Snook.)

Another Halloween centerpiece possibility: Wasp Cake.

Giant Kit Kat. Hmm, maybe one of these oversized confections would be a good centerpiece for our Halloween party?