I received a pumpkin from one of the realtors who always delivers pumpkins to the neighborhood. Mine is a small, lovely green stripy orange one, and true to form, a squirrel already nibbled a bit.
A little nibble that must have been interrupted. I took the pumpkin in, cut out the bitten part, set it in the yard for the squirrel to finish, while I hoarded the pumpkin in the fridge. Eating the Halloween pumpkin seemed rude, somehow–so I went on the internet to see what measures to take to guard against squirrels. The first time I got the gift pumpkin, a nice sized one, the squirrels demolished it in minutes, leaving only bits and the stem. Same thing the next year, even as my neighbor’s pumpkin remained unscathed. The third year, I don’t think I got a pumpkin.
I applied vaseline over the orange flesh & applied Hot Sauce, after duct taping the hole from the bite. Here’s what it looks like:
I’m not sure it really works. What do you think?
Indira Ganesan 
tee-hee
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Nice variation on the usual jack-o-lantern!!!
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You are too much!
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Duct Tape? Well, it’s a look. You might be onto something. The New Look for fashionable pumpkins this season. Perhaps, you can cut the tape into the shape of a star, or for next month, a Diwali Candle. Happy Beautiful Magical October. love, di
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I was thinking Kenzo…but I face the tape to the wall.
The squirrels did try to eat the stem…
xo
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Yeah, Kenzo…put a little color on that duct tape. I guess the squirrels use the stem to sharpen their teeth. They’re so resourceful… dinner, then floss.
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