tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post6555536388148320747..comments2024-03-28T18:25:54.816+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: Cool PumpkinsRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-20019067435484683962010-11-04T08:59:28.385+00:002010-11-04T08:59:28.385+00:00Millie - thanks for visiting and following - glad ...Millie - thanks for visiting and following - glad you liked the pumpkins:)<br /><br />Simone - the bread is more like cake or tea loaf in texture - nice with a cuppa!<br /><br />Kathy - it was great setting the pumpkin seeds, watching them grow, harvesting them, carving them and using the flesh:)<br /><br />Diane - HighClere Castle may have to go on my list too:)<br /><br />Jennyfreckles - you are welcome it was a super photo:)<br /><br />Rosie - it's more like cake than bread but quite nice:)<br /><br />busybeejay - that is the temptation isn't it - to finish off the treats if they aren't all collected?:)<br /><br />Deb - lol - bread in beer cans sounds intersting!:)<br /><br />Michela - that recipe sounds really interesting - what a combination!:)<br /><br />H - I have to say I enjoyed the squash soup much more than the pumpkin soups:)<br /><br />Amanda - glad you are enjoying Pillars too - I did decide to watch in the end - couldn't resist - it is quite different to the book but very good!:)<br /><br />Jeanne - butternut squash risotto sounds wonderful - I too felt a lump in my throat at the last episode of A Story of England - wasn't it wonderful? - link to my other blog at the top of this one:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-56973782984678470162010-11-03T12:59:48.989+00:002010-11-03T12:59:48.989+00:00..me again. Just wanted to say that I found your .....me again. Just wanted to say that I found your previous post really interesting Rosie. I didn't realise you had another blog.<br /><br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-84215033081406817212010-11-03T12:58:17.355+00:002010-11-03T12:58:17.355+00:00That sounds like such a nice way to mark Halloween...That sounds like such a nice way to mark Halloween Rosie and what a polite little boy.<br /><br />We made a huge 'cauldron' of butternut squash risotto for some friends who were over and it was eaten in no time!<br /><br />I'm really enjoying Downton Abbey and felt really moved by the last episode of A History of England - sentimental thing that I am!<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-34985843795803773362010-11-02T11:41:09.569+00:002010-11-02T11:41:09.569+00:00I was thinking of you yesterday, I'd missed Pi...I was thinking of you yesterday, I'd missed Pillars of the Earth and was watching it on the computer. Really enjoying it. Downton is another favourite, we're being really spoilt for once.<br /><br />Nice to see home grown pumpkins.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023925707643985411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-61007193101662083952010-11-02T07:42:37.255+00:002010-11-02T07:42:37.255+00:00It is lovely when the kids notice your efforts. I&...It is lovely when the kids notice your efforts. I've never had pumpkin soup, but I do enjoy it made from butternut squash.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-63853316984509945912010-11-02T05:18:07.382+00:002010-11-02T05:18:07.382+00:00Aww bless those kids! Cool carving, really :)
Ther...Aww bless those kids! Cool carving, really :)<br />There's a pumpkin theme going on here too..mum yesterday blended one and we had it with pasta, it was like cream!<br />Have a good week<br />xxxA garden just outside Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261189412302206670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-56425749573936070762010-11-02T00:01:34.598+00:002010-11-02T00:01:34.598+00:00My SIL used to make round pumpkin bread loaves in ...My SIL used to make round pumpkin bread loaves in the old very tall beer cans. She said the hardest part was drinking all that beer first!!! hehehe...I think she was kidding, but you never know!<br /><br />If the kids like your carved pumpkin, you've reached your goal! So cute of him to comment and approve!Deb from WhatsInMyAttichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126246734744950335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-37036310309807589632010-11-01T22:40:10.037+00:002010-11-01T22:40:10.037+00:00WE got in loads of treats and had no callers.While...WE got in loads of treats and had no callers.While we ate our tea we turned off all the lights at the front as though we weren't in and forgot to put them on again.MUST NOT EAT ALL THE TREATS!!!busybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-38649487037300511362010-11-01T22:19:52.293+00:002010-11-01T22:19:52.293+00:00I've not heard of Pumpkin bread before, sounds...I've not heard of Pumpkin bread before, sounds interesting! Love the faces on your pumpkins. xRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211870462490954636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-41965688247077826262010-11-01T20:49:03.724+00:002010-11-01T20:49:03.724+00:00I didn't have pumpkins but I did have candles,...I didn't have pumpkins but I did have candles, wine and Downton Abbey. It's so enjoyable. What will I do when the series finishes? Thanks for your vote too, Rosie.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-87711863928948305112010-11-01T20:01:16.396+00:002010-11-01T20:01:16.396+00:00Get you two couple of trendy's with your cool ...Get you two couple of trendy's with your cool pumpkins!!! I am so loving Downton Abbey - I never want it to end. HighClere Castle is now firmly on my list! We have passed the sign for it a million times on our way down to Poole or Weymouth when we have been catching various ferries, but next time - I'm not passing it. xxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-91223787772386947682010-11-01T19:17:20.784+00:002010-11-01T19:17:20.784+00:00How 'cool' to carve a pumpkin from your ow...How 'cool' to carve a pumpkin from your own garden!!! We didn't have a single visitor ... but I wasn't expecting any because there are no little people living anywhere near us any more. They've all grown up and gone to uni now!!! How old does that make me feel!<br />Love Kathy xxxKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672480673570800790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-8041502782274722922010-11-01T16:01:25.195+00:002010-11-01T16:01:25.195+00:00How nice to be told you had a 'cool' pumpk...How nice to be told you had a 'cool' pumpkin! I like the sound of pumpkin bread. I made pumpkins pies but cheated using pumpkin from a tin!!!Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-30300382574536012092010-11-01T15:24:57.553+00:002010-11-01T15:24:57.553+00:00great pumpin faces! :o) a lovely display altogethe...great pumpin faces! :o) a lovely display altogether and pumkin soup sounds really scrumtious, must give it a go sometime.*❀*https://www.blogger.com/profile/14143314168705905142noreply@blogger.com