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bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Hello to everyone from sunny, warm, Western New York. I finished harvesting the oranges and grapefruit today and have to pack away the limes tonight! Well....not exactly.. We are on the hook for possibly the first significant snowstorm of the season. After a challenging summer, mother nature now wants to waterboard us with snow!

Maybe we can include a new category- the frozen pumpkin weigh-off in mid October. The rules would be simple.. You need a frozen density of cordwood and six inches of snow.Prizes could be based on the permafrost depth of each fruit....
Hey... look on the positive side.. only a few months to Niagara and soon after that a new season begins.

Congrats and a tip-o-the hat to all who grew this past year. It was a real year to find out how resilient we are!!
Best wishes all!

Bill P

10/15/2009 4:11:50 PM

:-)

10/15/2009 6:35:04 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

I thought FlowerBox in Colorado did that one the 10th? (they did have to reschedule on account of flakes)

10/15/2009 6:57:49 PM

Colorado

does this count?

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=122417

somewhere underneath the reemay is a pumpkin....

10/15/2009 7:03:25 PM

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It's snowing here in Stratford.

10/15/2009 7:36:12 PM

Reed Point Montana

already snowed 2ft. here from oct. 1st-13th been down to single digit temps. all my pumkins froze solid and just now melted into a pile of mush... yuck!

10/15/2009 10:29:14 PM

Buffalo, New York

Bill, Did you go to Pumpkinville?

I was looking for around for you, figured you didnt go...

10/15/2009 11:29:29 PM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Jeremy-
I intended to be there. But.. my wife has an illness that is cyclical in nature. And that weekend we were down for recovery. I could not leave her at home alone nor could she travel. I truly miss being there.. I had one about 650 to show, but it was not to be.
Please- all Pumpkinville folks... Congrats and best wishes.. I wish I could have made it.. but family called..
BillP

10/16/2009 9:20:03 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Hope she is on the mend, Bill!

10/16/2009 9:39:39 PM

Rhode Island

billp
our best to your wife for a speedy recovery
pap

10/17/2009 9:06:19 AM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Thanks for your kind words.
They are really appreciated.
Bill P

10/19/2009 7:42:33 AM