A woman with glasses mimics the comical facial expression of a carved pumpkin displayed on a sign behind her, adding to the festive spirit of pumpkins.

Anybody said pumpkins?

A blog by Monica Etcheverry

I’m no Cinderella, but I know that pumpkins are magical!

There are unreal places where you feel like you live in a story! That happened to me when I visited the Carefree Pumkin Garden in north Scottsdale, Arizona.

An enchanted garden, full of pumpkins! It’s a well known in the area, so locals already know that when Halloween approaches, you have to visit Carefree. It is a small place, with a population of about 4,000 inhabitants, it is a residential area and the truth is that it is a new town, from the 50s.

An outdoor setup features intricately carved pumpkins surrounding a wooden structure and a bronze horse statue. People in the background are gathered near a blue tent.

I knew since I studied English (and from seeing it in movies) that when Halloween comes around, Americans and Brits always have pumpkin carving as a family activity. They use pumpkins or also called pumpkins that are large, and if I’m not mistaken, they are also used to make sweets. Last year a friend gave us one of these huge pumpkins so that we could have our own carved pumpkin and let our imagination fly with a beautiful and original carving but… our imagination went on holiday and we started looking at the pumpkin in our kitchen imagining us eating it as a sweet marmalade on a toast. Suddenly, from one day to the next, it turned out that we cut it all into small pieces and the result was a delicious pumpkin marmalade that we enjoyed a lot!!

A carved pumpkin with a human face, glasses, and wooden arms sits on a hay bale. Surrounding it, signs and colorful backgrounds with other pumpkins are partially visible.

I thought the carvings they made were incredible, the expressions achieved were fantastic!

A skilled artist carves a detailed human face into a large pumpkin under focused lighting, with other pumpkins and hay bales adding to the festive backdrop.

Here you can see the great artist at work, amazing! His name is Ray Villafane and I think words are unnecessary, when you see his work, you can clearly see his art.

A smiling woman poses next to a carved pumpkin with arms, legs, and a face, set up on a colorful table display at an outdoor pumpkins-themed event.

How difficult it is to grab a jelly bean! This little one took away my jellybean, but hey, there were a lot of them and there were enough for everyone!

A large pumpkin sculpture with a menacing face is inside a small wooden shed in the garden. Perfect for Halloween, this angry pumpkin clutches a rope, adding an eerie touch to the fall decor.

I interrupted this one’s inspiration!

A scarecrow figure is mock roasting a pumpkin head over a campfire beside a cart with a sign that reads "Roasted Pumpkin Seeds." The scene is set outdoors, surrounded by pumpkins and people visible in the background.

I didn’t stay long enough to eat the toasted seeds!

A quote by Garth Brooks on a teal background reads, "It's midnight, Cinderella, but don't worry none. Cause I'm Peter the Pumpkin Eater and the party's just begun." The background is straw.

1 comment

  • Bright Okoro
    2 years ago Reply

    I hope next time when you get a Pumpkin they won’t be carved into small pieces in for dissert LOL
    This is really a nice experience and the carvings are really beautiful

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