Normally, I spend several weeks running around town trying to find a pumpkin or two to help celebrate the Fall. In the past, I've found them in weird places like a little shop on Avenue du Maine and in normal places like the Marche aux Fleurs. The marche doesn't have them until mid-to-late October.
Yesterday morning, I was at the outdoor market at the metro stop, Corentin Celton near the end of the Line 12. It is a great little market and the travel is easy for me. I had a list of things to get because we are having guests over this week. As I rounded the corner with a bag already heavy from the stop at the poultry butcher, heading toward the produce stand that I prefer (there are about 7 or 8 at this market), lo, pumpkins. At first I only saw the typical little orange ones but as I looked around, I saw these beautiful squash too. I asked the man for these three. He looked at me like I was nuts. Why would this woman want three of these? These are Fall decorations in our household, not food!
I am so happy that I found them so easily this year. They will grace our apartment until after Thanksgiving and, maybe, if they're still fresh enough, they might become dinner.
By the way, I had a very heavy load on the metro after this shopping excursion.
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