Every year, for the last few years, I buy a perfect pumpkin as soon as they become available, to put on a little table that lives on my porch. This is not a jack-o-lantern – I do not carve it (or celebrate Halloween ever since the teenage boys not in costume started coming to my door demanding candy). Instead this is my autumn celebration and every year I look forward to seeing how long it will last. This year it didn’t start to rot until late spring/early summer. That’s it for me. The only “holiday” I celebrate is Autumn.
You are probably right, but I didn’t follow it that far. I’m just depressed at the results. :-(