It arrived with no prior warning, no calling card or previous invitation to drop around sometime for a nice cup of tea.
I "ooohed" and "ahhhhhed" and said "what on earth are we going to do with you?" And the pumpkin-on-steriods just sat there and looked up at me as if to say: "I'm a pumpkin. It's halloween. Don't make me have to tell you what to do with me."
So, let the carving begin. Stay tuned for the transformation to jack-o-lantern-on-steriods.