Ready for pumpkin season? If buying yours from the local greengrocer or a pumpkin patch, you’re no doubt settling in for an afternoon of pumpkin carving over tea in your Country Icons Pumpkin Picking 1/2 Pint Mug. But choosing which pumpkin to buy is no easy feat. There’s every shape and size imaginable: plump orange cushion-like pumpkins, knobbly pumpkins with stacks of personality and oversized pumpkins ready to turn into Cinderella’s coach. Transforming yours into a grinning lantern also takes time and care. (While cutting holes, scooping seeds and spooning out stringy pulp, spare a thought for how much labour by hand has also gone into the making of your hand-decorated tea mug!) All your hard work will be rewarded with a toothy-grinning pumpkin that will draw in the trick-or-treaters. Light the pumpkin and put the kettle on while waiting for the first vampire of the evening to arrive.