The REAL first sign of autumn for me is not the falling leaves or the return of the pumpkin spice latte: It is when I sit down to write our annual round-up of gourd and gourd-adjacent content. To quote McSweeney’s: It’s decorative gourd season, motherfuckers. That essay is like ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas for fall. With more swears. Crucially, you can buy a mug with those words on it.
In what is easily the opposite vibe, I also want to encourage everyone with a baby to buy them a cardigan that makes them look like the lil’ punkin that they are. The whole point of having a baby is that you get to dress them like a sweet little gourd!! Please send photos to your friends — we want to see little pumpkin babies.
And for those of us who have pets, maybe they need this toy that’s a pumpkin with a black cat hidden inside it, or just a little pumpkin sweater and matching hat of their own. (This is an equally autumnal, but perhaps less on the nose dog sweater. Look, I want your dog to have a cute sweater if it needs one!) Or maybe a beret for your pet that looks like a PUMPKIN PIE? Or this cat cave that looks like a pumpkin? It is so cute!
Okay, I’m going to stop shopping for animals now. For us humans: What better time for a pumpkin-shaped punchbowl? Or some velvet pumpkin pillows? Or some pumpkin earrings? Or a pumpkin-shaped gravy boat! Or a tablecloth covered in gourds? Let me encourage you to make your table-settings more thematic! Do you need a candle that looks very much like a gourd? What about this hand-painted birdhouse made out of a gourd?
Perhaps something here will catch your pumpkin-y fancy:
Like most websites, GFY uses affiliate links where available, and may benefit from brand partnerships. If you buy something using our links, we could earn a commission. Affiliate links help keep this website in business. Thank you for supporting us!
