He carried a silver hookah, a dagger, a sword, and a carved knife tied to his waist. The mojris on his feet had red embroidery.

Some people say, 'I can't make pastry, I'm too heavy-handed.'

I had to retrain my eye to spot the particular dangers over here in sandland, London said.

Last year's winner weighed in at 604.5 pounds, grown by a Vermont pumpkineer.