Jillinda Falen is a retired military spouse and has lived in Middle Georgia since 1998. She is a mother and grandmother and was born in Cincinnati. Jillinda has been a REALTOR with Landmark Realty for 18 years and an antique dealer since the late 1980’s. She owns Sweet Southern Home Estate Liquidations and is a member of the Perry Area Historical Society. She has been affiliated with the Antiques department at the Georgia National Fair for over 20 years. Jillinda enjoys hiking with her husband and enjoying her family and friends. She has been writing for the Houston Home Journal since 2006 and has also appeared in several other antique publications and was privileged to interview the appraisers from the Antiques Roadshow when they were in Atlanta. She also enjoys hearing from her readers!
I love the old paper pulp pumpkins that were popular in the 1930's. These "lanterns" had the consistency of egg cartons and had tissue paper over the the eyes, nose and mouths of the pumpkins.