“We knew it wasn’t your typical adolescent runaway situation”, said Dana Belcher, owner of The Lodge at Jackson Village, where Longfellow has resided happily for the last six years. “But we had to wait the requisite 48 hours to file the report.”
Longfellow, the unofficial Mayor of Jackson’s celebrated Pumpkin People, went missing sometime after lunch on Tuesday. Guests at The Lodge said he seemed ‘calm but reflective’ Tuesday morning, and some said they had seen him sitting on the stone bench down near the river just before noon.
“I think something was definitely on his mind,” said Mark Butternut, a Lodge guest from Farmington, Massachusetts. “Don’t hold me to it, but he seemed like a pumpkin that had a mission.” A local resident who asked to remain anonymous, said it ‘seemed unlikely he would stay away long, it being so close to October 1, the Official return of the Pumpkin People in Jackson.’
Residents and guests in the Mount Washington Valley area have been asked to keep their eye out for Longfellow. He is a tall, literary-looking fellow, last seen wearing blue pants and a checkered shirt. Anyone knowing of his whereabouts, or seeing a pumpkin fitting this description is urged to report him to the Missing Pumpkin Bureau immediately.
Umm..is this for real or just a joke or both? I'm so laughing right now...forgive me...and tell Ichabod that the headless horseman wants his pumpkin back...oh goodness!!! Okay...no seriously...do you have some sort of Pumpkin Fest at the Lodge? So cool!!! Oh, pumpkin puree is GREAT as a thickener in homemade chili...and I don't like to cook...so when I give a nice comment, you can take it to heart ;) :) :) Extra love and hugs to you all...and special pumpkin prayers for Longfellow Pumpkin, Heather :)
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