Mr. Pumpkin Head

Poor Mr. Pumpkin Head has been ravaged by nocturnal vandals!


Mr. Pumpkin Head has been traveling with us since he joined us at the Garlow reunion in October. He held a position on the front dash of the coach for most of that time as it was too warm to set him outside. We enjoyed his company and studious looks he gave through the reading glasses perched on his nose.

He came to life by the creative efforts of Darwin Gates who is a cousin of Barbara. He explained how he made the heads which we thought quite unique. The nose, eyebrows and mustache were made by chewing gum and when he was finished chewing he would fashion the shape he wanted and stick it on the pumpkin and paint accordingly.

Now that the outside temperatures have moderated here in Needles, CA, we decided to place Mr. Pumpkin Head out on the patio so that everyone in the park could enjoy his company! Unfortunately the first night some creature with a fetish for chewing gum took his nose! The second night he lost his left eyebrow and last night he lost his mustache leaving him a forlorn shadow of his former self!

We find it comforting to notice that with all of his problems, he appears to retain his jovial demeanor. It seems that it will take more than a nocturnal vandal to get the best of Mr. Pumpkin Head!