 Wandering Gnome
A true story...
CAMBRIDGE CP -- When Gnorman the
garden gnome went missing in July, its owner Myra Plantz figured the little guy was the
victim of vandals and gone for good. But the garden ornament returned this weekend,
wearing a shiny new coat of paint and bearing gifts and photos from a recent trip that
apparently took him as far away as Cuba.
The gnome's return marked the end
of a light-hearted prank that included letters and postcards from the travelling lawn
ornament. "I never thought they'd come back, never dreamt this until I got the first
letter,'' said Plantz, of Queenston Road in Cambridge.
The letter said Gnorman -- who
had never had a name before -- was going to his "gnephew's gnuptials.'' After that,
he was going on a trip somewhere warm.
Soon after Gnorman disappeared,
the Plantzes got a postcard, saying he was having fun on his travels. He had met up with
his old friend Gnewman, the letter said, and they were both in Cuba.
When Gnorman reappeared on the
family's front lawn this weekend, he had a red bag with him, containing a garter belt,
sand and seashells; a photo album, and one final letter. And he wasn't alone. Gnewman, a
gnome the Plantzes had never seen before, was with him. "We found the souvenirs, then
the album,'' Plantz said.
Plantz said her neighbors have
been curious about the gnome gnappers.
Everyone wants to know who took Gnorman. |
There
is just something so soothing and calming sitting and watching the butterflies and
hummingbirds feeding on the flowers. It makes me feel very connected with nature -- where
we all came from. It's a very soulful feeling. 
