Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Garden Objects Revisited, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Holly---

That link you sent was too funny!!! I can't believe the announcer held a straight face for the whole video--SO serious and convincing....

NOW!!!! AHEM! You will all have to bear with me--for that link awakened in me many things I wanted to share with you all as well.....Hang in there.....

I have all 3 books on "Gnomes"--and they are full of believable, insane, fantasy-filled facts about their lives.....
BUT! OH--so believable! These books are amazing!
Here--from the book "Gnomes"--text by Will Huygen--pictures by Rien Poortvliet----Library of Congress Card #--77-82805. English translation copyright--1977.

Such as:

--The adult male Gnome weighs 300 grams--adult female. 250-275 gms. The average height--without the
red, pointed cap- is 15cm.

--The average lifespan of a Gnome is 400 years.....They reach their sexual maturity at about 200 years...

--The Gnome is 7 times stronger than man

--The Gnome keeps track of his age through an acorn planted in the ground on his day of birth.
Gnomes visit their Birthday Tree yearly on Midsummers Eve. Sometimes they live under the tree, so
they can check on their age--when in doubt.

--The Gnome starts building his house 15-20 years before his marriage, looking for a spot in the Garden or Woods
where lichen or beard moss grow--as this indicates clean air.

--A wedding for a Gnome couple takes place under the Bride's Birthday Tree. It always occurs under a full Moon.
The Honeymoon couple spend their nights in hollow tree trunks--rabbit holes--or uninhabited bird's nests.

--Usually, a pair of twins is born from the union. Pregnancy lasts 12 months. Children are breast-fed for
several years.

--There are many types of Gnomes. The Woodland Gnome--the Dune Gnome--The Garden Gnome (we know
them too well....), The Farm Gnome, The House Gnome, and the Siberian Gnome.

To my happiness--I have several Gnomes inhabiting my home. Some of these have been here for years!!!
I don't mind them--as it is believed to bring good luck if you have a Gnome in your house....They chose ME!!!

In my home--they hide all over....but now and then i catch them here and there.....Gocha!!!
Here are a pair of them hiding by a pretend rock on my windowsill....