07 Oct 2006 09:49 pm
About MissGnomer
That’s my husband’s nickname for me. MissGnomer!
Believe it or not… I used to hate Gnomes. There, I’ve admitted it. I just couldn’t understand why anyone would want one of those ugly plastic little things in their yard. And then I saw “them”… the 3 cutest little ceramic garden gnomes on eBay. I found myself oddly attracted to them. I realized why I had not liked gnomes all along — it was because I had never seen a QUALITY gnome. Yes, quality gnome. Cheapo plastic gnomes just don’t cut it with me. A Gnome has to literally “speak to me” before I will adopt him or her (Yes, I have several females living in my garden as well.)
I kept going back and looking at the three original little ceramic gnomes I fell in love with. I became almost obsessed with them — I simply had to buy them and I did. Then I found myself looking at hundreds of Gnomes and wanting to learn more and more about them. Where did they originate? How many different kinds are there. The more I read about them, the more I came to love them.
I bought two books which drew me “in” even further.
Gnomes
&
Secrets of the Gnomes
by: Rein Poortvliet & Wil Huygen
These two books changed my outlook on Gnomes forever. Soon I became “addicted” to them. I bought the ”cute” ones I mentioned above and when they arrived in the mail I was so thrilled with them. I knew they had to have a special place in my garden. And that is how my Gnome Sanctuary began…
My very first “gnomescape”!
I’ve lost count of how many Gnomes I’ve adopted. I have some from as far away as Australia living in my magical garden. Each has his own individual style and special story about how he came to live in the Gnome Sanctuary in my yard…
And so I welcome fellow ”Believers”… who wish to share their gnoming stories and pictures for all to enjoy.
Gnome on!
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on 20 Nov 2008 at 5:38 PM 1.Lissa said …
Please Help me MissGnomer, if you can.
In May of 2007 my husband gave his mother a garden gnome for Mother’s Day. I have a photo of the gnome the day we gave it to her but am not sure how to post it. She passed away from breast cancer 4 days later. He has a narcissitic, evil sister-in-law who demanded that we not be allowed at the funeral, all other family memebers overrode that. So,later in retaliation, she destroyed the gnome, knowing how much it meant to my husband to have it back to remember his mother and our last visit. I have searched the internet to no avail. The store where we bought it refuses to tell the manufacturer, they said it was from western Canada. Can you help me post a picture of it and perhaps find another one for him? Desperate.
on 20 Nov 2008 at 11:07 PM 2.Mary said …
Hello Lissa;
I am so sorry to hear your husband lost his Mother to breast cancer - I know first hand how difficult it is to lose a parent.
And I am absolutely horrified that your sister-in-law chose to destroy the one thing your husband wanted the most to remind him of his Mom. It never ceases to amaze me how utterly evil and selfish people can be. I’m sure you and your husband were devastated all over again when she destroyed his Mom’s garden gnome.
I have found many gnomes for different people all over the world and I would love to help you too. Don’t worry about posting the picture here, I will email you and you can send it to me that way.
Stay tuned everyone — MissGnomer has work to do!
on 21 Nov 2008 at 1:45 AM 3.Lissa said …
Thank you MissGnomer.
I have replied with a photo via email. I can’t tell you how much replacing this particular gnome would mean to us. His birthday was today, Nov. 20. He got a gnome from one of our daughters, but it is a classic type, fishing, not remotely resembling his mom’s. He will cherish it as it is a gift of love from his child to him, but it won’t make up for the loss of the original.
Thank you for your time and attention in this matter.