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| katmom |
Posted - May 26 2018 : 11:36:51 AM
Raise your hand if you are a Gnomeaholic!!!
In Europe, Gnomes (Zwerges, as we call them in Germany)
are popular residents in home gardens,, and I have noticed an increasing popularity now here in the U.S.
My mother and I have been know to 'steal' gnomes out of each others gardens.... lol!
my largest one hangs from a tree, while the others are nesteled amongst plants and flower pots. I even have a small 4" one on the window ledge by my desk... and some itty bitty ones tucked in my Orchid plants.
luv this guy,,, and so do the birds...
(notice the dark stuff on his hand,, yep, bird phoo)
>^..^<
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| katmom |
Posted - Jul 13 2018 : 10:16:43 PM
Sheila,, that explains your MJF name, VT Oma... I too was born in Germany, Stuttgart, and lived with my mom & grandparents aka Oma & Opa in Heilbronn... and yes Gnomes, or 'Zwergs' as we call them, are garden staples, as well as Gazing Balls.
>^..^<
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| VT Oma |
Posted - Jul 13 2018 : 06:30:16 AM
This is so much fun to read, I was born in Germany, Bavaria, love those Gnomes and as a child I can remember seeing the Smurf's which is their American name they were in Germany way before they came to TV here, and I was so happy when I could watch them on TV in the US. I need to get another one mine did not make it thru Vermont's winter and it broke, I will have to make sure when I get the new one I bring it inside for the winter.
Sheila
VT Oma |
| katmom |
Posted - Jun 30 2018 : 10:27:23 AM
Nicole, I too have a solar lite Gnome.. and yes,, they are such fun..
Gnomes are popular in Scandinavia & central Europe,, and what garden is complete with out a Gnome... or gazing ball... lol!
>^..^<
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| texdane |
Posted - Jun 28 2018 : 06:42:48 AM
My husband is from Denmark and they remind us of Scandinavia. I have one gnome in my veggie garden. He is a resin statue, so tacky he’s adorable! He’s holding a shovel as if to garden, and has a red hat. I did not know his hat has a solar lightbulb in it that charges in sunny days. Imagine my surprise when the garden was glowing at night! I love my little gnome.
Cute post! Love all the gnomes.
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Nicole
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Jun 23 2018 : 9:13:11 PM
Linda,
There are LOTS and LOTS of people in this area who use a wood pellet stove for heat in their homes. Very popular here!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
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| katmom |
Posted - Jun 23 2018 : 8:16:50 PM
Barb,,, your right! Gnome Elvis Stays,, hubby needs to know his place! snorks-n-giggles! just kidding...
>^..^<
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| HollerGirl56 |
Posted - Jun 21 2018 : 9:42:11 PM
PS---there is a Elvis ghomne in Rural King and my husband who hates Elvis said that is enough And I who love Elvis just said Well it is what it is.
Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain.===Sherrilyn Kenyon |
| HollerGirl56 |
Posted - Jun 21 2018 : 9:38:34 PM
I have several of these and I do love them but they do get tedious to paint and I am starting to hate them. Old age at 61 is setting in. Love yours and keep on painting!
Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain.===Sherrilyn Kenyon |
| katmom |
Posted - Jun 21 2018 : 9:33:56 PM
so,,, today while hubby and I are in town,,, hubby was driving,, I spotted a Gnome in a yard,, I say to my hubby, " babe, keep the motor running, I'll jump out and snag the Gnome and hop back in the car and then you drive off like a bat outta "you know where"...
my hubby gives me that, "have you lost your mind" look!!!
What? was I being unreasonable?????
lolololol!
>^..^<
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jun 21 2018 : 08:31:55 AM
Oh Grace my daughter loves gnomes. I just got her a new one to celebrate today, the first day of summer! I have my mom's dutch boy and girl that I need to paint and put back in the flower garden. They are closest things to gnomes I have.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
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| katmom |
Posted - Jun 20 2018 : 8:26:41 PM
Oh Krista,, one can never have enough gnomes... lol!
>^..^<
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jun 20 2018 : 1:45:58 PM
Wow that's a lot of gnomes! They are way cute and look fantastic in your garden.
Krista |
| quiltee |
Posted - May 29 2018 : 2:31:31 PM
CJ - We have a pellet stove grill for outside. I didn't know they had pellet stoves for inside.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| quiltee |
Posted - May 29 2018 : 2:30:48 PM
Love the gnomes.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - May 29 2018 : 2:16:26 PM
I love gnomes! I have a tiny one in the pot with my rosemary which is getting pretty big. And I have a much larger one sitting by my pellet stove in the house . . .he sits there all the time. He even wore a Santa hat for Christmas!
I haven't gotten any larger ones for outside yet ... trying to decide if I want to subject them to our intense, high altitude sunlight.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
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| katmom |
Posted - May 27 2018 : 5:58:29 PM
Gnomes keep popping up everywhere...
and..
and here...
and here too...
and here..
over here,,,
and in here,,,
and there...
and over here...
they just pop up everywhere... lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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| windypines |
Posted - May 27 2018 : 11:31:51 AM
I have a couple, but they are more naughty gnomes. LOL they do need a paint job too. hummm i better done that one of these days.
Farming in WI
Michele |
| quiltee |
Posted - May 27 2018 : 05:40:22 AM
I don't have any gnomes yet. I've seen a few I like, though. Hmmmmm - will have to see what I can find.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| katmom |
Posted - May 26 2018 : 6:40:58 PM
Dianna,, yepadoodle,, Gnomes and Gazing Balls,, no garden was complete with out them!
>^..^<
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| suny58 |
Posted - May 26 2018 : 5:24:44 PM
Raising my hand!! Joyfully! Being in Germany over 3 years on lo y deepened my love for those wonderful gnomes! My mother grew up with a German background and my husbands family so gnomes are a norm here! I would go on as many volksmarches as I could JUST TO SEE the many yards filled with those personable characters! They make me smile too! Mine need a little color as well Grace!
Farmgirl #7703
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
| katmom |
Posted - May 26 2018 : 11:39:23 AM
I will need to repaint the big guy,,, I usually have to touch him up every year,,
he is a good 2' tall and quit heavy.... but he always makes me smile...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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