Here is a little recap of all the madness that
occurred at Cherie’s house during the month of August…
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Someone bring me coffee. I've been up since 4
o'clock thanks to unexpected guests - garden gnomes. The previous owner of our
house rented the yard space to the little buggers every 5 years for a
month-long retreat. She didn't bother to tell them she moved, so now I have
every shape and sized gnome imaginable setting up campsites outside my patio
door.
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When the gnomes took over my backyard, I thought
it'd be a pretty easy going crowd. Not so much. They want to be catered to and
pampered and seem to think I am responsible for their entertainment. Jones, my
technology brownie, has volunteered to be their activities director. I have to
go now... we are heading outside to turn my daughter's kiddie pool into a gnome
hot tub.
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Well, Jones tried the picnic suggestion today
with the gnomes. She invited a group of sylphs who are visiting the meadow and
sweet-talked a quartet of bullfrogs into helping keep an eye on the
festivities. Things went pretty well until one of the Geyser gnomes broke out
several dozen bottles of dandelion wine. The sylphs ran off after some naughty
gnomes got a bit handsy and we had to construct a drunk holding area until the
lot of them sobered up. Thank goodness the bullfrogs were here to help Jones
corral the trouble makers.
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Jones is busy getting the Gnome Olympics
organized. We think it's going to turn out great. I am in charge of the
"outdoor theater" that will be running in my garage later tonight.
First flick will be "The Princess Bride" and now I have to find
something for the second half of the double-feature...
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Hard at work on new art pieces, but finding it
difficult to concentrate with the Gnome Olympics happening in my backyard.
Today Jones has them competing in garden hose rodeo and toad lifting.
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Won't have the final stats on the Gnome Olympics
until next week since they have a few more events, but Jones and I are excited
that some lady gnomes will be joining us for the remainder of the gnome
retreat! Today's competitions are toad tobogganing down the slip and slip, toadstool jumping, and grass blade javelin throw.
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I have to hand it to the male gnomes, those guys
are up for anything. When Jones told them that the ladies were coming and we'd
have some special activities for them, they wanted in. Everyone is enjoying
full-body earthworm massages, mud pie facials, and minnow foot treatments.
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The co-ed gnome retreat heated up last night with
a soup cook-off between the males and the females. The tree sprites from the
meadow stopped in to be our official judges. The winners of the golden spoon
were..... the men! The chunky potato, turnip, and leek soup they threw together
was outstanding. The lady gnomes made a tomato, basil, and onion soup that was
tasty, but not quite as good.
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More gnome tomfoolery! Got a "cheeky"
surprise when I opened my blinds last night to check on the bonfire and
sing-along. A row of 10 little behinds were pressed up against my glass patio
door. Yep, they mooned me.
·
My brownie told
me who the culprits were and they received a surprise dose of Pop Rocks
sprinkled in their salads tonight. They weren't too happy, but declared us
even.
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Do you hear that? No? That is the sound of
silence! When I arrived home from the faire last night all of our little gnome
friends were gone. They left the yard immaculate - actually better than when they
arrived. Jones, my brownie, was supervising the exodus and said that those yard
gnomes did a little landscaping as a thank you for hosting their get-together.
I'll miss the little buggers, but am glad to have a break!
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