Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Diwali in the motherland
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Gnomeo & Juliet!
Saw the trailer for Gnomeo and JUliet last night - it looks adorable! Check out the imdb page here.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
A new gnome is born!
Marianna & Nicky came over for dinner last night, and during the course of many photo albums, discovered our fascination with gnomes. As luck would have it, we had a spare for just such an occasion and gifted the adorable couple their very own gnome!
They're still coming up with the perfect name, so stay tuned for more of his adventures!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Gnome books
My dear friend Kelly gifted me these wonderful books from the late 70s/early 80s a few years back, and I just uncovered these little treasures while sorting through some old books preparing to pack.
Apparently, gnomes were quite the fad back in the day and Kelly caught onto the craze, much like myself a good 20 years later ;)
From http://www.foundus.com/gnomes/books.htm:
Gnomes is the product of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen’s observation of the local gnome population in Holland. Until Gnomes was first published in Dutch in 1976, these friendly nocturnal creatures were only represented in folk lore; descriptions were often incomplete or simply inaccurate. Poortvliet and Huygen, having studied and interviewed gnomes for two decades, set out to fill this gap with their own encyclopedic tome.
Gnomes covers all areas of gnome culture, including architecture, education, courtship, medicine, industry, and relationships with other mythical creatures. Huygen’s sober descriptions are balanced by Poortvliet’s light-hearted portrayals of gnomes at work and at play. Thirty years later, this beautifully illustrated volume continues to engage and enchant readers of all ages.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Look what was in my Easter basket!
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