Finally, a Mystery is solved!

 

Remember when I wrote that Tuesday postings would be updates on the renovation of our Mid-Century Modern beauty, Miss Money Pitt?  Well, I obviously haven't kept my word as most Tuesdays have just been 'regular' posts.

Today one mystery (of the many that revolve around our faded belle) has been solved.  Look closely at this photo taken in our backyard rock garden:

Pay particular attention to the center of the picture.

What do you see?

You're right - it's the entrance to a gnome home!
 

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 After running across an interesting article on gnomes I researched a little more and am now convinced that the mysterious happenings in our yard are related to these tiny, fascinating, woodland people.

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Miss Money Pitt backs up to a 90 acre preserve.  Living on the fringe of the forest we see many enchanting and unexplainable occurrences.  Since moving in we've noticed that things on our patio get moved around without either of us touching them; we've also observed small trails carved through the woods and mushrooms that seem to glow from tiny lanterns.

 

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In 1976, Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen published an absorbing book titled Gnomes.  Before their book was printed the only information (mostly inaccurate) on gnomes was gathered from folk lore and legends.

Poortvliet and Huygen, both from Holland, interviewed hundreds of gnomes over a 20 year period.  The result?  The definitive tome on gnomes with the most accurate and up-to-date information ever printed.


 As you can see from the book's illustrations, gnomes live a
simple yet traditional life under the protection of ancient trees.

 

Gnomes are extremely self-sufficient and are practitioners of the

organic arts, wasting little of the natural resources that surround them.

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Myths abound about gnomes but most authorities agree that they live an average of 400+ years, credit their longevity to vegetarianism, have an incredible sense of direction, can smell 17 times better than humans, and are not tone deaf.

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A Little Fur in the Paint
Gnomes are mischievous, play tricks on each other, and think
that ceramic and plastic garden gnome decorations are hilarious. 


So if you suspect that you might be living with gnomes
please be courteous and kind to them.  After all, they've
probably been in your backyard for hundreds of years.

P.S. If you should have the opportunity to interact with a
gnome don't mention trolls.  Things could get ugly.