If only my wee hands could hold it, I could be a lot more productive with an axe of this size.
Category: work
Wall building
I did my best helping to lift stones into the wall. Though, I am much better suited for scraping the pea shingle back into place around the base.
Gnown to help
Gnomes aren’t typically the most helpful in business situations, but I am an excellent note taker during brainstorming sessions. A full sheet of A4 paper is too large to manage and Post-Its are just the right size.
"Pick" of the day
Designer gnome
I recently got to visit Westerwald who has been working in London at the design consultancy, Prospect. It isn’t all grind and deadlines, since the city has such a nice network of parks. Westy has a great collection of Motown CDs, and as you can see, doesn’t shy away from demonstrating “The Shovel”. Other aspiring… Continue reading Designer gnome
Caught Speeding
Garden gnomes are all about safety and though we rarely come across vehicles in the woods and gardens, apparently some of us have been put into service to help alert motorists to speed traps. I would rather support safety than try to foil the Garda, but there you are … South African police officials are… Continue reading Caught Speeding
Careful with that axe, Eugene
My little pickaxe came in handy helping my host family demolish a shed on the property. I’m a bit too small to move the larger stones, but made myself useful working away at the rendering. It was almost too funny when we all broke into the Seven Dwarfs song. “Hi ho. Hi ho …”
In bloom
The lilies finally bloomed that I have been tending behind my master’s house.
Gnomeconomics 101
I’ve accepted a post teaching Gnomeconomics at a local University. I’m learning so much from the students. The facilities, however, could be more suited to small-folk like myself. I understand “vertically-challenged” isn’t completely recognized by the state, but it is a liability for me hopping from desk to desk and standing on the overhead projector.
Snail’s pace
You may not think we gnomes need to put up with a lot of job pressure. You need to have patience in order to survive within a garden environment.