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Here's Gardenomy checking out a new hat!

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Here's Gardenomy checking out a new hat!

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What would you call them?

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Gamey (He / Him) is sure to make lots of friends. As his name suggests, Gamey loves games and sports of all sorts. Want to play cards or football, gamey is your Gnome.

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Flutter (They / Them) is new to our community. They love butterfly spotting and their hat is always covered with butterflies!

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Here's Kindly with Ben 'gnomming' a scavenger spot 

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Here's Kindly with Ben 'gnomming' a scavenger spot 

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Rusty, Birdie, Rapunzly, Bookie and Curly all came along to the scavenger hunt!

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We have gathered our gnomes Rusty, Birdie, Bookie, Springy, Rapunzly, Curly, Sneezy, Seawee, and Fixie!

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We have gathered our gnomes Rusty, Birdie, Bookie, Springy, Rapunzly, Curly, Sneezy, Seawee, and Fixie!

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We have gathered our gnomes at the Melnick residence, temporary home of Sneezy and Seawee! They conquered the playset and explored the woods, and in the end they defeated a great force of evil: Jacob with a sugar rush!

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We made Easter egg gnomes today in Transfigurations!

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We made Easter egg gnomes today in Transfigurations!

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Here are some gnomes to color!

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Earthy wants us to take care of Planet Earth!

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Earthy wants us to take care of Planet Earth!

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This week's challenge is to take a walk with your gnomes out in the nice weather. Take a plastic bag and pick up any litter you find around. Don't forget to take a photo of your gnome and share it with us!

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Let us know if you want to know how to make your own

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Sewie was "sew" happy to get and receive Valentines.

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Wintery with the gnome Valentines he received and one he sent.

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Gardenomy found underwater gnome homes - I wonder who could live there? Gner-maids!

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I love this heart shaped picture of our Council of Gnomes

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I love this heart shaped picture of our Council of Gnomes

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Sandee was our last Gnome to be adopted. I'm so glad he got to stay with Marjorie

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Your next challenge is to take a photo of your gnome in front of a famous picture or magical background. Prof Abby took this photo of harmony in front of a picture on her laptop - she used a piece of felt to cover the keyboard.

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Lacy & Pinkie reading their cards from the CofGs

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Lacy & Pinkie reading their cards from the CofGs

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Googly’s many eyes are AMAZED by Sneezy’s artistic card! Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Googly’s many eyes are AMAZED by Sneezy’s artistic card! Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Here's Sandee enjoying himself in his very own Sandbox!

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It's a custom among Gnomes to share messages of love and care on February 14th, in honor of Valentine the Gnome, who lived in the Italian city of Pisa and who wrote the second gnommish principle, 'Kindness is Everything.'

Unfortunately Valentine died by falling from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa on Feb 14th, 1209 while trying to send homing pigeons carrying messages of love to all 571 gnomes in the city. Ever since that fateful day, Gnomes have remembered Valentine by sharing messages of kindness and compassion with each other.

In order to keep this tradition going your gnome challenge this week is to help your gnome create and send a valentine card to another gnome in our community.
You should have received an email letting you know which Gnome to send your card to, if you didn't get one let me know. And don't forget to share any cards you get on here - we'd love to see them.

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James built the city of Jericho and we had four gnomes - Snowy, Lacy, Pinkie and Sandy - walk around the city, just like the Israelites

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Have you seen this Gnome?

Leafy has gone missing! Reward offered for anyone who helps us find him again.
About 8" high
675 years old
Long brown beard
Affinity for trees and woods
Likes Disco dancing

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Here's Wintery and Snowy out on Cook's Pond with the youth group, wishing they'd bought their skates

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Curly and Rapunzly hang out with our cat, Teddy!

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Curly and Rapunzly hang out with our cat, Teddy!

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Curly and Rapunzly love talking with our cat, Teddy, who also enjoys Rapunzly's long hair.

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Rusty and Birdie demonstrating how Moses and God created the commandments.  

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Rusty and Birdie demonstrating how Moses and God created the commandments.  

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Birdie is God, flying in the sky and helping Moses (Rusty) make new rules for their people.
Rusty is Moses, the leader and co-creator of the commandments.
Side note: Teddy, the cat, helped by not knocking over the mountain.

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Curly and Rapunzly acting out "Noah's Ark"

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Curly and Rapunzly acting out "Noah's Ark"

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Curly and Rapunzly asked some friends to join for the acting of the Noah's Ark scene from the bible. Both of them are kind of dramatic, though...

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Upendo met up with some of Wintery's friends.

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Upendo met up with some of Wintery's friends.

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Here's Elias, Zofia, Stary and Summery demonstrating our second principle of Gnommism: Kindness is Everything

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Ears are for listening principal of Gnomism

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Ears are for listening principal of Gnomism

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In the picture, Rusty is somehow making it through Birdie's speech about reproduction in the common cardinal. He sure is learning a lot!

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I drew a picture of Rusty to hang in his new Gnome Home!

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I drew a picture of Rusty to hang in his new Gnome Home!

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I haven't showed him yet so it's a surprise, but I'll give it to him on Sunday and when he wakes up he'll walk out of his bedroom and see it hanging by his drum set!

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Curly's favorite principle is Helping Nature! Rapunzly likes every bit of Gnomism and can't decide anything but to help Curly with her job!

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Curly welcomes Rapunzly into her new home!

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Curly welcomes Rapunzly into her new home!

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Rapunzly is greeted with a warm welcome from Curly to help her ease into her new home! Curly shows her around the house, the best hide-and-seek spots and lovely views of the living room!

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The Wilander house Gnomes have come together to discuss a serious problem; Not enough mischief!

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The Wilander house Gnomes have come together to discuss a serious problem; Not enough mischief!

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Because the Wilander Kids are so awesome and well behaved, Springy, Bookie, Rusty, Birdie, Rapunzly, and Curly have gathered to hatch a plan of mischief with their cunning and knowledge! Bookie is also launched into a detailed explanation of Chinese Proverbs and their meanings.

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Choosing some Doggie fashion items! So many to choose from.

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Gardenomy waiting patiently in line at the Post Office

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Gardenomy waiting patiently in line at the Post Office

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Here's Gardenomy keeping his 6 ft distance from others with Miss Ada Cooney

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Below I included a video tour of his beautiful new estate.

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Curly with her siblings: Scratchy, Frizzy, and Blondie.

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Curly with her siblings: Scratchy, Frizzy, and Blondie.

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Scratchy and Frizzy live in Paris!! Curly is learning French to communicate with them, and Blondie is in Norway. The Gnomish Sage might know a few phrases to teach her.

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It might be a little hard to see on that photo, but Bookie has a nice, two room home! It's filled with books and made with the latest technology in Legos and K'nex. Bookie might even end up with small cannon and a target for some physical activity! Bookie, Rusty and Curly love to play in the bookshelf. On a different note, I might make Bookie a secret room so that he is not always in plain sight!
- Miles Wilander, Keeper of the Books and Guardian of Bookie, the Gnommish Sage.

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Our gnomes love to snuggle on the sofa and watch Harry Potter!

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Sunny and Woodsie are now safely at home with Wren

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Miss Ada Cooney found a book all about Gnomes written in Dutch. here's an extract.

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Gardenomy helping Miss Ada Cooney with some gardening

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Gardenomy helping Miss Ada Cooney with some gardening

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I've recently made Curly a new Gnome home! She has a balcony on her roof and a pool in the backyard.

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Here's Gardenomy in his favorite place outside in the garden

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Jingly in his Jingle Bell Sleigh

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Stary and Elias discussing the game of golf.

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Stary and Elias discussing the game of golf.

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Golf is Stary's favorite game

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Summery reading the Book of Gnome in her hammock

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Summery reading the Book of Gnome in her hammock

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Summery looks so cozy in there!

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Zofia has made Summery a hammock to sleep in - I'm sure Summery is lying in that hammock dreaming of summer!

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Someone made Snowgnomes! can't wait for the next snowfall.

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I had so much fun making a home for Rosie that I want to make another gnome home. Here is my blueprint for what it will look like. It will be made out of a flower pot and flower pot tray. I love to paint so it'll be fun to decorate it!

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I think that Rosie is enjoying her new home! It has pink on it just like her and flowers too. I made it out of two orange juice cartons that I cut up and glued cardboard onto.

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I thought that Bookie might like it if I put him in the bookshelf, so I did. I will extent the shelf to make it a real home for Bookie. If I remember to, I will upload a photo of him when the renovations are complete. I think that I might also post a photo of Bookie with Rusty and Curly, since they are all in the same house.

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I think Rusty really likes the new shelf I added!  On it there is "The Book of Gnome" and his little name tag thing.  The block on the back is a yoga block wrapped in a red blanket, or a gnome couch.

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Dignity for all Gnomes

Kindness is everything

Differences make life interesting

Seek knowledge

Ears are for listening

Create Harmony

Guard the Earth

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Prismie has the most amazing earrings. If you meet her mention the earrings and she’ll love you forever.

Make sure she’s surrounded by lots of light.

Rainbows are her favorite thing. Her favorite book at the moment is Not Quite (G)Narwhal

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Bubbly Gnome is the life and soul of any Gnome party. He’s an extrovert and loves telling jokes and playing practical jokes on other Gnomes.

The Morrow family will need to be careful as strange things may happen at home!

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Bookie, Seawee, Sneezy, Flamey, Googly, Curly, and Fixie being adopted by Miles, Jacob, Caroline, Ava, Snap, Amelia and Andy!

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Paintee loved being in our Transfiguration Classroom among the paints.

As you can tell from the paint in his beard he loves to create pictures with paint, markers and crayons.

Give Paintee a paintbrush and some paints and he’ll be happy as a (g) narwhal in a (g)net.

Friends with Fixie

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Here's Elias and Zofia adopting their gnomes - Stary and Summery

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Here's Elias and Zofia adopting their gnomes - Stary and Summery

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Note the matching hats!

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Earthy Gnome loves to be outside in the garden. He cares deeply about the Earth, its flora & fauna & he understands the interconnections between everything. He here is in First U's garden.

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Sign up here to adopt a gnome.
The Council of Gnomes has let us know that their Gnomes need help. The work on the Courthouse next door is progressing rapidly and they will be forced to leave at the end of December. We've decided to help & offer places for Gnomes in our homes.

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Harmony not only loves to sing but also works to keep the peace in the Gnome community, recognizing that peace, liberty and justice for all Gnomes will only come when every Gnome feels heard and valued for who they are. Harmony loves her long hair & indigo hat. She is a vital part of the Council of Gnomes.

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We found a letter written in Gnomish. Can you translate it using the key on the right

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Gnomish is an ancient text far older than English. In fact, the Egyptians copied their idea for hieroglyphs from gnomish. Write a message in Gnomish and send to to our Gnomes?

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Smiley uses they / them pronouns and believes in accepting people just as they are. They love yellow and always wear a yellow hat.

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Nosey isn't called nosey because of the size of his nose, it's because he loves being curious and asking questions. Because he's always asking questions he is very wise & knowledgable. He loves our Magical Chest of Wonder & Wisdom and can't wait to discover each new story on Sunday. His favorite color is green.

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Kindly Gnome believes in treating everyone with Kindness. Her favorite color is orange and she always wears an Orange hat

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Gnomes aren’t born they are transformed from stones. A gnome is created whenever a Gneiss (pronounced ‘nice’) stone has sunlight and rain drops fall on it at the same time on either the  winter or summer solstice.   This doesn’t happen very often so new Gnomes are only created very occasionally. In fact the youngest gnome in our Gnome Community is called Baby Gnome and he is 123 years old.

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A member of the Council of Gnomes and representing the fifth Gnomish principle - "Ears are for listening." She has a blue hat and big ears and believes in listening to the voices of all Gnomes. She thinks that everyone should have a say in the things that are important to them.

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The Gnomes have been living in the Courthouse, which is now being renovated to provide homes for humans. So, the Gnomes need to find another safe space to live. They’ve been watching the goings on at the Wiogora Castle of Wonder & Wisdom and the First Unitarian Church for some time and they decided perhaps it might be a safe space for them to set up home.

Gnomes are generally suspicious of humans. They have been persecuted, kicked and made fun of for centuries but they are also willing to work with humans if they feel they can be trusted.

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- believes that every Gnome has worth – that means every Gnome is important. He always wears a Red Hat

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Gnomes are capable of great magic. They can move heavy stones and they were the ones who formed Stonehenge 5000 years ago to help them monitor the movements of the sun, moon and stars and develop a calendar to find the most magical days of the year.

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Worthy’s community of gnomes fled to Ireland to escape persecution but when the potato famine happened in Ireland the Gnomes, who look a little like potatoes under their hats, were blamed for cursing the crops and so they smuggled themselves away on a ship sailing to America.

They settled in Worcester in about 1849 and found a home in the Courthouse next door to the Castle when the Courthouse was left empty in 2007.

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Worthy Gnome loves music but is a little hard of hearing, that's why he's so close to the organ.

Worthy is Head of the Council of Gnomes, being the community’s oldest Gnome. He is about 6000 years old. He was created, in Somerset, England and lived with a gnome community deep within the cave system that we now call Cheddar Gorge.