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Gnome Management in the Garden

6:00 pm

An evening pause: On this date why not some silliness?

Hat tip Diane Zimmerman

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On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.

 
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7 comments

7 comments

  • danae
    April 1, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    Omigosh, there were two of these things in our fern garden last fall!

    Defoliating trees! I’ve never heard their chatter before, but if it could be recorded and played back at slow speed, we might be able to determine what else they plan to do!

    Thanks for these tips on gnome control!

  • Blair Ivey
    April 1, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    I would have liked to have seen more explanation of the gnomenclature to aid in identifying the various species. I also wonder how effective statues of the Virgin Mary are in gnome control.

  • wodun
    April 1, 2015 at 11:16 pm

    Best not to let them get a foothold outside because then they start working their way in the house and then you can kiss your underwear goodbye.

  • Tom Biggar
    April 2, 2015 at 3:30 am

    If I had submitted that I would have used a gnome de plume.

  • PeterF
    April 2, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    Thankfully the English variety are not as industrious as the Alaskan breed, (Originally discovered near Nome). There is some speculation that the Alaskan variety have interbred with the northern Sinterclaus elves…

  • pzatchok
    April 2, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    I have a far more vigorous for of control.

    PUULLL!!!!!!!! BOOOOMMMM!!!!

  • PeterF
    April 3, 2015 at 11:22 am

    So Gnome control is similar to gun control? – Breath out, hold, front site, squeeze…

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