Gnomes Gnomes Everywhere.....

Have you noticed: gnomes are popping up everywhere and gaining some of the same limelight as frogs have enjoyed for years, and that owls have gained during the last couple of years.

I have always thought that the travelling gnome in the movie "Amélie" was really funny - I always enjoy watching that movie as it brings back so many memories from Paris and especially the Montmartre area.

Here's my little secret: I have always found garden gnomes to be the ugliest thing ever. Yes, I dare to reveal it, because then you will realise, why I started lauging hysterically loud on an domestic airplane in the US, where the following was displayed in a SKYMALL magazine:

The flight attendants got really curious about the source of my laughter and one of them laughed so hard, that tears emerged from her eyes crying...it caught on to all the other passengers who spotted great practical joke potential :o)

But even though they are the ugliest things, it does no mean that they can not be fun/entertaining/nice to look at - guess it depends on the way the gnome is presented. Just look inside this card that Torico made (the link takes you right to the page where she posted her card: front and inside) - wow getting a card like that, would really make me feel special, as this is a stunning card:

There you have it: Ugly can be fun, entertaining and nice :o) Sometimes new angle on things helps you realise it.