In March 2012, our 10″ garden gnome disappeared from the front yard. On the morning of Friday, May 4, he mysteriously reappeared on the front porch with a Mexican flag in his hand, a letter and a photo album of his travels. We learned that our gnome’s name is Dingledodger VonFefferhedge and he is 900 years old. He had been adventuring in Redding, California and Ensenada, Mexico to escape Oregon’s cold, boring winter. His journey included visits with Brunhilde the forest witch and two mariachi statues. (The bottom of Dingledodger’s plastic shoes—which reads “© 1994 Art Line Inc. ® Model No. 4030″—marks the date of his enslavement in China, not his birth.)
P.S. Having a traveling gnome prank played on us was great fun. The pranksters went all out, even giving Dingledodger his own Facebook and Google+ pages. According to Facebook, his birthday is October 12. Everyone needs more weird, random acts of kindness like this.
PEACE TO ME PALPITATING HEART!!! Surely me lords are enchanters, or conjurers of some ancient make! Ye do great kindness to yer humble lawn-servant. Methinks nothing, save the coining of some new and kingly onomatopoeia, fitting recompense. And I fain attempt such scholarly wordplay in the sight of so worthy a master. May your every nook, house beauty; and your every dell, stay the home of some kind faerie. AYE, a blessing upon ye!!
Thank you. It is a fine world that has magical creatures around every corner.
I must say, the Dingledodger was a fine travelling companion. It’s a wise and kindly old gnome you have, Ian. You should take him on your next road trip. 🙂
Indeed. I wonder if he has seen Seattle.