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We just knew it had to be a gnomes dinner table. We decided to surprise the gnome and set it for him so that he could get straight into his hearty dinner on his return from collecting moss...
We found two bowls, a cup, a vase, a flower, two logs for seats, a comfy blue chair and a feather for shade.
We found a pot, a soup ladle and a dandelion flower as gnomes just adore dandelion soup.
We found a ball (apparently gnomes like to play soccer after dinner) and a couple of tiny pine cones to add their forresty fragrance.
And we enclosed it in a magic circle of berries.
We did sit, hidden, in the bushes, for quite a while afterwards, hoping we might see him but, alas, we didn't. K thought it was because T didn't quite get the hiding thing and kept making a noise saying he wanted the ball (or in T's language; 'BALL! BALL! BALL!) But I'm sure there was a happy gnome who arrived home to such a cozy feast... even if his soccer ball was missing!
We found a pot, a soup ladle and a dandelion flower as gnomes just adore dandelion soup.
We found a ball (apparently gnomes like to play soccer after dinner) and a couple of tiny pine cones to add their forresty fragrance.
And we enclosed it in a magic circle of berries.
We did sit, hidden, in the bushes, for quite a while afterwards, hoping we might see him but, alas, we didn't. K thought it was because T didn't quite get the hiding thing and kept making a noise saying he wanted the ball (or in T's language; 'BALL! BALL! BALL!) But I'm sure there was a happy gnome who arrived home to such a cozy feast... even if his soccer ball was missing!
13 comments:
That is a gorgeous table you set for the gnome! What fun K must have had! Thanks for sharing!!
That is lovely. What creativity! And what gifts nature give to us all.
Oh this is so delightful! It makes me just want to run out to the woods to see what we can find.
That is the perfect gnome table. So sweet.
Sweet! Lucky gnomes.
Adorable! Sounds like you guys had fun ...
I love posts like this! So beautiful and creative. :)
This is one of the sweetest posts ever. I can't wait til we can get out in nature and look for gnome feasts.
Just wanted to let you know that my kids loved your post so much, we created our own little fairy table for the leprechauns. Thank you for the inspiration! When you get a chance, stop by our blog to see the last two posts. :)
A wonderful idea!
Thanks so much for urging us to look for Magic in tiny places!
What a brilliant adventure...just the sort of thing we like to do....have you built a faery house for your house-brownie yet? I fear ours may have deserted us...I'm sure I'm not keeping the house tidy enough...*grin*
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Just had a chance to visit this wonderful story! Such a fascinating gesture!!!
Wonderful. It is indeed a gnome's table--it has got to be one.
We had a lovely fairy living in our backyard for the past two summers, but we believe she may have moved. Although we see signs of her it's not clear exactly to where in our yard she has relocated. She used to use the tiny fairy door at the base of our Maple tree, but when it began to dryrot I think she must have decided it was time to head out--Benjamin's dad was going to rebuild the door for her, but we just never got around to it. Hopefully we'll see signs of her next May's Eve...Dad should have had time to rebuild her door for her by that time. ;)
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