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uarden gnomes also poosess special powers. These elfin ornaments date back to 1800 Germany, where they brought good luck and spiritual awareness to their owners. They were originally made from terra cotta, designed as indoor decorations and thought to be part of the collective unconscious. It was lifc» having a Buddha or Dalai Tama of your very own.
By the 1960s, gnomes lost their place in the home but not in the American heart. Plastics were taking over the world, and gnomes were massproduced. These little spiritual wonders started guarding gardens all over the world. My poor little gnome kept guard over our trailer for as long as he could, but the collective unconscious decided his powers were too great and so smote him in his finest hour. After he lost an arm in the tina of duty, I honored him with a more sheltered but equally noble position. He is now recovering while keeping watch in my entryway.
Speaking of perishing in the line of duty, the lawn jockey is actually a replica of a real little boy who played a great role in American history. It’s a very sweet story, really. Twelve-year old Jocko Graves wanted desperately to fight alongside Gen. George Washington in the Revolutionary War. Being the gentle heart that he was, , Washington could not bear to endanger so young a life, but also could not turn him away and dash his dreams. He gave
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