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Gnomes in the Garden

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My poor husband. I’ve been having fun torturing him with the thought of our garden being filled with gnomes – everywhere! LOL Don’t get me wrong. We both enjoy the cute little fellows but I’ve been teasing my poor man with the idea of hundreds of gnomes placed throughout our garden beds.

I think he might be starting to dream of gnomes.

To back up my little trick on my unsuspecting husband I went looking for sites about gnomes and I found a really good one. There’s quite the assortment of garden gnomes and information at PhenomeGNOME. I love this site! It’s chalk full of everything gnome.

There’s a Gnome forum where you can chat with other gnome lovers and collectors, Gnome Gallery that you can send photos of your gnomes to, perhaps with a story about your gnome. Another interesting feature of this site is the Gnome guide where you can learn the history of gnomes- both fact and fiction. For example did you know that by most accounts, gnomes originated in the icy vastnesses of Scandinavia.

There’s even a brand new Gnome blog called MissGnomer’s Blog. MissGnomer used to hate Gnomes until she discovered ceramic gnomes. She purchased a few of them and her fascination grew until she wanted to know everything there was to know about gnomes from their history to lore.

Vintage German gnome If you love gnomes you must visit this site. You can read about the history of german garden gnomes along with the story of one of the first garden gnome creators August Heissner. If I were to start collecting gnomes, and I’m just saying, I think I’d want to collect some of the vintage beauties like I saw at PhenomeGNOME. There gorgeous!

Naughty Gnome I quite enjoyed the Naughty Gnome page on this site. My husband has a wicked sense of humor and I think he might go for one of the naughty gnomes. Perhaps we’d be able to move on from there and get one or two more “tasteful” gnomes if we got a humorous one first. I’m sure some of you have seen naughty gnomes or perhaps you even have one or two of your own. They just make me laugh.

I’d love to find a bobble head gnome. Now that would be cool. It would also be a gnome that could travel with you if you kept it in the car. You could travel from place to place and take pictures of it at famous or scenic location just as some people do with their garden gnomes.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention PhenomeGNOME welcomes visitors to submit stories about their passion for gnomes, how they got started with gnomes, and stories about what you do with your gnomes – such as keeping one at the office or taking one on trips with you. You’re also invited to share photos of your gnomes or collection. I think they’d eventually like to have a photo gallery of gnomes from all over the world.

So, should I stop torturing my husband with the thought of hundreds of gnomes throughout the garden or should I let it rest for a while? I think I might bug him for a little while longer.






Your cell phone can save you money

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Have you ever though of using your cell phone to save you money? No? I really hadn’t either. Most of the time my mobile phone ends up costing me more money than I want it to thanks to roaming charges etc. To my surprise, I found a way that my cellphone can save me money and I thought I’d share it with my readers.

When I was exploring the internet I came across a company called Cellfire. This company offers a free application that you can download onto your cellphone. Once you install the software onto your mobile you’ll have access to hundreds of coupons from well know stores, restaurants and places of entertainment such as TGI Friday’s, Hollywood Video, Bath and Bodyworks and many more. Does that sound like a great offer? If it does Get Your Free Copy of Cellfire to Start Saving Today! You could also simply send a text message to 22888 in order to quickly download Cellfire to your cell phone.

It seems like it’s very easy to use. Once you’ve downloaded the application to your phone you can access the program and browse through the coupons right on your mobile. When you’ve found a coupon that you’d like to use simply show the coupon on your mobile to the cashier where you are purchasing the item. It’s that easy! No more clipping coupons and then forgetting them at home.

Use Bidnapper to win your Ebay auctions

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I occasionally visit Ebay and check out the various items that are being sold there. Sometimes you can find some really good deals on garden ornaments, tools, and even solar or wired lighting for the garden.

I’ve only ever won a bid once! Luckily I just came across a software program called auction sniper that works by delivering bids to Ebay auctions at the last minute in a process called “snipping”. If I decide to use this software I’ll have a better chance of winning the auctions on items that I would really like to purchase.

The website offers a free 15 day trial of Bidnapper. If you enjoy bidding on auctions frequently you might be interested in purchasing a subscription with the company for as low as $6.95 per month or $46.95 for a years service. Subscriptions give you unlimited bidding for one, three, six or twelve months. Unlimited bidding means there are no restrictions on the number of bids you can place, or auctions you can win. Charges are not based on a percentage of your winning bid, as with other services.

Your username with be protected from searches by your competition, and you’ll be able to hold prices down by not bidding throughout the auction. You can even change or delete your bids without any hassle.

The dynamics of online auctions have been studied by University researchers in economics, mathematics, and physics, and the research has shown that experienced bidders who participate in “late bidding” are often successful in their attempts to secure auction items. If you’re an “Ebay Junkie” Bidnapper might be perfect for you.

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