Switzerland is as stunningly beautiful as the tourist brochures suggest and we have been enjoying noticing all the differences between here and Britain. Some things aren’t so very different though. The Swiss are as keen, if not keener, than us about gardening, with every house sporting magnificent window boxes, neat rows of vegetables, apple trees and lots of gnomes. This incredibly design conscious nation apparently has the odd lapse in taste.
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That is hilarious!
i love these gnomes, esp the swim trunks one on the front. what a hoot!
Very cool. Scary in a (good) way!
How big are those? They look tiny but I’m thinking maybe they belong in a garden?
When I saw the related link below it (Swiss Cheese) all I could think was “Cheesy”
My brother just came back from that area, and was telling me all about the obsession with these little creatures. Weird huh!
Oh I love gnomes. Perhaps I have Swiss ancestors? I have two in my garden who are actually completely legless (literally) and propped up against the tree but I cannot bear to throw them away!
You’re the second person this summer to rave about Switzerland, need to plan a visit soon. Nothing wrong with the odd gnome
Oh man. I secretly covet these red-hat-smurfs for my own garden. If I traveled to Switzerland, I guess I’d have quite a heavy bag coming back!
This reminds me of a couple of photos I posted last Thanksgiving…photos of lots of little ceramic Pilgrims taken at a souvenir shop in Plymouth, MA (quite near Plymouth Rock).
This photo gives me the same sort of chuckle!
Cute gnomes. I love Switzerland, my grandmother is from Ticino.