~*~ Griswold the Traveling Gnome ~*~

As Anthony & Kim were walking through the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania, they happened upon a poor little Garden Gnome. This Garden Gnome was sad because he didn’t want to spend his life on a shelf or in a garden. Tears flowed as he spoke about how the other gnomes shunned him when he spoke of his dream to travel the world.

Anthony & Kim felt bad for the poor little gnome and decided to do something about it. For a minimal adoption fee, he became part of so many people’s lives. Anthony & Kim pondered over what to name the new family addition. After some deliberation, they settled on Griswold. Anthony & Kim told Griswold that he would be traveling the world with them, as well as some of their other friends. He’d be going from the East Coast to the West Coast. From Hawaii to Madrid and so many places in between. They promised to take pictures of his adventures to show the other gnomes that dreams DO come true.

And Griswold the Traveling Gnome was happy at last.

I welcome you to have a cup of coffee and join Griswold on some of his adventures. Please be warned that some photos are graphic in nature and Griswold’s journal writing leaves something to be desired.

October 2004

I visited the Sear’s Tower in Chicago with Kim, Matt and Miss Sara. I liked Miss Sara a lot. Kim insisted on holding me high above the city. I didn’t get sick though.

October 2004

We went to the Field Museum in Chicago. I swear to Gnome God he was like this when I found him. That is not, I repeat, that is not a lawn ball shoved down his squirrelly little throat.

October 2004

Anthony took me to Hawaii and we hiked to this waterfall. Hiking is hard when you are only 3” tall. He’s a lot taller than 3” so I don’t think he understands. At least he let me rest at this pretty place. I wanted a barrel though...a barrel would have been much more funner.

December 2004

Kim & Anthony brought me to Spain! Goodness! I’ve never been in a plane before! We went to this park, El Retiro. I was scared to fall in but I didn’t. It was foggy but it might just seem that way because I drank too much last night.

December 2004

Wow! They have really big beers in Spain! They must be at least 15 feet tall. I did love that bread and manchego cheese though. MMmm MMmm yummy! I have to write my Gnome friends about this place.

April 2005

Kim brought me hiking on the Quehanna Trail in Pennsylvania. Nobody listens that my legs are too little for this. It was bad weather and I was happy because I didn’t want to be there very much. There were funny people with us. They didn’t let me have any of the funny stuff they were drinking.

April 2005

Traffic jam on I-80 in Pennsylvania.

I don’t like riding in cars with stinky hiker people. Traffic does not please me. The mean John-guy driving blamed me for the traffic. That did not please me too. Kim did not please me by making me stand here. I am not pleased.

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