With that provocative title, let’s get started!
When the ents in Lord of the Rings decide to have a meeting, they call it an Ent Moot. I noticed that my living room gnomes have gathered, presumably to discuss things that are important to the gnome world, and I have come up with the definitive term for it: a Gnome Gnoggin. Try as you may, I don’t think you can improve on that, but you’re welcome to give it a go. I’ll have to find out why my garden gnome was not invited to the meeting.
The gnomes in our gardens and living rooms are rather cute, but originally these mythical creatures were thought to be more like ugly, ground-dwelling goblins. Nobody really knows when gnomes, as folklore, came into being, but they first appeared in oral traditions of Northern Europe in the 1300’s, where they were thought to live for 400 years and were a merry folk that were industrious, wise and kind. In addition, though friendly to humans, they were known to be secretive and would never divulge the location of their underground burrows. How horrified they must be to know that their modern kin are just lounging around as decor.
Next up: I think it’s only fair that I give an update on how my indoor plants are coming along, the ones I brought in with such hope and optimism last fall. Here’s how the report card looks:
Mint: dead
Rosemary: dead
Chives: Mostly dead (think Princess Bride)
Basil: Life is a struggle.
Lastly in the musing department, there’s a sheep on my dresser and I’m not sure when it arrived or how long it’s been there. My theory is that I picked it up somewhere while I was cleaning, put it in my pocket, and deposited it on my dresser at the end of the day where it became a weirdly permanent part of the dresser top items. Does this ever happen to you?
This has been Monday Musings with Lynniebeemuseoday.
I’ll sheepishly delete this in the morning.
Lynniebeemuseoday 
Perhaps a rack of low-hanging fluorescents and a bit more warmth? And, I gotta say, put some cheap sunglasses on those gnomes and you’ve got the band ZZ Top, dressed for winter.
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Yes, there are definitely ways I could improve my indoor plant tending skills. I’ll have to look into it. Love the ZZ Top comment! 😂😂
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My living room gnome is cute and kind. He spends the winter indoors but goes outside on the deck in the summer. His name is Toby and he has a very good gnome friend in CA named Barney. Your indoor plants appear to need some help. I have a couple like that that are not doing well. Barbie
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I like how yours has a name! Mine do too, no doubt; they haven’t told me yet what their names are. 😉.
I need to get better at the indoor plant thing. I didn’t put much effort into it. 🌱
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My chives look a lot like yours. A few weeks ago I trimmed my basil plants down hoping they would find themselves invigorated into a fuller, healthier life. I must have trimmed them too far though because they gave up completely after that. Oh well.
-Ruth
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I appreciate the camaraderie in this indoor plant failure. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth it to put more into this project (like plant lights, etc) or just to be content with not having these fresh herbs in the winter. 🌿
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