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This is a collection of 14 gnomes by Cairn Studio artist Tom Clark. All Woodspirits are in excellent condition and include a Certificate of Authenticity. Their stories, written by Tom Clark, are below.
AlR. Gee, gnome #5061, edition 73, created 9/14/88, retired 3/31/96. "(Virgo,1988) Al loves harvest time, and he loves flowers, but they don't love him. He's never without a capsule for his hay fever. He has just sneezed, so his eyes are watering and are slightly crossed. He's holding a hanky to his nose, but t's still a smile behind it. Al's good friend Arthur, and his pals Rosie and Pete sympathize with him when the pollen count is high. Poor Al is standing by an edelweiss flower on the Austrian coin, and he's carrying a bale of hay that weighs 1/4 lb. The price of hay this year is 4c/lb., so Al has earned one cent - the "wheat penny on the base."
Colleen, #1178, edition 84, created 3/17/87, retired 3/31/96. "Colleen is a leprechaun lady and is the housemother to the other leprechauns. She makes Irish stew for the fighting Irish in the household. In her Irish stew recipe she uses Guinness stout instead of water, and she uses parsnips instead of potatoes. She stirs until Irish mist appears just above the kettle. She then takes her shamrock and floats it on top of the stew. T is an Irish coin on the base in case you need a little luck of the Irish in following her recipe."
Dublin, #5102, edition 91, created 3/17/90, retired 3/31/96. "Dublin is named for Dublin, Ireland, and all the other towns with this name, especially Dublin, Georgia and Dublin North Carolina, which is seven miles from my hometown of Elizabethtown. They must be the country's fastest growing towns, because they are Dublin every day! This leprechaun has an Irish coin, a four-leaf clover in his hatband, and a lucky shamrock in his left hand. The heart-shaped rock behind Dublin was a gift from my cousins, David and Ann Williams, who found it while hiking. You could say it's a "sham rock." Dublin wants to remind everyone of his favorite old saying: "If you kiss a leprechaun, you'll never have a heart of stone."
Erin, #5162, edition 83, created 8/01/91, retired 3/31/99. "(August, 1991) Erin is an Irish leprechaun from the green land of Eire. With auburn hair and a freckle or two, she's clearly from the mystic isle. She's fleet of foot and few can match her speed or ability to hide in the heather and peat bogs. But the trick to get her to come out and join her fellow leprechauns is to call out the popular motto of Ireland: "Erin Go Bragh" (Ireland forever")."
Jane, #5083, edition 66, created 8/31/89, retired 10/31/96. "Slim, Jim and Jane have joined the fitness craze. This is the first day of their exercise program. Each of them has a coin that says "10" because they're trying to complete 10 repetitions of their exercises. Slim, who wishes he were, is doing push-ups and has a coin from Mexico. Jim, who plans to start going to the gym every day, is doing sit-ups. His coin is from Mocambique. Jane, who is in the middle of ten toe-touches, has dropped a "pound." Slim and Jim think she's enthusiastic about getting in shape, but she's actually trying to reach that piece of candy! She thinks she'll be a perfect 10 if she drops a few pounds, but the truth is, her friends are fonda' Jane just the way she is."
J.P. and Violet, #2024, edition 65, created 8/01/88, retired 1/1996. "T are 17 roses on this statue, in every stage from bud to full bloom. Even the English coin has a rose on it. The couple on this statue has had many wonderful years together. They know each other so well and are attuned to each other's moods and feelings. The moment that I observed them, Violet was feeling melancholy. To bring back her smile, J.P. is taking my advice:
When roses are red
and Violet is blue,
give her a flower
And she will love you."
McCormick, #5031, edition 28, created 3/17/88, retired 3/31/96. "Do you care for a little Irish in your coffee? is a leprechaun who's named for ...

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