Thursday 30 October 2008

Norman the Gnome meets Heartbeat




Well, as you can see, I'm back in North Yorkshire.

I got a lift home in a police car with Heartbeat's PC Younger! Woweeee!
PC Younger wished me well with my boy band - Gnomes 'R' Loud, and I think he will come and see us perform when I get the band put together.

He is my Hero . . . and I think he's Ellen's Hero too ;-)

The production team was so impressed with me, they asked me to hang around and be an 'extra'. So . . . I have spent a very different afternoon - filming - in the arms of Jane.

Does this mean I have celebrity status already?
There was a downside though. I'd forgotten how cold it is in North Yorkshire. Us poor extras were frozen. But the warmth of everybody made up for it. Can't remember when I last met such nice people.

(Trust my buddy Nev to get in on the act. Seems he had climbed into a tree to wait for me and the sharp eye of the law spotted him. PC Younger kept a close eye on him. But Nev wasn't going to move. He had the best vantage point to watch all of the action.)

Ellen sends her special thanks to Andrew, Chris, Jane, and the utterly charming Steve Blakely.

Tuesday 28 October 2008

Norman's coming home.

I'm thinking about going home. 

No, I'm not missing the bad weather. I've heard from some swallows who spent the summer at my house - they dropped in here for a comfort stop on their way to warmer climes for the winter - that my people are missing me.  And I'm feeling sad because nearly all of my little garden friends have been in therapy since I left them behind. 
I just can't have that on my conscience. A gnome of my standing has to accept his responsibilities.  
And you know what? I'm kinda missing them too. Ahhh . . .

So after enjoying months of wandering, I've decided to do the right thing. I've put the winter skiing on hold, and I'm headed for home. 

BUT I HAVE GREAT NEWS.
I have a brilliant idea that I can't wait to get started, so I have to get back into my office - hope no field mice have moved in - because I need the jungle telegraph to send out the word that I will be holding auditions soon for my new boy-band GNOMES 'R' LOUD. 

I will be looking for a Leprechaun, a Pixie and an Elf to join my group. Of course, I may need some faeries as backing singers and dancers too. Rock on Norman!