An inquiring human:
"If gnomes are real, then are fairies real?"
A worldly gnome:
"Well, of course.  All living creatures are real, silly!"
The human:
"Then how come I don't see them?
The gnome:
"The fairies or the gnomes?"
human:
"Both."
gnome:
"Well, you don't see fairies because there aren't many around here anymore.  They mostly moved to Hollywood (and various Disney locations throughout the world).  You don't see gnomes because they sleep at night, are careful to blend in and - probably the biggest reason - humans just don't stay still long enough or look carefully enough to see them.
human:
"Oh.  I thought it was because they could make themselves invisible."
gnome:
"Well, that too."

For more details on why the fairies all moved to Hollywood, read:

We're still working on our Magical Vault fix.  We've got lots of options...these things just take time.  To be honest, we kinda gnew the vault door was probably too fragile to last very long (it was the first gnome door to which we applied the Reveal magic spell & we didn't have our formula refined).  But have no fear, the vault itself is operating perfectly and our vault customers haven't experienced any inconvenience.  In fact, they've enjoyed inspecting the damage.  They get a kick out of failed troll escapades.  

There is nothing better than a day with a human child knocking on our doors!  Thanks for visiting, little ones!

Hallo there cheery fella!  I enjoyed your visit to Gnome Valley River Sports.  I wasn't sure if you were visiting for a ride down the river or if you're one of my many, many suitors, but I certainly enjoyed meeting you and I hope you'll stop by again soon!  Sincerely, Neva Zella WFIX

We don't know where (actually, we do) and we don't know when (actually, we do) and we don't know why (we CERTAINLY do), but those blasted trolls have attacked our Magical Vault of Everything Again!  

Where:  Gnome Valley Bank
When:  Sometime in 2014
Why:  Because trolls are soooooooooooo dumb!
What:  Are we going to do about it?   We're not sure! We're going to have some gnome meetings (complete with our usual singing, dancing and delicious food) and we'll figure it out.  Stay tuned!

WE JUST WON THE BEST OF SHOW!!!!!!!  There is a red, white and blue ribbon on our Chelan County Fair entry!  We're so very excited our human friends enjoyed our entry and very honored with the award!
   And, okay, I will forgive Ulrik now.  Maybe.

An Open Letter to Urlik Andersson:

Urlik,
I am ashamed of you.  After all the time and energy that the door committee spent on preparing their exhibit for the fair, how could you, Maynard & Spike go and muck it up by carving your names in the pathway??!!  I swear, I'm never going to talk to you again.
Sincerely,
Neva Zella WFIX

Hopefully, hopefully!  Tomorrow the Gnomes of Cashmere will submit three of their doors (replicas, of course) for entry into the Chelan County Fair.  Hopefully, the fair Fair people will be willing to accept entry from a group of gnomes.  We're pretty sure THAT'S never been done before.  We carefully read the fair exhibit guidelines and they don't say anywhere that gnomes can't exhibit, so cross your fingers and...we'll see you at the fair!