A Summary of All Gnome Door Stories:
The Magical Vault of Everything
The Magical Vault of Everything was built in 1856 by Torgen Jensson and his family who founded Gnome Valley Bank. Torgen and his wife, Thelma dug the bank (yes, dug) so gnomes could exchange the valuables they don’t need with creatures who do. The tunnels of the Magical Vault stretch for miles below the Cascade Mountains. Its valuables are available to any good and honest creature that can put them to good use (which usually does NOT include trolls). The Jenssons are both well past middle age now – they are 278 years old. Their children, Milly and Teodor, are 110 years old and, having just entered adulthood, now help their parents in the family Usefulness – running Gnome Valley Bank and it’s Magical Vault.
The Gnome Safely Deposit Vault
The Safely Deposit Box is where gnomes temporarily store valuables they would like to use again some day. Gnomes often go on very long trips (10, 20 years long). It keeps important things like family brushes and ornate heirloom toilet seats safe from natural disasters and trolls while they are gone.
Troll's Gully
Troll's Gully was founded by Norre Gunnarson who, when he was young, found an injured baby troll in a Cascade Mountain gully. Norre discovered the troll during a rousing nighttime game of Gnome Scouts and Trolls with his friends. After rescuing the baby troll – something Norre had to talk his two best friends into – Norre decided to adopt the troll. This was somewhat of a shocker in the gnome community – Norre had not, until that time, ever exhibited any interest in settling down or having a family. Norre named his adopted son Oak, and with enough patience and coaching, he was able to teach Oak to be polite, kind, honest and clean (a true feat for any troll).
Gnome Valley Soda Fountain
Gnome Valley Soda Fountain was founded by Lisbet Joansson, the wife of Lukas Joansson, a well gnown gnome doctor. Lisbet founded the soda fountain as an outlet for her prolific love of creating culinary treats. The Joansson children, Leesa and Lasse work in the fountain with Lisbet, and her husband, though extremely busy as a physician, continues to provide Lisbet with sound feedback on her ever-expanding delectable concoctions.
Gnome Country Store
Gnome Country Store is owned by the Mayor of Gnome Valley, Larrs Eliasen, and his wife, Petunia. The store is a place where gnomes exchange the sweet produce they gather or grow. Like humans of this area, many gnomes are very active in the agriculture business, either as a side hobby, a part-time Usefulness, or as their main Usefulness. Cashmere Gnomes help human orchardists tend their crops. They keep an eye on the orchards during the night. They help dry or warm the fruit at critical times and they make sure pests and diseases stay in check (they also, on occasion, use a little magic to protect or heal a tree from damage).
The Eliasens had a strong working relationship with the Tertsagian and Balaban families, the founders of Liberty Orchards. In the 1930s and 40s, as Liberty Orchards was perfecting their Aplets & Cotlets recipe, both gnomes and fairies frequently helped them.
Gnome Hardware
Ulrik Andersson owns Gnome Hardware. The store carries mainly metal objects which are difficult to make for gnomes who don't have a foundry or aren't strong in blacksmithing, or who are just too busy to bother with the whole hot mess. Gnome Hardware does not carry wood products – gnomes take care of their own wood needs. It also doesn’t carry plastic or petroleum products –the off-gassing is beyond distasteful to gnomes who have sensitive and powerful noses. And, of course, it carries no brushes of any type. Gnomes make those themselves.
Neva Zella Whipple Fairhair, IX (Gnome Valley River Sports)
Neva Zella Whipple Fairhair, IX is a great-to-the-9th granddaughter of the very first Gnome King of Norway. She used to live in the Gnome Palace with her family near Lillehammer Norway but she never really fit in there. After torturing many a suitor by insisting they join her on a series of adventures that included a backpacking trip in the Alps, a whitewater trip in America’s Pacific Northwest, an Ice Climbing Trip in Nepal, and a shopping spree at a Chinese Walmart Superstore, her father the king thought it best to let Neva do what she wanted – which was get out of town. Though she never stays in one place very long as adventure is still her main true love, she does call Gnome Valley USA her home and she has enjoyed being the driving force behind the Gnome Door Reveal Project.
Riverside Gnome Music Center
The Gnome Riverside Music Center was built after the humans built their Riverside Center and started playing music there. Gnomes are frequent attendees of the Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival, held in Cashmere every year, and on a musical evening at the Riverside Center, if you look carefully and quickly you will probably see a gnome or two tapping along, dancing a jig or vigorously playing a fiddle or flute. Most humans cannot hear gnome music or mistake it for the sounds of crickets chirping and grass and trees blowing, but it really is a joyous sound and frequently brings anyone who does hear it to a place of joy and peace.
Tiny’s Tiny IGGA
Many a Cashmere resident is familiar with the famous man named Tiny who ran a successful fruit stand in Cashmere long ago. In the summers, Tiny enjoyed swimming in the irrigation canals with his dogs. He would float down the canal while he washed his hair and bathed his body. During these excursions, Tiny struck up a friendship with another water-loving being, Skylar the Gnome. Most gnomes do not gnow how to swim, or if they do, they swim upside down, but Tiny decided that wouldn’t do for Skylar and he insisted on teaching him. Tiny was very patient as he taught Skylar to relax and resist his natural urges to keep his head under water or jump onto Tiny’s big belly (or toes). A wonderful friendship ensued and Skylar eventually joined Tiny in the grocery business. To this day, Skylar misses his larger-than-life friend Tiny and he endeavors to keep the best of Tiny’s spirit alive with his Independent Gnome Grocers Alliance (IGGA) which he now locates inside his new friend Phil’s store, Martin’s Market.
Royal Gnome Cellars Winery
Marrtin and Merry Vertinbetten are rather unusual gnomes – they are twins (that’s not the unusual part). They aren’t married and they still live at home, even though they are well past middle age. They’re both 237 years old. They are also unusual because they bicker A LOT. This could be horrible, but it’s not. Gnomes must resolve all differences by song…so the twins are always singing. Luckily, in addition to making THE MOST AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS BEVERAGES, Marrtin and Merry have the most lovely voices ever gnown (well, they SHOULD…they sure practice a lot). Stop by Gnome Royal Cellars for a quick taste or a long rest and enjoy their wine and song. And, no, neither of them are royal gnomes. Merry just likes to put on airs. She’s a bit much.
Gnome Link
The Gnome Link is a division of the LINK transit authority. Gnome Link Stations are not serviced by buses. They are serviced by animals. Gnomes travel by animal from place to place. The following animals are currently the most reliable and favorite of the Gnomes of Cashmere for their travel needs: 1. Coyote, 2. Pigeon, 3. Bear, 4. Skunk, 5. Duck. The Cashmere Station of Gnome Link is primarily served by Coyotes, Pigeons and Skunks. The Bears service other stations closer to the woods and the ducks service stations located on the river. NOTE: Unfortunately due to serious troll damage, Gnome Link Transit Stations are currently hidden from Trolls & Humans by gnome magic. See our website for updates.
Alfred’s Chipmunk Café
Alfred’s Chipmunk Café began as a simple notion by Alfred P. Jordekorre. His aim was to provide a few early rising gnomes (those gnomes who get up before the sun sets) a hot chocolate. A café ole. A warm cup of cow’s milk. But that notion doesn’t work so well…if you find out that your most popular creations – ESPRESSO (a double triple espresso to be exact) is most popular amongst the neighborhood chipmunks (Poor Alfred had no idea that the chipmunk he hired – Bernie – was going to guzzle the stuff and then tell all his friends! Nor did he know that his very name – Jordekorre – meant Chipmunk in English. No wonder those little critters liked hanging around him so much). So, folks, that’s the explanation to WHY Gnome Valley chipmunks move so incredibly fast and jerkily. They are beyond buzzed on Alfred’s latest concoction. And NO squirrels are DEFINITELY not allowed at Alfred’s . In addition to not playing well with chipmunks, Squirrels cannot hold their caffeine. They’re ugly buzzers.
Gnomes Chamber Resting Room
Gnomes, you gnow, take their resting quite seriously. Yes, gnomes need rest rooms, just like humans need rest rooms. But gnomes are much wiser about their use. A rest room is a place to rest. It's a resting room. It's a place to sit a while. To whistle, to whittle, to sing a little tune. Of course, a gnome takes care of business there too, but while they are at it, they also enjoy the view. So...if you find yourself passing by a Gnome Resting Room, like the one located in the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce on Cottage Avenue in Cashmere, Washington, don't be surprised if you hear the sound of whistling...or whittling...or someone singing a little tune.
Blom’s Gnome Grill & Pub
Where friends gather for a tasty bite and a refreshing bubbly. On Monday’s between Midnight & 3am, gnome family and friends gather for a rousing round of Gnome Gnowledge (a version of Trivial Pursuit). On Wednesdays, gnome twins (which is all gnomes) will can enjoy the best of gnome griddle specials for a price of 2 for 1. And on Saturdays, there is no better place to stop in and find out which gnome team is ahead in the local gnome sporting contests.
Judge Brown’s Court of Counsel
Gnown the country over as the best darn gnome judge there is, His Honorable Judge Brown is available to mediate and reconcile all disputes, regardless of which animal species is involved. Judge Brown specializes in inter-species disputes, but his absolute favorite cases are disputes between gnome husbands and wives (100% of his marriage mediations to date…and that covers the 263 years of practice…have ended happily with each couple leaving his chamber singing a new song, together, in two part harmony.
The Magical Vault of Everything
The Magical Vault of Everything was built in 1856 by Torgen Jensson and his family who founded Gnome Valley Bank. Torgen and his wife, Thelma dug the bank (yes, dug) so gnomes could exchange the valuables they don’t need with creatures who do. The tunnels of the Magical Vault stretch for miles below the Cascade Mountains. Its valuables are available to any good and honest creature that can put them to good use (which usually does NOT include trolls). The Jenssons are both well past middle age now – they are 278 years old. Their children, Milly and Teodor, are 110 years old and, having just entered adulthood, now help their parents in the family Usefulness – running Gnome Valley Bank and it’s Magical Vault.
The Gnome Safely Deposit Vault
The Safely Deposit Box is where gnomes temporarily store valuables they would like to use again some day. Gnomes often go on very long trips (10, 20 years long). It keeps important things like family brushes and ornate heirloom toilet seats safe from natural disasters and trolls while they are gone.
Troll's Gully
Troll's Gully was founded by Norre Gunnarson who, when he was young, found an injured baby troll in a Cascade Mountain gully. Norre discovered the troll during a rousing nighttime game of Gnome Scouts and Trolls with his friends. After rescuing the baby troll – something Norre had to talk his two best friends into – Norre decided to adopt the troll. This was somewhat of a shocker in the gnome community – Norre had not, until that time, ever exhibited any interest in settling down or having a family. Norre named his adopted son Oak, and with enough patience and coaching, he was able to teach Oak to be polite, kind, honest and clean (a true feat for any troll).
Gnome Valley Soda Fountain
Gnome Valley Soda Fountain was founded by Lisbet Joansson, the wife of Lukas Joansson, a well gnown gnome doctor. Lisbet founded the soda fountain as an outlet for her prolific love of creating culinary treats. The Joansson children, Leesa and Lasse work in the fountain with Lisbet, and her husband, though extremely busy as a physician, continues to provide Lisbet with sound feedback on her ever-expanding delectable concoctions.
Gnome Country Store
Gnome Country Store is owned by the Mayor of Gnome Valley, Larrs Eliasen, and his wife, Petunia. The store is a place where gnomes exchange the sweet produce they gather or grow. Like humans of this area, many gnomes are very active in the agriculture business, either as a side hobby, a part-time Usefulness, or as their main Usefulness. Cashmere Gnomes help human orchardists tend their crops. They keep an eye on the orchards during the night. They help dry or warm the fruit at critical times and they make sure pests and diseases stay in check (they also, on occasion, use a little magic to protect or heal a tree from damage).
The Eliasens had a strong working relationship with the Tertsagian and Balaban families, the founders of Liberty Orchards. In the 1930s and 40s, as Liberty Orchards was perfecting their Aplets & Cotlets recipe, both gnomes and fairies frequently helped them.
Gnome Hardware
Ulrik Andersson owns Gnome Hardware. The store carries mainly metal objects which are difficult to make for gnomes who don't have a foundry or aren't strong in blacksmithing, or who are just too busy to bother with the whole hot mess. Gnome Hardware does not carry wood products – gnomes take care of their own wood needs. It also doesn’t carry plastic or petroleum products –the off-gassing is beyond distasteful to gnomes who have sensitive and powerful noses. And, of course, it carries no brushes of any type. Gnomes make those themselves.
Neva Zella Whipple Fairhair, IX (Gnome Valley River Sports)
Neva Zella Whipple Fairhair, IX is a great-to-the-9th granddaughter of the very first Gnome King of Norway. She used to live in the Gnome Palace with her family near Lillehammer Norway but she never really fit in there. After torturing many a suitor by insisting they join her on a series of adventures that included a backpacking trip in the Alps, a whitewater trip in America’s Pacific Northwest, an Ice Climbing Trip in Nepal, and a shopping spree at a Chinese Walmart Superstore, her father the king thought it best to let Neva do what she wanted – which was get out of town. Though she never stays in one place very long as adventure is still her main true love, she does call Gnome Valley USA her home and she has enjoyed being the driving force behind the Gnome Door Reveal Project.
Riverside Gnome Music Center
The Gnome Riverside Music Center was built after the humans built their Riverside Center and started playing music there. Gnomes are frequent attendees of the Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival, held in Cashmere every year, and on a musical evening at the Riverside Center, if you look carefully and quickly you will probably see a gnome or two tapping along, dancing a jig or vigorously playing a fiddle or flute. Most humans cannot hear gnome music or mistake it for the sounds of crickets chirping and grass and trees blowing, but it really is a joyous sound and frequently brings anyone who does hear it to a place of joy and peace.
Tiny’s Tiny IGGA
Many a Cashmere resident is familiar with the famous man named Tiny who ran a successful fruit stand in Cashmere long ago. In the summers, Tiny enjoyed swimming in the irrigation canals with his dogs. He would float down the canal while he washed his hair and bathed his body. During these excursions, Tiny struck up a friendship with another water-loving being, Skylar the Gnome. Most gnomes do not gnow how to swim, or if they do, they swim upside down, but Tiny decided that wouldn’t do for Skylar and he insisted on teaching him. Tiny was very patient as he taught Skylar to relax and resist his natural urges to keep his head under water or jump onto Tiny’s big belly (or toes). A wonderful friendship ensued and Skylar eventually joined Tiny in the grocery business. To this day, Skylar misses his larger-than-life friend Tiny and he endeavors to keep the best of Tiny’s spirit alive with his Independent Gnome Grocers Alliance (IGGA) which he now locates inside his new friend Phil’s store, Martin’s Market.
Royal Gnome Cellars Winery
Marrtin and Merry Vertinbetten are rather unusual gnomes – they are twins (that’s not the unusual part). They aren’t married and they still live at home, even though they are well past middle age. They’re both 237 years old. They are also unusual because they bicker A LOT. This could be horrible, but it’s not. Gnomes must resolve all differences by song…so the twins are always singing. Luckily, in addition to making THE MOST AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS BEVERAGES, Marrtin and Merry have the most lovely voices ever gnown (well, they SHOULD…they sure practice a lot). Stop by Gnome Royal Cellars for a quick taste or a long rest and enjoy their wine and song. And, no, neither of them are royal gnomes. Merry just likes to put on airs. She’s a bit much.
Gnome Link
The Gnome Link is a division of the LINK transit authority. Gnome Link Stations are not serviced by buses. They are serviced by animals. Gnomes travel by animal from place to place. The following animals are currently the most reliable and favorite of the Gnomes of Cashmere for their travel needs: 1. Coyote, 2. Pigeon, 3. Bear, 4. Skunk, 5. Duck. The Cashmere Station of Gnome Link is primarily served by Coyotes, Pigeons and Skunks. The Bears service other stations closer to the woods and the ducks service stations located on the river. NOTE: Unfortunately due to serious troll damage, Gnome Link Transit Stations are currently hidden from Trolls & Humans by gnome magic. See our website for updates.
Alfred’s Chipmunk Café
Alfred’s Chipmunk Café began as a simple notion by Alfred P. Jordekorre. His aim was to provide a few early rising gnomes (those gnomes who get up before the sun sets) a hot chocolate. A café ole. A warm cup of cow’s milk. But that notion doesn’t work so well…if you find out that your most popular creations – ESPRESSO (a double triple espresso to be exact) is most popular amongst the neighborhood chipmunks (Poor Alfred had no idea that the chipmunk he hired – Bernie – was going to guzzle the stuff and then tell all his friends! Nor did he know that his very name – Jordekorre – meant Chipmunk in English. No wonder those little critters liked hanging around him so much). So, folks, that’s the explanation to WHY Gnome Valley chipmunks move so incredibly fast and jerkily. They are beyond buzzed on Alfred’s latest concoction. And NO squirrels are DEFINITELY not allowed at Alfred’s . In addition to not playing well with chipmunks, Squirrels cannot hold their caffeine. They’re ugly buzzers.
Gnomes Chamber Resting Room
Gnomes, you gnow, take their resting quite seriously. Yes, gnomes need rest rooms, just like humans need rest rooms. But gnomes are much wiser about their use. A rest room is a place to rest. It's a resting room. It's a place to sit a while. To whistle, to whittle, to sing a little tune. Of course, a gnome takes care of business there too, but while they are at it, they also enjoy the view. So...if you find yourself passing by a Gnome Resting Room, like the one located in the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce on Cottage Avenue in Cashmere, Washington, don't be surprised if you hear the sound of whistling...or whittling...or someone singing a little tune.
Blom’s Gnome Grill & Pub
Where friends gather for a tasty bite and a refreshing bubbly. On Monday’s between Midnight & 3am, gnome family and friends gather for a rousing round of Gnome Gnowledge (a version of Trivial Pursuit). On Wednesdays, gnome twins (which is all gnomes) will can enjoy the best of gnome griddle specials for a price of 2 for 1. And on Saturdays, there is no better place to stop in and find out which gnome team is ahead in the local gnome sporting contests.
Judge Brown’s Court of Counsel
Gnown the country over as the best darn gnome judge there is, His Honorable Judge Brown is available to mediate and reconcile all disputes, regardless of which animal species is involved. Judge Brown specializes in inter-species disputes, but his absolute favorite cases are disputes between gnome husbands and wives (100% of his marriage mediations to date…and that covers the 263 years of practice…have ended happily with each couple leaving his chamber singing a new song, together, in two part harmony.