If you are a new reader, you may need a footnote here…. Randie is afraid of gnomes… she doesn’t like them, they creep her out. Last year for her birthday, she was given this gnome by her pal, Spill (multi-media artist who makes stuff out of cement and such… she started making gnomes, completely unaware of Randie’s fears)… The gnome, Randie is convinced, is evil and no matter how hard she tries… the dang thing won’t go away.