I was delighted to discover a garden of gnomes last summer…
They’re funny-looking things, but I have a childhood connection to them. I loved Enid Blyton’s Noddy books, with his gnome friend, Big Ears. Of course, they’re now considered politically incorrect.
When I was 14, I participated in the local competitions for speech and drama. One of the contests was to deliver a prepared speech on a subject of choice.