Episodes in the Children's Garden 2010/02/03

Emma Orders Seeds

I was surprised at how seriously Emma took the seed selection process this year. She’s not even five years old, so I was sure she’d quickly leaf through the seed catalogue and tell me a couple crops she wanted. Emma choosing vegetable seeds

BUT NO.

She sat on the chesterfield with catalogue in hand for a long time, yelling out to me the different seeds she wanted me to add to the order for her.

“Don’t forget the peas, Daddy,” she yelled, and then soon added, “And I want lots and lots of ground cherries.”

As she approached a dozen items, I asked whether she thought they would all fit in her corner of the garden. “That’s OK Daddy, I’m sharing the big garden with you,” she said with a nod.

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