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Friday, 4 March 2016

Garden Apprentice

Few things make me happier than having one of the children help me in the garden. I managed to get out in the greenhouse after work one night this week with the lighter evenings.
Between us we managed to sow a few seeds and pot on some cuttings I took last year. The cuttings were of some of my more expensive plants, so I was quite pleased, having another 5 cocktail kiwi plants around the smallholding will be great in a few years time, as will some more blueberries and Chilean Guavas. Just need to find places to plant them all now. 

Each and every night when I get back from work she has to come and shut the chickens in with me (wearing my hat - not the one in the picture), she's not worried about the dark at all. I think I've got myself a little apprentice in the making (although the wife says she's too young to learn to shoot yet)! 

13 comments:

  1. Never to young to start, my grandson aged five keeps his gardening gloves in my shed.

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  2. You're so right. Give children an interest in where their food comes from, and how it's grown, and they can only benefit. Let then sit indoors all day in front of a 'tablet', and they can only stagnate.

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  3. I tend to agree with your wife, Kev;P

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  4. Ah, bless her little heart, get them young and hopefully they keep interested.

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  5. You are giving your children a great smallholding education and making wonderful memories Kev.

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  6. That's great. My grandmothers let me plant in the garden when I was little (3-4)

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  7. I love your apprentice its great to see little ones taking an interest long may it continue :-)

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  8. Kev - i read your posts and and all i think is "what great memories these children are going to have for the rest of their lives". their mom works, their dad stays home AND works...they are just going to be really well-rounded and well-grounded. and who knows what your children are going to grow up to be??? the possibilities are endless. and you and your wife are making those possibilities possible.

    thank you for raising such good people. our world needs them.

    sending much love to all of you as always! your friend,
    kymber

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  9. As we said before, being a father is the best job a man could ever have. Great to see the littlun is a chip off the old block :)

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  10. I've had to do a major catch up on your blog-another baby!
    You are a great Dad, what a wonderful start in life for your little ones.

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