a moment of wonderment

mrsflibble · Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:09 pm

Tea and myself were walking the shortcut between Lakeside shopping centre and T***o the other day, we were on the path when suddenly sophie and I noticed the same thing. she stareted to get excited...

blackberries

my 18 month old can identify blackberries.

really big, sweet yummy ones too lol! she ate loads.

Clara · Post: # 71663Post **Clara** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:50 pm

Wicked! You should be very proud of yourself, your mothering made that happen. How poetic that it should happen near the supermarket.

I was in the UK last week and was stunned to see blackberries for sale - for god sake some people need to get outside more.

Glad to be back home now and like you was picking blackberries just today and passing them over my shoulder to a grateful 11 month old strapped to my back.

Unfortunately DD also knows where the carrots are and too long with my back turned in the veggie patch and she is pulling them all up and chomping on them!

circlecross · Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:43 am

I never get any rasps as ds1 likes to take them. Ditto small toms, ditto a small onion! And a small beetroot - chomped, dirt and all. Once washed, cooked and plated, the enthusiasm is tamed.
We picked hazlenuts from granny's garden which I speedily ate some of just to get them!

Trinity · Post: # 71799Post **Trinity** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:25 pm

Ahwww! My little one is now eight. I remember those days of riding on my back and saying first words so fondly. It really warmed me to read this thread. Thanks guys!

9ball · Post: # 71826Post **9ball** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:25 pm

This makes me think of my little neice Calli the other weekend, my dad took her to the raspberry canes and she happily started picking and eating the raspberries. The only problem came when she went inside and saw mum and dad's dried flowers complete with plastic raspberries - queue Calli ripping them off and looking very upset that she couldn't eat them, bless her.

Clara · Post: # 71896Post **Clara** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:57 am

Reading all of this, and watching my daughter chomp her way through tomatoes, peppers, pak choi and basil in the garden this morning, makes me think that maybe the next generation wonÂ´t be as bad as the doom mongers predict.....

ItÂ´s certainly an improvement on my experience as a child...

Trinity · Post: # 71907Post **Trinity** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:46 pm

Clara wrote: ItÂ´s certainly an improvement on my experience as a child...

Ditto

mrsflibble · Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:35 pm

my grandad thought himself to be akin to Tom Good... unfortunately all of his fads were short lived- apart from growing tomatoes. I'm no longer in contact with him through many reasons (which I'm not sorry about as he's not a very nice man)... but he had his moments.

I want soph to see where food comes from. eventually I'd like to be more rural in location, but that's a long way and a housing market crash away lol!

Clara · Post: # 72022Post **Clara** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:03 pm

Yep and my Dad actually grew all our veg, though unfortunately thought that kids in the allotment were a nuisance and sadly didnÂ´t see the value in teaching your kids about stuff like that.

circlecross · Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:19 pm

my dad's allotment was in a set of about 6, of which he had two, his chess friend had two, and nobody else bothered. As a result, they were like jungles, (to small people) and we would have great times making dens, and exploring. The only challenge dad had was to keep hollering "they're not ours" when we would go too close to the strawberries!
I do miss my dad, especially when gardening, and seeing ds1 exploring like I used to.

red · Post: # 72091Post **red** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:01 pm

its great that our kids get to see where the food comes from.. scary how many don't know!