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Wot no Grandkids?

May 9, 2008

By earthwoman

My parents arrived today, searching for grandkids as predicted.

Finding the flat childless, they were persuaded to walk along to the allotment in search of productivity. There I handed them a fork each and set them off at either end of the row of manky cabbages in a horticultural dig out. Mum won of course, by virtue of both reaching the middle first and rooting out the biggest pile of couch grass and bindweed.

By means of a reward I brewed them a cuppa char each, after all they had just driven all the way from Yorkshire and ought to be able to multi-task while watering the spuds.

Tags: bindweed, couch grass, family, Pottering

8 Responses to “ Wot no Grandkids? ”

1. 

   deb on May 10, 2008 at 1:43 pm

   What a giggle. Thanks for the laugh.
2. 

   Cheryl on May 10, 2008 at 8:40 pm

   You are so funny…….good old Mum and Dad.
3. 

   Karen on May 10, 2008 at 11:04 pm

   how lovely
   regards
   Karen
4. 

   Joanna on May 13, 2008 at 12:02 pm

   I’ve often thought there should be a society for prevention of cruelty to parents … but that’s only because I am one

   Fab photo

   Joanna
5. 

   earthwoman on May 14, 2008 at 7:57 am

   I can confirm that no parents were hurt in the making of this post.
6. 

   zora naki on May 27, 2008 at 2:01 pm

   I had to laugh because i always put my in-laws to work in the yard as soon as they come to visit. What is a cuppa char though? coffee?
7. 

   ewa on June 8, 2008 at 3:35 pm

   This made me really laughing! what a sweet picture is that thanks
8. Earthwoman on December 3, 2009 at 4:20 pm

   [...] course my parents are renowned troopers in the allotment world so I might also have hoped to benefit a little from their digging prowess [...]