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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
A breakfast dialogue about the garden with a child...20 Jan '07 10:25 pm
Around the breakfast table, Nicholas (10) with his mama and papa (Saturday morning) :
- Papa : Nicholas, would you like the three of us together going to cinema today?
- Mama (in haste) : I am sorry, but today I will be very busy in the garden protecting certain plants from the coming frost. Late in the afternoon ,if you like...
- Nicholas ( talking to himself, very seriously, like an adult) : The garden of the heart!
- Papa ( wondering..): What is "the garden of the heart"?
- Nicholas ( with surprise) : Why, the garden of a Life!!(Looking straight to me. Me, stunned:) HER Life!
- Mama ( sad) : You are right, Nicholas!! I think, my garden will not have life when I leave. It will follow me...
- Nicholas ( strong voice , bright eyes ) : You are absolutely wrong! I will take over! THAT is for sure!
Last edited by Liza on 21 Jan '07 5:33 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Bambi
Slowly Learning Gardener
Kent, England
21 Jan '07 3:02 am
Hee hee, isn't it wonderful how clearly children see things sometimes? 
What a beautiful and proud moment that must have been for you, my dear Liza, and heartening to know that there will be another caretaker for your precious garden to follow on from you (hopefully after a very, very, very long lapse in time!) |
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Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
"Garden of the heart."21 Jan '07 4:05 am
What a beautiful sentiment coming from such a young mind! You are so blessed to have Nicholas in your life at this time. He will keep you young for many years to come; so I don't expect he will have to shoulder the responsibility of your garden just yet. |
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pumpkin
compost executive
Auckland
21 Jan '07 12:58 pm
^^ hehe .... which is probably just as well cos in the next few-odd years he will 'discover' girls
Liza he is just as gorgeous as his mama  |
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moosey
head gardener
21 Jan '07 1:12 pm
Liza, Your Nicholas is a treasure! What a wonderful story. |
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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
Little Nicholas-gardener...22 Jan '07 12:23 am
I am so happy you all shared my deepest feelings for this dialogue! Aren't children amazing?? All teachers/parents are so lucky , being taught themselves so many wonderful things from their students/children! But, even people who are not parents and are/feel close to children, have so much to learn from the children's special wisdom..
As for little Nicholas-gardener, for the time being, the only gardening he does is ...dead-heading the Coreopsis/Tickseed ( actually, all sorts of the adorable golden yellow ones) of the garden!! Which , when they start blooming by the beginning of June, never stop blooming until the end of Autumn, when I cut them back . Therefore, Bravo Nicholas! Dead-heading gardener!  |
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jacqueline
Thankful Gardener
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22 Jan '07 1:33 am
Such a lovely sharing, dear friend! What a blessed assurance from your loving and brilliant child!  Nurture that wonderful spirit and impart your passion before his flame dies out ...autumn is too far away...? |
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Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
A precious moment...29 Jan '07 3:20 am
What a precious moment, Liza! |
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