...possible projects may grow! K ate an apple recently. This not a particularly unusual occurence but both my girls prefer to have apples cut up for them rather than just munching. So what was unusual was that as a result she had some apple pips, and she decided that she would like to plant them and grow an apple tree. This tied in quite nicely in terms of timing, because A, who, with help mostly from M, is the gardener in this house, has been talking about getting a new tree to go in the garden. We already have a plum tree, which we do quite nicely from, so thought another fruit tree would be a good idea.
Both A & I knew that with apples it's a bit more complicated than just planting a pip, but weren't entirely clear on why. This is where Nana comes in handy, both Nana and Little Grandad know about gardening things, Nana because she grew up on a farm and Little Grandad because he was, for much of his working life, a gardener. So I suggested to K that she could write to Nana (email not being an option as it is with Granny and Big Grandad) and ask her about apple trees. Just occasionally these suggestions are followed up on, and this was one of those times. I wasn't allowed to see the letter, but A spoke to his mum and was told that the letter was beautifully written and everything correctly spelled (K had asked for a few words) and also short and to the point.
We've also got a couple of books out of the library on fruit from the adult reference section, as M remembered while we were there and went off and found one, and then I found another. So we're awaiting Nana's reply and we've got the books to have a look at and we will see what comes of it...
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