Pp ... I spent the week before my wedding scrubbing out farrowing pens for Pa's prized pigs ... If Pa was going to take Saturday off to give me away the least I could do was help him get ahead ... I'd taken the week before my wedding as A/L so I could have manicures and pedicures and scented baths ........... chance'd be a fine thing
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If that had come out of a rat - you'd have cause to worry 'cos it would be a helluva size of rat! Do a bit of research and you'll encourage your child [children] to get an interest in how the world works, and hopefully they'll benefit from that enormously. It's desperately sad nowadays that so many children have no idea where their food comes from, and how fascinating nature is. I know children who are frightened of butterflies, and the parents think everything that flies and/or buzzes has to be exterminated. Anything you can do to teach them how wonderful it all is will stand them in good stead
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I echo comments above about not being too particular with your kids. Mine both played in the garden when they were tiny and probably ate their fair share of dirt. I never sterilised any of their food bowls, cutlery, toys or teething rings. I breast fed them both for years, so no milk bottles to worry about. They are both very healthy young adults now. If they don't come into contact with bacteria when they're young, their immune systems won't function as they should when they're older x
You're better off with more exposure to compost, manure, animals and various poo, than without. Your microflora will thank you for it - it will be diverse and thriving.
And celebrate your hogs. Big congratulations on those. There are many fine threads here on how to encourage, feed, house and film hogs. They are endangered in the UK and a fab friend to have in the garden. Wonderful for your kids to watch and learn.
Just for balance I should say I gave myself a nasty case of conjunctivitis after turning a compost heap a few years ago. I was a free range child too so my immune system is not to be sneezed at either.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Just for balance I should say I gave myself a nasty case of conjunctivitis after turning a compost heap a few years ago. I was a free range child too so my immune system is not to be sneezed at either.
S'pect you rubbed your eyes ... I'm sure your Mama told you not to
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I probably managed to flick some compost in my face or something. I think it was made worse because I wear contact lenses and they tend to make you more susceptable to eye problems.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I grew up in the era when children grubbed around in the dirt making mud pies, I was 3 yrs. old when I began gardening so was always in the dirt, climbing trees etc, etc. and my immune system is still very good. My grandmother always said" a peck of dirt never hurt anyone" and "what doesn't fatten will fill", when we ate unwashed fruit and berries with unwashed hands. As long as hands are washed before meal times there should be nothing to worry about.
I have often wondered if the current trend to use so many anti bacterial products has contributed to the increasingly high level of asthma and allergy amongst people today.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Do a bit of research and you'll encourage your child [children] to get an interest in how the world works, and hopefully they'll benefit from that enormously. It's desperately sad nowadays that so many children have no idea where their food comes from, and how fascinating nature is. I know children who are frightened of butterflies, and the parents think everything that flies and/or buzzes has to be exterminated.
Anything you can do to teach them how wonderful it all is will stand them in good stead
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I grew up in the era when children grubbed around in the dirt making mud pies, I was 3 yrs. old when I began gardening so was always in the dirt, climbing trees etc, etc. and my immune system is still very good. My grandmother always said" a peck of dirt never hurt anyone" and "what doesn't fatten will fill", when we ate unwashed fruit and berries with unwashed hands. As long as hands are washed before meal times there should be nothing to worry about.
I have often wondered if the current trend to use so many anti bacterial products has contributed to the increasingly high level of asthma and allergy amongst people today.
Reading that gave me the giggles. I suppose they must.