Re: Pumpkins reaching for the stars?
Well said, John S.
Jake
Port Alberni, B.C.
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> From: John.sargeant@stdc.govt.nz
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Pumpkins reaching for the stars?
> Date: April 22, 2000 4:05 PM
>
>
> Hi Team
>
> When my children, Tim and Doug were small (4 & 5) they
> entered a local pumpkin competition and came 1st and 2nd,. Doug's pumpkin
> was bigger than he was.
>
> We, as a family did all sorts to make those pumpkins grow,
> we walked (and talked) for miles with a backpack of dry cow pats, (we
could
> not afford a car then) and became really close, and worked together as a
> family all summer.
>
> When it was all over I said that if I could make the same
> thing happen for other people then I would. Years later I got my present
job
> and the opportunity arose - you have seen the results.
>
> This summer there was a photo in the local paper (that I did
> not generate) of a boy aged about 4 who grew a pumpkin and his family did
> exactly what we did years ago. The item tells how this boy takes every
> visitor to his patch and proudly shows off his giant pumpkin and tells
them
> all that he has been doing.
>
> This was payback and as far as I am concerned, the reason
> that we do the pumpkin thing.
>
> At our festivals, we have no rules about cracks, holes, or
> squash Vs pumpkin (but everybody still knows that 'Pumpkins are Orange').
> Anybody who turns up on the day with a giant pumpkin that they have grown
as
> a family or individual is made especially welcome. We guarantee that
> everybody who enters will get a named certificate within a week of the
> festival, as well as a gift from a local sponsor at the weigh - in.
>
> The point to this last post from me for some time is that
> while it is great to see the genetics traced and the quest for the
biggest
> with scientific analysis of the soil etc, please, please do not forget
that
> it is all for fun and family .
>
> There seems to be a scarcity of family fun and encouraging
> the kids to learn a life skill that will stand by them for many years.
> Perhaps if you do not have a family, you could encourage some neighbours
> kids to start growing by giving away seeds or even better, plants, and
help
> them trough the season to spread the joy of growing things for fun.
>
> This is perhaps the biggest posting I have sent but I will
> finish with the proverb 'when you reach for the stars, do not forget
about
> the daisies at your feet'.
>
> God bless you all and have a fun season.
>
> Have a 'Parky' day
>
> John S
>
>
>
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