I mentioned in my post prior to Easter that we had bought our grand-daughter a garden gnome instead of a load of chocolate. Well, he became the final prize in the Easter egg hunt which our daughter had planned. She (daughter) didn't have any idea what we had bought, the clue just said "What has Grand-dad got". (Grand-daughter can read simple words now). I had wrapped up the gnome, complete with his mini egg, in Easter paper. So, final clue and we all trooped upstairs to Grand-dad (OH) who was sat in bed reading the paper (well it was 7.15 in the morning). He asked her what it was all about and asked would she show him the eggs she had already collected. She patiently trotted downstairs and came back with a selection of 3 to show him. She finally got her prize and he helped her to tear off the paper.
To say she was thrilled is an understatement. She cuddled him close and when our daughter asked what his name would be, immediately replied "Percy". No hesitation. And then "after Percy the Park Keeper", adding "I'm going to put him outside my play-house".
So - please meet Percy.
On her way out of the bedroom door she held Percy very tight (to keep him safe) and gave him a kiss.
For anyone who has not heard of "Percy the Park Keeper" it is a delightful TV programme for young children and is a firm favourite with at least 3 of our grandchildren.
10 comments:
Dear Jam Anne!
Lovely post!
I could imagine all here and I need to confess it gave me good feelings inside my heart!
My daughter Marina is 15 and I remmember happy moments like this, mainly when she was 5 years old.Cool!
Kind Regards and again many thanks for sharing such a beautiful post!
Léia
Oh how lovely, really enjoyed this post, was just like being there and seeing the joy on your little granddaughter's face. What a lovely gift, one that she will treasure. A family tradition begun?
Oh, how sweet! I've never heard of Percy the Park keeper, but clearly he's a big hit!
What a great idea for your granddaughter! My children used to love percy the park keeper too.
SJA,
What a great idea to replace the candy! VERY creative. The new Percy is adorable. Made me want a play-house and Percy for my little 5 year-old grand-daughter!
Good job! Lots of warm-and-fuzzy-feelings. :^)
C
Great post and thanks for the tip on Percy! Will scoot on over to Amazon to see if they have books or DVDs...
Again, thanks to all for kind and lovely comments. A x
Percy The Postman. I thought he was percy Thrower at first! Remember him? Probably not.
Hope your granddaughter will get much pleasure from him.
I often wonder what happened to the gnome MY mother bought for MY daughter many moons ago. I think it is well and truly lost. We were only talking about it the other day.
such a cute knome, I've never heard of the show.
Percy the park-keeper is a lovely character and I love your gnome. I got myself involved discussing naked gnomes when I was a guest last week on one of our local radio shows. I'm just pleased this this particular gnome is fully clothed :-D x
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