"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Sam's own garden has a huge pond which he helps to clear and yesterday
he'd fixed the pump so that last night's wedding anniversary and birthday
party would have a spectacular focal point. He knows all the wildlife in
it - not just frogs and newts - and to my surprise all the plants which
grow in and round it. He's now eleven and has more knowledge than most
children of his age simply because of his pond experiences, which are
denied to others. This is an inner city child by the way, not a country
lad from a well heeled family.

Sorry, that should have been about Edmund, Sam's younger brother.

Mary