I had to visit the hardware store — the local place, because they are closer and their prices are so far comparable on everything except for light bulbs. I needed heavier nails. And in walking around the little store checking out the paint samples, listening to the chicks cheep and wondering where the nails were stocked, I found this:
You’d figure ERTL, who have been making farm toys since the end or World War II, would know that kids are going to supply their own dirt.
Plus, what about all the carpet farming that kids do? Does Mom really want to introduce this sort of thing? Kids plowing in the shag, the fake mud and the real dirt mix and the next thing you know the low pile is a big problem in the living room.
And then there’s the back 40, the good, new carpet in the seldom-used dining room, where kids can run their tractors with less disturbance and more mud.
Allie does not like tractors, but she does enjoy a good tunnel:
She’s more into birds and fish than row crops.
Maybe I’ll introduce her to fisheries.
