Liam has been a bit disappointed this week 'cause conkers are all the rage at school and he hasn't had any (apart from a couple his friend gave him). Dylan wanted some as well (but he just likes to 'want' what Liam does). So, I promised them that tonight I'd take both off them to get some.
On a bit of an isolated stretch of road on the way to work, I'd noticed a couple of chestnut trees that were well away from housing estates so hadn't been 'hacked to bits' by local kids. These are big trees. Even so, the branches were weighted down with the clusters of seeds as I drove past.
So, off we trecked (well, drove there and then trecked from the car). They were both really excited and it was great seeing their faces when they walked towards the trees and saw the ground littered with the things !
We collected a couple of carrier-bags full (much to Liam's delight) and I saw one woman in a car pulling out of a little lane nearby give us both a real "awe" look & smile at 'dad' taking his son to get conkers (I probably looked like a demented squirrel forraging about with handfuls of nuts).
Liam is chuffed to bits and tomorrow we'll be off to the shops to buy some shoe laces (to replace mine !)
Truth be told, I can't wait to teach him to play. Anyone else reliving their childhood? I get the impression that conkers isn't a big thing in the US? Surely it can't be just a British thing can it?