Joys of the Garden

“Joys of the Garden,” part of the Landidyll (Country Life) Collection, brings to mind the little boy who lives down the lane — a lively fellow I’m fairly certain is named Peter. The trouble is no one can quite agree which Peter he is.

At the dinner table, I once asked my nephew if he knew him. “Do you mean Peter?” he said, then launched straight into, “Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater…”

I quickly objected — surely, he’s far too young to be married.

Before I could recover, my other nephew chimed in with, “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers…” reciting the whole tongue‑twister without taking a breath.

And then, of course, someone remembered the boy who stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum, proudly declaring, “What a good boy am I!”

By the time my brother arrived to collect his children, the entire table had dissolved into a chorus of Peters. So, by unanimous and somewhat chaotic decision, this cheerful little gardener shall simply be known as Peter — the boy of many rhymes and even more charm.

• Hand‑crafted and hand‑painted wooden miniature

• Measures 4.3 in high × 3.4 in wide / 11 × 9 cm

• Materials: wood, paint, artificial tree

• Part of the Landidyll (Country Life) Collection

• Imported from the Erzgebirge region of Germany

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