Familyandfarming is taking a Grandmaternity Leave this November and December! We have a new grandchild!
Grandmaternity Leave and Pineapple Fluff
The Retirement and Sneaky Zucchini Brownies
This is from Lila’s series about work. Get out your tissues.
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Women Gather at the Modern River Bank and No Fail Cornbread
Lila wrote an observational poem in 1986, alluding to a Sigmund Freud quote.
“The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?'” Sigmund Freud.
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I Have Killed No Birds and Sugar-Crusted Rhubarb Squares
Here’s a poem by Lila about those who might clean too much to the detriment of wildlife.
I’m not one of those people…
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Needing Kneading and Oatmeal Bread
Here’s a poem by Lila about what we all need right now!
Ralph the Drayman and Basic Muffins from 1933
Being replaced by technology or someone who is younger is difficult. Here’s an essay/poem by Lila that gives insight. Ralph and his horses transcend.
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Happiness and Spinach Balls
Lila channeled Martin Buber in this poem.
Office Memo and Grandma’s Oatmeal Cake
Ever watched Mad Men? Lila observed this type of behavior in 1985.