Found in files from 1980,
granddaughter to grandparents:
Dear Grandpa and Grandma, here’s what
I really want to be: A FARMER!
More and more I find myself wanting to
mess around with plants and gardens and
compost heaps and worms and bees and
…oh, cane chairs, make toys… I guess I
feel this photography stuff or any other job
I’ve had isn’t really a worthwhile thing to be
doing. I get no satisfaction out of a day’s work.
But when the lettuce comes up in the garden, or
the worms show up in the compost, or I finish
caning the canoe seats, it’s wonderful! There
must be a way to make it pay. Love you both!
2021 Jacqueline Jackson
This article appears in Born in a pandemic.
