Sarah was the typical farm wife with a big family to provide for. She put in a big garden, setting out over 100 cabbage plants and over 30 tomato plants each year along with many other vegetables. Sarah made clothing for the family, including socks and mittens. Occasionally she'd purchase a few shirts and overalls from the peddler. Sarah raised and sold poultry (chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys) and sold eggs. The family also sold strawberries, the children helping pick them. Sarah and her daughters also wove rag carpets to earn extra income.
During the hot summer days Sarah and several members of her family would pitch a tent along a creek or river bank and fish, taking a break from their many chores. There were fishing trips to the Wapsie river and ice fishing on the Buffalo Creek that ran through their property. In her diary she mentions that one outing left them stranded on an island after a heavy rain storm. Her husband and a friend had to ford the swollen stream and come to their rescue.
She loved her children so very much and worried about her youngest son when he went off to fight in World War I.
Sarah always welcomed family and neighbors into her home, and invited them to share a meal many times. In her diaries she mentions inviting the peddler to stay for a meal.
Sarah was the typical farm wife with a big family to provide for. She put in a big garden, setting out over 100 cabbage plants and over 30 tomato plants each year along with many other vegetables. Sarah made clothing for the family, including socks and mittens. Occasionally she'd purchase a few shirts and overalls from the peddler. Sarah raised and sold poultry (chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys) and sold eggs. The family also sold strawberries, the children helping pick them. Sarah and her daughters also wove rag carpets to earn extra income.
During the hot summer days Sarah and several members of her family would pitch a tent along a creek or river bank and fish, taking a break from their many chores. There were fishing trips to the Wapsie river and ice fishing on the Buffalo Creek that ran through their property. In her diary she mentions that one outing left them stranded on an island after a heavy rain storm. Her husband and a friend had to ford the swollen stream and come to their rescue.
She loved her children so very much and worried about her youngest son when he went off to fight in World War I.
Sarah always welcomed family and neighbors into her home, and invited them to share a meal many times. In her diaries she mentions inviting the peddler to stay for a meal.
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