Deer Grandma

Setting of these nine short stories is east central Minnesota, time period is from 1964 to turn of the century. Nature scenes and personal pictures accompany each story. The book ends with a 2008 poem dedicated to the land plus links to the author's free nature video website.

The first story in Deer Grandma describes the author, a young wife and avid outdoors woman, as she begins her journey hunting deer on the family farm. Through the decades going from mother to grandmother, her knowledge and skill as a naturalist and hunter grow along with love for the river land and wooded acres she and her family call home. Family and friends join her on this journey. A poem written in 2008, The Land Remembers, ends the book and describes what Deer Grandma has learned about belonging to the land. Because the author brings to the reader a sense of gratitude and respect for the natural world, humility as a hunter and gatherer, pride in family, joy of friendship, humor and empathy, this book is suitable for all ages.