MOM & DAD ON THE FARM
It was a wonderful life I had growing up. My Mom and Dad were madly in love and had many friends. Dad was a successful lawyer and mom was active in all our school activities. They entertained at the farm many many times and my brothers, sister, and I would watch the elegant dinner parties on the lawn. My grandfather owned the750 acre farm, buying it right after the war. It had a very modest two-story colonial home with a sloping lawn to the lake in front. He was a gentleman farmer and developed the farm into one of the many productive dairy farms in the area. Granddad was a very respected lawyer and our dad followed in his footsteps, becoming a partner in the firm. Dad was an only child and inherited the farm …