Category Archives: writing

Celebrating being a columnist

Sunnybook Farm, Susan, writing

I can’t believe I’m still writing a weekly column. It all started in the Farmer’s Friend in 1980.

So much of my life has gone into my column. I have many friends/readers around Wisconsin and beyond. I never expected to have so many friends because of my little stories. Most I’ve never met in person, but that makes them all very special.

Thank you to all my supporters and thank you Wisconsin State Farmer for believing in me.

Until next time, that’s all there is from Sunnybook Farm.

Copyright 2023 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved.

A story for children

Susan, writing

I wrote this so long ago, I don’t remember it, but the typed page has my name on it.

Instead of keeping it filed away, I thought I would share it today.

I hope you enjoy it and share it with the children in your life.

Until next time, that’s all there is from Sunnybook Farm.

Copyright 2023 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved.

A poem from my ancient archives

Family, Susan, writing

I don’t remember writing this poem, but I remember when I was frazzled trying to raise a houseful of children.

Bob was always working. Some days he was on the farm, other days he was a mechanic at the canning company. Too many days he worked at both. That left me at home trying to stay sane while caring for our family. I must have written this one on a particularly crazy day.

A perfect mother, I was not.

Here I used writing to cope.

Until next time, that’s all there is from Sunnybook Farm.

Copyright 2022 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved.