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Q: Grandma, when you were a little girl in Regina, what did you do for the summer holidays?
A: I stayed at my grandparents at Shackleton in Saskatchewan for the whole summer. My parents lived on Main Street in a town not far from the train station, and my father's parents lived on a very big mixed farming operation.

Q: What is a mixed farm?
A: It's when you grow lots of different grain crops and raise different kinds of animals. Most farms had a big garden which helped feed their family year round.

Q: What kind of animals was there on your grandparents' farm?
A: There were cows, pigs, chickens, hens, duck, geese, turkeys, and sometimes sheep for eating, as well as the usual cats and dogs, horses and goats which also had jobs to do on the farm.

Q: You mentioned the big gardens your grandparents grew. What kinds of things did they grow?
A: Oh, the usual rhubarb, potatoes, carrots, corn, beets, tomatoes, peas, beans, onions, dill, garlic, peepers. Cucumbers, lettuce, and cabbage, plus parsnips which I really hated and still do. They grew all kinds of squashes as well as pumpkins and sunflower seeds.