A collection of stories and photos from life on the farm and celebrating my grandparents.
Part book design project, part biography.
Between 2007 and 2011, I secretly recorded interviews with my grandparent's over the phone and in person while going through their photo albums together. I "borrowed" stacks of their picture books and scanned in hundreds of photos to surprise them with a gift for their 65th wedding anniversary.
This book chronicals how they met, life on the farm, funny stories and important memories. Serves as a nice reminder of old friends and a window into the past for future generations.
Flying the Ukrainian blue and yellow on the original family homestead
![Flying the Ukrainian blue and yellow on the original family homestead](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623173-walter-and-zonia-cover.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623173-walter-and-zonia-cover.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623173-walter-and-zonia-cover.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623173-walter-and-zonia-cover.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
Pull quotes about tough farm kids
![Pull quotes about tough farm kids](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623076-walter-and-zonia-1.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623076-walter-and-zonia-1.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623076-walter-and-zonia-1.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623076-walter-and-zonia-1.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
Grandpa's story of battery usage for utility or entertainment
![Grandpa's story of battery usage for utility or entertainment](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623089-walter-and-zonia-2.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623089-walter-and-zonia-2.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623089-walter-and-zonia-2.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623089-walter-and-zonia-2.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
Grandma's travel advice
![Grandma's travel advice](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623104-walter-and-zonia-3.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623104-walter-and-zonia-3.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623104-walter-and-zonia-3.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623104-walter-and-zonia-3.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
So many beautiful photographs
![So many beautiful photographs](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623119-walter-and-zonia-4.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623119-walter-and-zonia-4.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623119-walter-and-zonia-4.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623119-walter-and-zonia-4.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
Car troubles were so much different back then
![Car troubles were so much different back then](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623129-walter-and-zonia-5.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623129-walter-and-zonia-5.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623129-walter-and-zonia-5.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623129-walter-and-zonia-5.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
The farmhouse had the steepest and most crooked stairs in Saskatchewan
![The farmhouse had the steepest and most crooked stairs in Saskatchewan](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623135-walter-and-zonia-6.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623135-walter-and-zonia-6.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623135-walter-and-zonia-6.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623135-walter-and-zonia-6.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
The kitchen served a lot of laughs
![The kitchen served a lot of laughs](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623140-walter-and-zonia-7.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623140-walter-and-zonia-7.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623140-walter-and-zonia-7.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623140-walter-and-zonia-7.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
Happy memories and untold stories
![Happy memories and untold stories](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623151-walter-and-zonia-8.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623151-walter-and-zonia-8.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623151-walter-and-zonia-8.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623151-walter-and-zonia-8.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
Mnohaya lita (Many happy years)
![Mnohaya lita (Many happy years)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623187-walter-and-zonia-mnonaya-lita.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623187-walter-and-zonia-mnonaya-lita.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623187-walter-and-zonia-mnonaya-lita.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623187-walter-and-zonia-mnonaya-lita.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
The family homestead with the immediate family
![The family homestead with the immediate family](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623162-walter-and-zonia-back-cover.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.25%20444w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623162-walter-and-zonia-back-cover.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.5%20888w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623162-walter-and-zonia-back-cover.jpg%3Fdpr%3D0.75%201332w%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1607623162-walter-and-zonia-back-cover.jpg%201776w&w=3840&q=75)
![Award Corner](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F20458%2F1605644439-award-corner-dark.png&w=750&q=75)