“Growing up in rural Wisconsin, running with Labradors through rolling fields, gathering wildflowers, visiting our kind neighbor’s farm, filling our home with music, and reveling in the beauty of each season was magical soil for growing imaginations and a deep love for the out of doors. Sharing this treasure with my husband, our children and their cousins was an immeasurable blessing.” Darcy graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was a teacher for 35 years, a writer of children’s musicals, and is “grandma” to her cherished grandchildren.