If I may interject, there's a two-fold explanation for that: first is that the reputation system seems to be broken, and second is that her habit of recycling content is a relatively recent development. She's an artist, and as if artists aren't notoriously irresponsible to begin with (ask me how I know), I'm convinced that parenthood makes them worse.
RE: From year to year you watch our gingerbread cookies, and the number of people who want the recipe has increased dramatically.