The Stillmeadow Road

Recieved the books in due time. Big fan of Christmas in Connecticut with Barbara Stanwyk, then finding a book that the movie came to life from was a fun find.

After listening to the news about all the hate and politics going on today,and the wholesale decline of morals in our society, this book is like a breath of fresh air. I read a chapter each evening and my sanity is restored. This is my fourth reading of it since I got it and am now looking to buy more of her books. I actually read her articles in "Family Magazine" (Butternut Wisdom) many years ago when I was a teenager and... Read Full Review

I love Gladys Taber's books.In STILLMEADOW ROAD, Taber diaries life in her Connecticut farmhouse, circa 1960. Perhaps the charm of her books is in the simplicity of the life she describes. Perhaps it's in her delight in words as well as in her existence. Certainly it's in the phrasing she uses, the verbal portraits she paints of her life, her dogs, her friends. Here is warmth and love and charm in print. Here are simple vignettes... Read Full Review

This book, with a section for each month of the year, tells about Gladys Taber's Conneticut farm, Stillmeadow. In between Gladys's stories about the plants and animals of the farm, including her Abbyssinian, Amber, are delightful anecdotes about her first days on the farm when everything seemed to go wrong. She also shares her personal insights and opinions on the youth and political issues of that time. Some may argue... Read Full Review