Happy Birthday, Gladys T. 4/12/'13

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Happy Birthday, Dear Gladys Taber...

April 12th...

She who wrote such lovely books, concerning life in the country....

{And it is also Susan Branch's Birthday.  :-)}

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Gladys,  who lived at a restored farm, called "Stillmeadow."   Which those of us, who loved her books, came to know almost as our own.  :-)  From the reading, and reading, and reading about it, in her books.

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Years ago, on a Sunday in summer, my husband, daughter and I flew over to the airport, nearest "Stillmeadow".  (We owned a little Cessna Skyhawk at that time.)  We rented a car and following the *map* I had gleaned, from her books, found our way to Stillmeadow.  It was like a dream come true!  To pull up, in front of that picket fence, and to see that Dear House, which I'd read of, for years.

I must have had that "this-is-too-wonderful-to-be-true" look on my face....  Because her daughter Connie, came out and invited us in.  Gladys wasn't in residence at the time, but Connie and her daughters had come up, to pick blackberries.

I SAW that  FIREPLACE, pictured above!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :-)

And I remember the kindness of her daughter Connie!  To bring us in, and let us have this "we-were-in-Stillmeadow-memory".  :-)

 

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"HIKE the meadows and fields of Stillmeadow Farm. Dedication of Nelson & Polly Camp bench and refreshments follow. Meet at Phillips Farm parking lot on Sanford Road at 1:30. No charge."

I hope the above, means that the project to save land, near Stillmeadow, was successful.

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You can read more about Gladys Taber, by clicking here...........

Join The Friends of Gladys Taber, by clicking here, for information...

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