Can the citified newcomer turn the tide of mistrust before she ruins the business altogether? Follow the author to her wits end and back, through her full immersion into rural life-swapping high heels for muck boots raising chickens and sheep fighting off skunks, foxes, and bears and making a few friends and allies in a tiny town steeped in history, local tradition, and that dyed-in-the-wool Vermont character. Why? The bread, they tell her, you moved the bread from where it used to be. She dreams of patrons streaming in for fresh-made sandwiches and an old-timey candy counter, but she learns theyre boycotting the store. 2,036, one of the oldest continually operating country stores in the country, she learns the hard way that improvements are not always welcomed warmly by folks who like things just fine the way theyd always been. When she decides she wants to own and operate the old-fashioned village store in idyllic Dorset, pop. After a getaway in gorgeous rural Vermont, its mountains ablaze in autumnal glory, its Main Streets quaint and welcoming, Ellen Stimson and her family make. Book Synopsis In self-deprecating and hilarious fashion, Mud Season chronicles Stimsons transition from city living to rickety Vermont farmhouse. About the Book How one womans dream of moving to Vermont-raising children, chickens, and sheep and running the old country store-pretty much led to one calamity after another-Jacket.
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