Spring Snow: The Seasons of New England from the Old Farmer's Almanac

Castle Freeman Jr.

ISBN 10: 0395730988 / ISBN 13: 9780395730980

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spring Snow: The Seasons of New England from the Old Farmer's Almanac
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395730988
• ISBN 13: 9780395730980
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Four and a half million people read The Old Farmer's Almanac each year, and for fourteen years, the essays of Castle Freeman, Jr., have been a prominent feature. Freeman delights in Vermont through every season of the year, observing and participating in what happens inside the countryman's mind and outside it. He has something to say about all aspects of modern country life, from rototillers and chain saws to rabbits and raccoons, from day lilies to maple sugar, from snow on the roof to mice in the woodpile. He finds much in nature on which to draw a moral: "Woodpeckers make other birds look like triflers. Their lives have a complexity and purpose that reminds us of ourselves." Writing in the parallel traditions of Gilbert White and Benjamin Franklin, Freeman evokes a way of life sufficiently challenging to be exciting, sufficiently quiet to be philosophical, sufficiently varied to be fun. This book is for pleasure, to roll over in the mind in city and country alike, a book to keep by

Reviews

For 14 years, Freeman has written the "Farmer's Calendar" column in the Old Farmer's Almanac. Here is a collection of choice pieces that capture the essence of year-round country living in New England. Among the topics are weather, wildife, the countryside, gardening, tools and snow. Freeman says, "If you can't garden well, garden neat." He confesses that his own luck in gardening is in direct proportion to the size of the seed he plants-success with peas and beans, failure with carrots and lettuce. He ruminates on weather forecasts and snowstorms and their aftermath, and tells us how to shovel snow with style. This is sheer delight for readers who enjoy nature and country living.
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