The Modern Shaker

Hi Friend, It's been a good week up here on the hill. The form of the house is taking its final shape as the rafter trusses are built and...

We are blessed to be in a community that appreciates old-fashioned living, and consequently, where kids have little access to electronic...

I love seeing little country churches dotting the landscape. Of course, in New England many of these houses of worship have been...

I'm embarrassed to say that I was never really interested in history until I realized that it involved people from my family. It was only...

For a few years now, we've been part of a group of families who sing folk songs one night a week in a living room or around a bonfire....

In the last several years, I have come to appreciate the craft of needlepoint. Originally known as "canvas work" in the 17th century,...

It took me a while to figure out that my very favorite paintings are oil portraits of people with serious to semi-serious expressions on...

I taught myself to knit when I was 23, and it felt empowering to take a ball of yarn and turn it into a hat or a scarf. My children...

When it comes to medicine, I'm all about purity of ingredients, gentleness on the body, and effectiveness in uprooting conditions so that...