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...

Dear Friend, This past week, everyone worked on the 2nd floor 2x6 tongue-and-groove spruce decking, which is both the 1st floor ceiling...

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....