pickI finished this months ago but wanted it to linger in my mind. Merrick and his wife moved from the Arctic Circle to the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont in the 1930‘s. While this photo is of a VT farm, it is definitely not Merrick‘s. In an old homestead, they start their family. I loved reading his stories of that time, where the ice on the lake was 3 feet deep (not anymore!), neighbors were crucial, and the snow was difficult to navigate. 🔽
Suet624 One of the chapters he writes is about canoeing with his wife on Lake Champlain and camping on an island overnight. The chapter captures the beauty of the lake so beautifully and it's clear he is deeply in love with it. Another chapter talks about driving in the winter to the movies 18 miles away with the top off the vehicle (they were Arctic adventurers). When they came out of the theatre it had snowed and the car was filled with it. 2y
sisilia Stacked! I read The Farm in the Green Mountain and I googled VT landscapes like crazy. It‘s so beautiful over there… looks peaceful, too! 2y
Suet624 @sisilia I read that book too and really liked it. Merrick's time in Vermont was prior to WWII. Zuckmayer's book was during the war. Merrick and his wife has several books about their travel adventures and I'd love to find them. Vermont is very special. Even though I'm biased, Vermont is really beautiful and peaceful. Lakes large and small, mountains, pastures, you name it. I feel quite fortunate to be here. 2y
Cathythoughts Vermont sounds beautiful indeed. ♥️ 2y
