Entranced by Taber's tale of "Timmie," her graduation gift, a spirited Irish setter who even won over her dog-adverse father, her other Irish setters Maeve and Holly, and the cocker spaniels she and "Jill" (Eleanor Mayer's name in her columns and in the Stillmeadow compilations) raise, including Star, Sister, Rip, and Honey, this was one of my favorite withdrawals. · At one point they had thirty-six cocker spaniels, although in Stillmeadow Daybook, they are down to eight cocker spaniels and one Irish setter. If Stillmeadow Daybook were only about country living—cooking, family, and food—then that would certainly be Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Gladys Taber 94 followers A prolific author whose output includes plays, essays, memoirs and fiction, Gladys Taber ( – ) is perhaps best recalled for a series of books and columns about her life at Stillmeadow, a 17th-century farmhouse in Southbury, Connecticut/5.
- Explore Pam Fairchild's board "Stillmeadow - Gladys Taber", followed by people on Pinterest. See more ideas about taber, christmas in connecticut, her. book. The Book of Stillmeadow () Especially Father () The First Book of Dogs () The First Book of Cats () Stillmeadow Seasons () When Dogs Meet People () Stillmeadow and Sugarbridge () with Barbara Webster Stillmeadow Daybook () Mrs. Daffodil () What Cooks at Stillmeadow, the Favorite Recipes of Gladys Taber (). out of 5 starsGladys Tabor Writing. In The First chapter of "Especially Dogs" Gladys Taber tells us about her first Dog, Timmie, and because of her vivid and heart-tugging descriptions Timmie is still alive and resting his head on the laps of readers after more than fifty years. Pages with related products.
Gladys married Frank Taber and had one daughter, Constance. The young family lived in a small, dark apartment in NYC, but she and her childhood friend and NYC neighbor, Eleanor (Jill in the books) yearned for a simpler, cleaner life in the country to raise their children and beloved dogs, away from the smog and noise of the big city. Readers of Gladys Taber's Stillmeadow books have met many of her dogs and have been hoping for a closer acquaintance. Here they all are, from Timmie, the Irish setter the author owned as a girl in Wisconsin to Holly, the prize-winning Irish, fifteen at the time of publication with a wonderful lifetime of experiences. Get this from a library! Especially dogs especially at Stillmeadow. [Gladys Bagg Taber].
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