After returning from Vietnam, the author follows his wife\'s lead, leaving the tumult of Boston for quiet woods on the spine of the Green Mountains.
Nature is their constant companion, in the driving cold of winter, the green rush of spring, summer\'s soft bounty.
As parents, kids and grandkids return to live on an old farm, they gather what they need from each other.
As they are learning to manage the challenges of life 14 miles from the nearest store and stoplight, they turn to each other.
After returning from Vietnam, the author follows his wife\'s lead, leaving the tumult of Boston for quiet woods on the spine of the Green Mountains