In Time to Smell the Roses author Lois Galer and her husband decide to give up their high pressure jobs to become country folks living in Central Otago, in particular the small town of Ophir: population 50. A place that consistently records the coldest and hottest temperatures in New Zealand.Elm Cottage, an 1860s miner's cottage, is their weekend getaway, but soon the Sunday chore of packing up and returning to busy lives is questioned. Questioning is quickly followed by some deft calculations and a firm decision to change their life style. Before long the pair are announcing to their astonished friends and family that they are moving to Ophir.The author writes lovingly about the spectacular landscape, the seasons, the rhythms of daily life. She brings the reader along as she faces the reality of restoring Elm Cottage: beginning with the leaning mud-brick wall and the resident possum to discovering the past behind walls and poring over plans with the architect. Tradesmen arrive and disappear, a garden takes shape, the townsfolk visit, a hoar frost settles; Galer revels in the simplicity of life in Ophir. Time to Smell the Roses is a celebration of restoration and the pleasures of marrying the past with the present.
This updated and revised book covers the gamut of Union County's history. It begins with the region's earliest days when the Delaware Indians were in residence and how the arrival of settlers, who ventured into this frontier area from Berks and Lancaster counties, marked the beginning of major changes. Synder's text, first published in 1976, has been expanded and updated to reflect newly discovered material on such groups as the Amish and the developments in Union County up to 2000. Distributed by Penn State University Press by arrangement with the Union County Historical Society.
This helpful gardening guide describes more than 1,000 of the best garden shows, festivals, tours, and other events in the United States and Canada. It also features 450 gardens, arboreta, and other beautiful places to visit.
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