Elmwood is a fictional New Hampshire town caught between preserving its colonial heritage and moving into the 21st century, with many conflicts between the old-timers and the newcomers. The residents are those you will find in any small town: the feisty older woman who wants to save the local mansion; the young history teacher bent on saving Memorial Day traditions; the artist who has lost her muse and hopes to find it on an old farm; the great-grandmother trying to show a new generation how it used to be; old Uncle Josh who thinks heA[a¬a[s allergic to goldenrods; and an abandoned yellow cat.