It still sits proudly in my Ethan Allen Windsor Cabinet – a centerpiece in my homage to the Memory of Gladys Taber. Since I was always looking in antique shops for Milk Glass, a hobby that was inspired by Taber, imagine my great joy when I came across a spoon holder exactly like the one in the photo. In fact, on one of the pages there was a photo of a Milk Glass spoon holder (I think that is what it was) with berries on it. I enjoyed so much visually walking through her home, looking at her collection of Milk Glass. She never found a person who was worthy of owning one of her dogs – and I am sure, if she had had her way, none of them would ever have been sold.Īnother book I loved was “Stillmeadow Album”. “Especially Dogs” was a joy to read and I laughed and cried along with Taber as she described the ups and downs of raising litters of Cocker Spaniels. My favorite books were those about her dogs. But in essence I loved them all, each and every read-weathered page. Some of my favorites were: “Stillmeadow Daybook” “Stillmeadow Cook Book” “My Own Cook Book” and “Especially Dogs”. I concentrated mostly on her “Stillmeadow” books. Through the years, my collection of Gladys Taber books increased. She didn’t need to because the books were not read with a “gotcha” snicker, but rather were read by people who wanted to live as she lived but were prevented from doing so by life’s circumstances. Taber revealed little about herself and her friend, Jill. The books were not filled with confessions or secrets best not revealed. Since I lived in California at the time, snow was something I rarely experienced so reading about cold snowy New England evenings in front of a fireplace provoked wonderful images of times gone by. Her writing was real and could provoke some great images as readers got up in the morning with her, cooked great meals with her, canned fruits and vegetables with her, and went out into the cold snow-filled mornings to feed the birds, check on the dogs, and to drink in the fresh air.
Taber’s writing wasn’t the greatest I ever read, but it was probably the most memorable. Not money, not gold, but my wealth was books by Gladys Taber. I did manage to find several more books by Gladys Taber and they became my treasure trove.
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Soon I spent much of my free time scouting through second-hand book stores and, when I had the money, regular bookstores. Just imaging the smells brought back the memory of my own mother’s wonderful cooking when I was a child. Within Taber’s writing I could have the family unit I craved, the friends I wanted, and a warm house with a fireplace and smells of good cooking coming from the kitchen. Living in a rooming house, going to work each day, and coming home alone, the Gladys Taber columns and my new second-hand book became my family. Since my own life was fairly empty at the time – no family to speak of - loneliness was a constant companion. You can be sure I held the book tight as I ran to the cash register to buy it. The cost for this second-hand book was about $1.00 but to me it was worth a fortune. Page after page of wonderful scraps of wisdom, happiness, sadness, and just pure life.
Oh the delight, the pleasure, the absolute joy of having found this treasure. You can imagine my excitement as I quickly pulled the book down from the shelf and flipped through it. A whole book of her ”Butternut Wisdom” columns. Then one day, while browsing through a second-hand book store, I came across a book by Gladys Taber. I would read and reread these columns every day. Each week I eagerly waited for the new issue and would carefully cut out the “Butternut Wisdom” column to paste in my Gladys Taber scrapbook. I don’t remember if the magazine was free or if there was a small charge – ten cents or so - an amount I could afford on my very small file clerk’s salary. One day I came across a “Family Circle” Magazine which was running Taber’s column, “Butternut Wisdom”.
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My teen years were not the best, or the easiest for me, and so I used to read a lot of magazines on how to better my life, how to dress, etc. The writings of Gladys Taber came into my life when I was quite young.
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