Life Stories #51: Ellen Stimson

One day, Ellen Stimson and her family decided that if they could move anywhere, they'd move to Vermont--and then figured why not? It wasn't a smooth transition; Ellen also decided to buy the town's old country store, but taking over a new business while living up to the expectations of the townsfolk who'd been shopping there for years proved to be a far bigger project than expected. She writes about those experiences with great humor and self-awareness in Mud Season, and we talk about how things have worked out for her and her family over the long run.