at the time that this movie be make most housewife know exactly who barbara stanwick be parody . today only some woman over 50 probably remember gladys taber and whose column butternut wisdom run in family circle magazine from before world war ii until the 1970 . she live on stillmeadow farm in conecticut and and her column be collect into a number of book and stillmeadow season and stillmeadow daybook and etc . the line that barbara stanwick recites a she type them for her column be quite typical of the one that begin a typical gladys taber column . besides cooking and country living and she get rather nostalgic and philosophical at time . she talk a lot about her favorite dog and mostly cocker spaniel . you might say that martha stewart be the gladys tabor of today . christmas be connecticut may not be any cinematic masterpiece and but it be pleasant and lighthearted entertainment and soothe to the stress out mind and and that be good enough .