ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Often people create a serene and perfect place in their dreams. A place they can escape to that is spectacular and surreal to forget the worries of the day and reflect on what's important. In Gary L. Gruhl's new book, Tate's Mill: The Journey of a Traveling Heart (now available through AuthorHouse), he describes such a place, where the landscapes are as breathtaking as the revelations about life.
In Tate's Mill, the rolling hills are wild and natural, and the sky is enormous and bright. Crop fields are as abundant as they are fragrant. Farmers are quick to give passers-by a friendly wave and a warm welcome. Hours lying in the grass watching the clouds are well spent in this calm, invigorating place. The people here are amiable and close-knit. They are warm and caring, and they show it with their lively barn raising festivities. The legends in this carefree place are enchanting, and the spirit of Tate's Mill can be felt with every barefoot step in the grass and every rustle of the trees.
Tate's Mill is the antithesis of urban life, and, quite possibly, the perfect antidote to its often depressing effects. Throughout Gruhl's wistful description of this idyllic area, he interjects philosophic musings on life. Children frolicking in the fields prompt him to remember the innocence of youth, and lengthy pauses to absorb nature's rainbow of colors reminds him that priorities outside Tate's Mill are out of sync.
"Add to those observations some imaginings, some life lessons and some mind meandering on sun-filled days, and you have Tate's Mill," Gruhl writes, "a mythical place perhaps, but at some time, a place where each of us yearns to be."
Tate's Mill transports readers to an oasis of calm in the country where the important things in life are obvious and the busy life of the modern world seems pointless in comparison.
Gruhl is a lifelong Minnesota resident. He served in the Marine Corps for six years and was "exposed to the corporate fast track." He learned that there are other tracks to follow, and that individuals can set the pace for their own lives.
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