Rethinking the Mother-in-Law Flat as a Sunny Barn

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Jade-Snow Carroll and Dulcinea Sheffer named it after they got together last year with their mom, Stella DeLuca, to start an organic bedding company. sister moons. Ms. Carroll said she was inspired by the moon’s close relationship with Earth, the tides and cycles of nature, and how it subtly affects our bodies, in addition to her sister and nocturnal references. The poetry of this interconnectedness struck a chord.

After all, there is a distinct attraction between the members of this close-knit family who seem to do just about everything together. Many even share a multi-generational home on a converted farm in Egremont, Mass., which occupies 15 acres of idyllic at the foot of the Berkshire Mountains. Mrs Carroll, 42, and her husband, Ian Rasch, 44, a contractor and contractor, live in the property’s farmhouse, which was built between 1850 and 1875 near the hill known as Baldwin Hill. The adjacent 1820s barn was converted into two homes; Ms. DeLuca, 63, at the top, and Julia Rasch, the mother of midwife, Mr. Rasch, at the bottom, were occupied by the 73-year-old.

As for Ms. Sheffer, 40, she and her family live in New Marlborough, Mass., 25 minutes away, but she is often located at the Baldwin Hill residence, which also serves as the Sister Moons headquarters. And when her two children, ages 7 and 3, are out of school, she often brings them along. Like most things in this family, childcare is shared.