Gaberdine "Gaby" Robule is a dreamy, unconventional housewife living in a small farming community in northeastern Colorado. One bright June morning, she ventures out her front door to nail a hand-painted sign to the tree in front of her house, announcing the arrival of something called The Rose Trellis Tea Room. This small action sets in motion an entire chain of events throughout the town of Wickersham, where nobody is quite sure just what a tea room is supposed to be, or what need it purports to fill. Some are intrigued, many are wary, but nobody is quite so horrified as Gaberdine's...

Twelve months in the life of a small Colorado mountain town and more specifically in the company of The Perkins family, recovering from a tragedy five years in their past. Son Gordon struggles to fill the void left by the death of brother Larry at the cost of his own destiny and desires. A newcomer to town and an old classmate offer the conflicting possibilities of what Gordon wants and what he believes is expected of him.