How exactly does a woman manage to go from reticent spinster to ardent wife? A series of vignettes exploring Jane Peabody's slowly but steadily deepening relationship with Jim Hearst, spanning from the beginning of their courtship all the way to parenthood.

Newlyweds Harold Hill and Marian Paroo always enjoy their long Saturdays alone together at home. But what happens when Mayor and Mrs. Shinn unexpectedly come calling in the midst of one of them?

A companion piece to Remembering Paris. As Harold Hill struggles with estrangement from Marian in the months after their return from Paris, his difficulties are only compounded when he can't get the adoring glance of a pretty River City widow out of his head...