Our Tasha Tudor Day 2012

Tasha Tudor day is a day I usually reflect on the beauty of a simple life and the desire I have to live a life surrounded by femininity, cooking, sewing, gardening and craft making.

For past years I have made a big effort for this celebration, even though it is actually our son's birthday.
Here are some links to our Tasha Tudor links:
Our Sparrow Post..... I am contemplating a make over for our dear post office
Our books and why I love them and Tasha's inspiration, 2009
Our plans for 2010
Our day in 2010 including making sparrow post notes, cookies and other ideas
My thoughts in 2011

As we are in the last days of our move I was planning on doing some gardening, in fact taking some cuttings to take with us to our new home. As we will be in rented accommodation until we sell our home in Tassie I am looking at doing some container gardening. Thanks for the book Kendra!!

 As I went to start doing this I found that the small hand shove I was going to use had already been packed up by the movers and as I needed to dig some earth as we had not potting mix either I resorted to use of the spoon as my main digging implement.

 Corbyn was my helper, well on and off as he got  distracted. In fact Myffwyn was keen to be my helper all week but lost interest today. I have had to dodge the rain spells and finally made it outside this afternoon for my long awaited garden time.

 While I was filling the little tubs with earth Corbyn had already started cutting what he thought we should have as a cutting.....part of their favourite wattle tree from their favourite play space. This has featured in many games and posts in the years we have lived here.

 Corbyn was the carrier of the little pots to where we were putting them to put our cuttings in

 We planned to fill all these little pots with as many cuttings as possible.

 I just love our honeysuckle and geraniums

 Now he is cutting what I want. I have transplanted this honeysuckle now four times. The first time was when Vellvin was a baby.

 Roses are a hug favourite flower of mine. I rally love the' rambley' bush kind best.

 Yes we used root powder to help our transplants successful

 Corbyn really loved helping me and especially cutting the plants

 While going past the being moved dog house Corbyn spotted a couple of snails and of course he had to investigate.........

 and pick them up to move as well.

 After about an hour we had these little pots filled  and ready for the move!!!

As I was finishing Autumn came out side and we were picking up odd things around the yard and of course she found a little spade for me to use. Pity I was already finished, but thanks sweetie.

So that was our, well really my own Tasha Tudor day for this year.
But for more inspiration Tasha Tudor style be sure to visit  both Clarice and Suzanne.

Oh and I hope to share our Doll's Fair that we have celebrated in the past, Tasha inspired of course, and have never done a post on soon.

Blessings to you and your homes,
 

Happy Tasha Tudor Day

Just a reminder to you all that today is also the celebration of Tasha Tudor Day.
There are many things in my life that I love that I think have been influenced by the books and life style of Tasha Tudor.

Clarice and Suzanne  have both been instrumental in hosting this day each year. They have some lovely ideas to share with all who are interested, so drop in on their cottages for a glimpse of the memories and ideas they share.

We will be celebrating our day this coming week so we will then share our day then.

For now though I would just like to list some of the inspirational ideas that come to mind when I think of Tasha Tudor:
cooking
beautiful and functional cooking bowls
blue willow
gardening
skirts
knitting
tea cups
tea time
aprons
candles
spinning
baskets
goats
beautiful art work
family
children
joy in the everyday
simplicity of lifestyle
hardworking
nature
fireside activities
crafts of many kinds
openness to learning new skills

Drawn from New England: Tasha Tudor, a Portrait in Words and Pictures



This was the first book I had to become more familiar with Tasha and her lifestyle. From the first page I was an ardent admirer of not only the lady herself but drawn to the qualities of this type of rural, home and hearth lifestyle.

I have been thankful for many instances in my life where I have stumbled across a person or book or idea that helped to make me who I am today. I do believe that Tasha Tudor in this way has helped me to be more the person I always wanted to be by giving example in her lifestyle that I could emulate.

These are some past posts on Tasha Tudor I have shared


Blessings to you and your homes,

Femininity Quotes

 I am just enjoying these quotes on the beauty of being a woman at the moment, have a beautiful weekend!

“Why do women want to dress like men when they’re fortunate enough to be women?
Why lose femininity, which is one of our greatest charms?
We get more accomplished by being charming than we would by flaunting around in pants and smoking.
I’m very fond of men. I think they are wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I don’t want to look like one.
When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave error….” Tasha Tudor

There is such a power in women who are dressed well. Women, you can literally disciple men on how to treat you when you dress like ladies. A lady can have so much presence that she will disarm the enemies and critics of Christ just by the way she holds herself and conducts herself and speaks. This is so powerful. You deserve respect as a creation of God and a woman of God. You can dress and act in such a way that you will command that respect.” - Geoff Botkin

Don't above all things, forget you are a woman;
she is far more attractive when seen in the flowing draperies
that centuries of use have made their own,
than when masquerading as a man - Author Unknown


Blessings to you and your homes,