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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Mar 08 2006 : 1:23:10 PM
Just wanted to say again as I did in a post a while back how much I liked this book. THE SECRET LIFE OF TASHA TUDOR. Loved the pictures and the way it was written. I may get another of her books, she has a cookbook that looks interesting, do any of you have that?
NANCY JO |
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| westernhorse51 |
Posted - May 30 2006 : 3:27:44 PM
Tasha is 91 y/old, she will be 92 in August, on the 28th. I adore her so much. I have a few of her books and I love her life so much. I was supposed to go to one of her gatherings a few years back but had surgery.
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 30 2006 : 12:51:43 PM
I just ordered the TASHA TUDOR'S OLD FASHIONED GIFTS, from alibris used books. It was 11.95. That is best price I have seen for it so far. OH BOY!!
NANCY JO |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 30 2006 : 12:27:15 PM
Rhonda,
I have the cookbook, I would like THE OLD FASHIONED GIFTS, I might just have to pay more then I want for it. Hey Rhonda, lots of garage sales comming up in my area this weekend, can't wait.
NANCY JO |
| abbasgurl |
Posted - May 30 2006 : 10:45:54 AM
PS. Nancy I DO have the cookbook (thanks to MIL), it is wonderful as well! I'm sure you can still get it somewhere! Amazon?
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
| abbasgurl |
Posted - May 30 2006 : 10:43:19 AM
Hello Tasha fans! Yes Frannie I know how it is to "bite the bullet" on eBay & just bid some unheard of price for something you really want! I did so a few weeks ago and won my auction for HALF of what I expected to pay! I was stunned, but thrilled!
The Old Fashion Gifts is a sweet book. I made several of the little items when my boys were small. I was very into quality toys and books for them. I stored all those things away for grandchildren one day. :)
We were fortunate to have the MOST wonderful toy store locally! It was housed in a big old victorian, two huge floors! The name of the store was "Spoil 'em Silly" and was our favorite place to visit for many years! This store had a big 'ol dollhouse, a train- all set up, art supplies, games, beautiful stuffed toys & dolls, and BOOKS I'd never seen anywhere else! The best part was that the owner ENCOURAGED us to play with those things! It stayed in business long enough for my kids to grow up, but those poor unfortunates who missed a trip to be "Spoiled Silly"! LOL
"And It Was So" is a dear little book that follows the Genesis story of creation. It starts with "In the beginning..." and goes through God's creation of the world. There are (of course) the most wonderful drawings of children & family life throughout. The later pages cover nature themes and "God made everything beautiful in it's time", later Ms. Tudor uses scripture about God's love for us. The book ends with the words "I love you, Oh Lord, and sing praises to your name." This is, IMHO, one of her most lovely books. I would certainly recommend looking around for a copy.
Thanks to my MIL, I do have most (maybe all?) of the books about Ms. Tudor. The photos are so beautiful, as are her gardens. Tasha's face & slight frame look so very much like my maternal Grandmother-even the layers of dress & apron are the same, also the little kerchief she wears on her head. My granny too, was a gardener and loved children. I admire both women-who look so unassuming-for their energy and stick-to-it-ness. I think this is what endears Ms. Tudor to me so very much.
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 27 2006 : 11:45:52 AM
I was just looking on amazon used books, and this could be had for less then twenty. I might have to order one, I have four of her books, but have never seen OLD FASHIONED GIFTS.
NANCY JO
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - May 27 2006 : 10:51:42 AM
chile .. take good care of those books .. i don't know what 'real value' is on any of them .. but they most likely will go UP when she is gone. i might have just been desperate to have that little book .. and that was the 'going price' on e-bay when i lookd for it. wasn't sure i'd find another one anytime soon .. so i 'bit the bullet' and bought it!
isn't it dear. i have her Mother Goose book and several others she did and i thin i have ALL of them ABOUT her ... AND IT WAS SO .. oh tell us more about that one!
xo
True Friends, Frannie
My KENTUCKY RAMBLINGS 'blog':
http://cabincreekfarm-kentucky.blogspot.com/ |
| abbasgurl |
Posted - May 27 2006 : 10:07:57 AM
Oh my gosh Frannie! I have that book in perfect condition-had no idea it was such a treasure! I started buying Ms. Tudor's books right before I had my first son, now 20. I always had the books in the nursery lining the shelves & windows. They were fun to look at while I nursed or rocked a babe to sleep.
Just ran to the basement to "rescue" this and a few other Tasha Books!  I found her "Mother Goose" and a book about creation called "And It Was So"- especially delightful!
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - May 26 2006 : 3:06:23 PM
One of my favorite little books by Tasha Tudor (and Linda Allen) i got on e-bay .. paperback and the binding is all loos .. and yet, i still had to pay $45. for it! But i do love it so!
Tasha Tudor's Old-Fashioned Gifts ... Presents and Favors for All Occasions (1979)
It begins with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson from GIFTS: "The only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me. Therefore the poet brings his poem; the shepherd, his lamb; the farm, corn; the miner, a gem; the sailor, coral and shells; the painter, his pictures; the girl, a handkerchief of her own sewing."
True Friends, Frannie
My KENTUCKY RAMBLINGS 'blog':
http://cabincreekfarm-kentucky.blogspot.com/ |
| lurban |
Posted - May 26 2006 : 2:07:45 PM
If any of you fans are in the Vermont area, you'll want to check out this new exhibit at the Shelburne Museum:
www.shelburnemuseum.org/whats_on/new_exhibits_detail.php?id=10
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - May 23 2006 : 7:35:29 PM
Oh Kathy! I have a little corgi angel too! She is just the most loving comical little dog I have ever owned! Wish I could have a dozen!
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
| EnchantedWoodsGirl |
Posted - May 23 2006 : 3:13:49 PM
She is wonderful and her life is so picturesque. I bought my corgi because of her - she is a doll baby named Elly Mae. I have my cockers because of author Gladys Taber who lived on a farm in Connecticut called Stillmeadow. Check her books out if you like farm life and really want to get lost in a book!
Be sure to check for books on Abebooks.com and Alibris.com. Tasha Tudor books are very collectable and some are worth quite a lot.
My friend in Iowa (where I bought my corgi) has a lot of corgis and reminds me very much of Tasha Tudor with all those little tailess dogs at her heels.
My little dog Elly Mae was featured in an issue of Faerie magazine, she has her wings on in that picture (her horns were hidden) lol!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 23 2006 : 3:01:14 PM
I BELIEVE SHE IS STILL LIVING AND WOULD BE 90 OR 91 NOW.
NANCY JO
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - May 23 2006 : 2:31:39 PM
amie .. are you near skaneateles? if you are .. you MUST look up Cindy Petters who lives there! she reminds me in many ways of Tasha. a gentle spirit .. and oh so sweet!
xo
True Friends, Frannie
My KENTUCKY RAMBLINGS 'blog':
http://cabincreekfarm-kentucky.blogspot.com/ |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - May 23 2006 : 2:29:37 PM
has anyone heard .. is TASHA still living? i think she is about older than dirt .. and i heard several years ago .. she stopped making 'appearances'. lordy! wish i'd met her when i had the chance to! xo
True Friends, Frannie
My KENTUCKY RAMBLINGS 'blog':
http://cabincreekfarm-kentucky.blogspot.com/ |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 23 2006 : 2:11:41 PM
Annie
Go on amazon and type in tasha tudor, her cookbook will come up, then you can look inside the cookbook. plus they give reveiws, etc.
I have the book, and wood stoves are not part of the cooking.she tells about where the recipes came from, and the drawing in the book are very charming.
NANCY JO |
| Amie C. |
Posted - May 23 2006 : 1:30:00 PM
Have any of you used the cookbook? I don't have access to it through my library, and I'm wondering whether it would be useful to me.
Can anyone tell me: Are the recipes specific to woodstove cooking or have they been adapted? And do they give a lot of historical detail on the origen/age of the recipe? I'm a vegetarian, so I'm not expecting to be able to use most of the "main course" recipes. Are there enough baking recipes that I should get it anyway?
Thanks! |
| Phils Ann |
Posted - May 21 2006 : 4:36:02 PM
Oh, you guys are such kindred spirits! I just can't believe that I've been re-reading Tasha Tudor books (Craft, Garden, and I have the cookbook), and somehow never found a thread about her, and thought I'd start one. She is one of my heroines... The pictures of her with her corgyn, goats and various birds... and,I love her dresses and her aprons!!! Several years ago I tried to grow some of her New England flowers here in Humid land... and of course, determination did not pay off, but I did learn a lot... like "planting zone" needs to cover heat and not just level of cold. I hear Tasha is now 90. She is so small and always has been incredibly strong physically. Bet she hasn't had any osteoporosis. Wish I'd "met" her 30 years ago.
There is a Redeemer. |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 03:46:27 AM
The clothesline book.
Didn't know where to put this, but it is a book. Floralsaucer, farmgirl,but this info under the "using a clotheline section", I checked it out and ordered the book used on Amazon for less then two dollars plus shipping. On Amazon you can look inside the book, and it looked like the kind of thing we would all love to have. So Thankyou Floralsaucer.
NANCY JO |
| abbasgurl |
Posted - Apr 22 2006 : 10:50:19 PM
Awwww Nancy Jo, I never part with anything! God Bless the person/s who have to sort through all my junk when I'm gone! LOL I laid in bed last night & read through all three books. They sure gave me pleasure. I decided to put them on a shelf above my work table where I keep things for inspiration in my little studio. The small size make them just right for that spot!
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 22 2006 : 10:59:30 AM
Wow luckey you Rhonda, better check those out someplace, they may be worth something, I know some of the older Tasha things are.
I just ordered her garden book and craft book, I have the cookbook and the private world of Tasha, but nothing like what you found.
NANCY JO |
| abbasgurl |
Posted - Apr 22 2006 : 10:44:36 AM
I was SO excited to find a boxed set of small books by Ms. Tudor at the thrift store today! They were from 1981-with some illustrations from the 50's. Interesting to see how her illustrations have changed a over the years. There was a book of prayers, a book of graces, and a book of more prayers-with a gratitude theme. They are so sweet & the illustrations are just lovely! Such a find made my day!
Rhonda
...and I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance, even if I'm the only one! |
| Julia |
Posted - Mar 14 2006 : 1:01:22 PM
thanks for the info on the Videos, Amie. I just saw that our library has them, so I plan to order them.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Mar 13 2006 : 09:27:16 AM
Now I just might have to go see if my library has these tapes, I would love to hear her voice and see her in motion. thanks so much for the update annie. I ordered her cookbook, waiting for that to come. Wouldn't it be nice if while garage saleing this summer I came across some of her books? Love it when good stuff like that happens.
NANCY JO
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Mar 13 2006 : 08:28:08 AM
I got the two videos from the library and watched them this weekend. They are both short, about 1/2 hour. "Take Joy" is just generally about Tasha Tudor's way of life, "Take Peace" is about her Christmas traditions. They were filmed around the same time the Brown and Martin books about her came out (mid 90s), and they show essentially the same stuff - the garden, the kitchen, the barn.
I enjoyed seeing Tasha Tudor in action, just getting a sense of her voice and mannerisms. She's very witty, in a low key way. Her description of the scandalalous living arrangement in the dollhouse ("Take Joy") cracked me up! As Julia says, she has a very soft, gentle voice. She has that accent, also, that I associate with well-bred old fashioned Yankees. It's almost English (like Haley Mills in the old Disney movies).
On a critical note, the videos are put together rather cheaply, and the narrator tends to gush, especially in the Christmas tape. But the footage of Tasha and her home, which is the core of the matter, is excellent. It's the books brought to life. The filmakers like to cut from the actual house to the same scene in the dollhouse or one of Tasha's illustrations, which is a lot of fun.
My personal favorite moment is the brief glimpse of Tasha Tudor, in her cap and print dress, driving what looks like an old pickup or suburban. I just love the juxtaposition of modern and old-fashioned that make up her reality. I have worked at a couple of living history museums, one where I wore costume and one where I worked in my own clothes, and I loved moments like this.
Bottom line? Not the greatest documentaries ever, but I'm glad I got to see them. |
