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Reading Room:  Fans Of Gladys Taber Club  |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 29 2008 : 5:19:02 PM
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I don't know if any of you are aware that there is a Friends of Gladys Taber club - I have joined (dues in USA are $15) you get a wonderful newsletter that is published four times a year and it is just filled to the brim with all things Gladys and Stillmeadow.They have even started a real pen pal club too!
Gladys Tabers books would be wonderful for discussion too, don't you think?
Another great book would be The Magic Apple Tree by Susan Hill!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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Feythe
Farmgirl in Training
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Jana
Decatur
GA
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 11:59:17 AM
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Hi Kathy,
I don't get here to the forums very often, but today I'm treating myself (and taking a work break). I was surprised to see the name Gladys Taber in the topics. I just found out about her this past year in a magazine article and was very taken by her writing (it reminded me a bit of my very favorite author, Elizabeth Goudge). I was under the impression from what I could find out online that Gladys wrote magazine articles. Are there books, too?! What would you recommend? Do you think the library would have them? I'll have to look at the other book you mentioned by Susan Hill.
Thanks for sharing!
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 12:09:33 PM
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Here is an excellent site to tell you all about Gladys - Hers Stillmeadow books are the best ones by far -I am sure your library will have them or you can find them cheaply via Ebay or sites such as alibris.com abebooks.com
http://groups.msn.com/StillmeadowFriends/
She has been an inspiration to me for many many years - I will be looking up the author you recommended too.
Blessed be,
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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rose hill farm
Farmgirl in Training
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Jule Ann
Rhineland
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 12:30:26 PM
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I have loved Gladys Taber FOREVER! I think I can honestly say she was my first inspiration for country living! Isn't she wonderful! I think I'll check out her CLUB!
You might also like....Tasha Tudor's Garden...a book that is filled with inspiration!
Glad to know more people out there LOVE Gladys!
Jule
Farmgirl #109
Donkeys for Peace! |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 12:38:31 PM
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When you join the club you they also send you a real printed picture of Stillmeadow - I found that very exciting! I just received a list of people wanting real pen pals too - writing a real handwritten letter has nearly become a lost art hasn't it?
Jule - I love Tasha Tudor and want that book! I also have a Corgi (one Corgi is enough hehehe, I have one because of Tasha, and all my Cockers that I raise because of Gladys - and now my one Irish Setter (Jilly, named after Jill) because of her too).
Do you have a favorite Stillmeadow book? I think I can pick up just about any one of them and open to any spot and find something that soothes my soul.I love looking through the Stillmeadow Album and looking at all the pictures of Stillmeadow and her pets - I love looking at all the tiny details, like the things on her desk and her milk glass collection. It takes me out of a stress-worn world into one where time seems to stand still. She was truly a beautiful and gifted woman *my eyes are tearing up over here*
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 1:01:56 PM
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Yes Miss Tabor as well as Tasha are two of my favorites also. I think I have most of Tasha's books. I have six Tabor books. I also have a letter that Miss Tabor wrote to my Aunt thanking her for a gift. Its hand written on stillmeadow paper. The year 1961.And a four cent stamp.
NANCY JO
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 1:06:50 PM
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Wow - Nancy Jo. That is very cool. Until I came to this site, I had never heard of GLadys Tabor. She sure seems to have been (or is she still alive?) the MaryJane Butters of her time!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 1:14:12 PM
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Nancy it would be wonderful to see a picture of that wonderful letter on Stillmeadow stationery! You are indeed lucky to own that piece of memoribilia!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 1:22:43 PM
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Gladys Taber is my ALL TIME favorite writer and I just loved the way she lived. I grew up in Connecticut and dreamed of us as neighbors!!! I just love anything about or by her.
Cheers,
Heather
FARMGIRL #90 |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 2:08:46 PM
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I have started a collection of her magazine columns - I love the old magazines they are in - it is fun to look at all the old advertisements -
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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rose hill farm
Farmgirl in Training
21 Posts
Jule Ann
Rhineland
Missouri
USA
21 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 2:12:49 PM
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Hi Kathy! The first book of hers that I read was My Own Cape Cod...then I went on a hunt and I think I have most of them. She does make you wish for a more simple time! She was and is my inspiration STILL!
I now have a farm! Because of her! How funny is that!
When I start my blog...(which I want to SOMEDAY)...Then I'll be as close to her as I can in these times....living in the country and writing about it!
Can't wait to check out her club!
Jule
Farmgirl #109
Donkeys for Peace! |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 2:27:24 PM
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Jule you should start your blog and share all about you life with us. I never thought I would blog, but I do - you can read mine below my signature. I named my home the Enchanted Wood because I loved the idea of naming my home like Gladys did. Also, when I found that I shared my property with white deer, I truly knew it was indeed enchanted. Those very white deer made me think of Glady's unicorn that see would see "cropping the violets".
I guess, I pretty much live in my own little reality over here in the woods - it is much nicer than the real world most times.
From Gladys I learned so many things - I have learned how to be kind to others and be a good listener - I have learned to see humor in things and to love fiercely - I have learned to cherish the feel of a velvet dog muzzle in my hand - watching the way the Irish blows when she breathes - all the little nuances that without her keen eye for beauty, I might have otherwise missed.
What kinds of critters do you have on your farm? I think we might get a greenhouse put up this summer and possible a sunroom out on the deck......
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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rose hill farm
Farmgirl in Training
21 Posts
Jule Ann
Rhineland
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2008 : 2:49:49 PM
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Hi again Kathy!
My husband said to tell you that I married a Jersey boy! He lived in Fair Lawn and Cranford NJ....until he was about 12 years old.
Right now we have 3 donkeys, 1 turkey (a pet), 1 chicken, 2 Golden Retreivers and 1 mini-daushound.
Soon we'll be getting 5 mother sheep and their babies. My husband got them for me as a Christmas present...the mom's deliver this Month and then  they are all then coming to live on our farm this spring!
Good Times!
I'd post a photo of my donkeys but I can't figure out how to do it on Farmgirl Connection.
It's so neat to meet someone that really loved Gladys too. She changed my life really. She gave me a DIRECTION!
Talk soon!
Jule
Farmgirl #109
Donkeys for Peace! |
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Feythe
Farmgirl in Training
32 Posts
Jana
Decatur
GA
USA
32 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2008 : 7:57:14 PM
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Dear Kathy and other Gladys Taber friends,
I'm so glad I found this topic! I just spent a lovely time browsing the Stillmeadow web site. How dear! The feeling of it reminds me of the fictional English villages of Thrushgreen and Fairacre and all their inhabitants as penned by Miss Read (Dora Saint). I have over three dozen of her books and read them over and over. Kathy, my home of 20 years is known to all my family and friends as Teacup Cottage. I love having a name for my home, my little quarter acre of earth. I was drawn to Shetland Sheepdogs from reading the journals of May Sarton. My little Bonny Marie just turned 8 last week and she is my third Sheltie (a rescue). It is a wonder how our lives can be touched so deeply by the lives and creations of people we've never met. "It's a wonderful world."
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 06:54:18 AM
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I love the name Teacup Cottage - do you collect teacups? We had a teacup and saucer exchange once before, we could do it again if you were interested! I love dainty little teacups and saucers, makes me feel special!
It is funny the way we can get drawn into the world of a writer. I think Gladys would be tickled pink to know that this many years later, she still was touching hearts and molding lives after her precious Stillmeadow.
One of my cocker spaniels AKC name is actually Ode to Stillmeadow - one is called Sister, like her one cocker, one is Windy aka Poppy -
If you get a chance to look at The Magic Apple Tree by Susan Hill, you will not be disappointed - it is a charming book written much in the style of Gladys - it even has recipes- a little later I will post a few paragraphs from different sections of the book.
I ask you - can any of you think of Jill without thinking of her out in the garden bent over something?
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
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Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 2:07:39 PM
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Okay you guys! You are making me home-sick for England!! I am obviously going to have to investigate both Gladys and Tasha because my curiosity is well and truly piqued! I love Miss Read books and can vouch for the fact that they transport you to a very real England that sort of gets lost these days in the news. Get off the beaten path and you will find the quiet little villages with thatched cottages and the most gorgeous flowers and gardens.
I think we need to charter a plane and spend a couple of weeks soaking it up!
I am looking forward to reading both Gladys and Tasha.
TTFN!Angie
Angie
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2 |
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 15 2008 : 1:02:58 PM
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I have been a fan of Gladys Taber for a long time now. I just love the way she writes. It makes you feel like you are right there. I love cockers so I was very find of that subject. Their way of life was just so simple and friends and family (that includes the pets) were everything to them. I greatly admire Tasha Tudor too. That lady is amazing. Talk about a farm girl. And the crafts she knows, she does everything. Her books and the books about her are some of my most prized possesions. I am so happy to see their are many others who love them too.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 15 2008 : 6:31:18 PM
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Yes, I would be interested to know which Gladys Taber books you have, what a lucky buy that was!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 15 2008 : 8:33:08 PM
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I am looking for one of the Stillmeadow books that is illustrated with I believe three cockers on the front cover, could be chronicles of stillmeadow - not sure.
Thanks
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
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Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 07:33:41 AM
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I do not have any of her books but would love some too! (I am open to suggestions!)
Angie.
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2 |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 07:37:56 AM
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Angie if you like books about living in the country then any of her Stillmeadow books are excellent choices - Stillmeadow Seasons, Road to Stillmeadow, Stillmeadow Sampler.....
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
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Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 11:24:00 AM
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Thanks for the suggestion Kathy. Just the names are lovely aren't they?
Ang.
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2 |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 1:50:19 PM
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You can open any Gladys Taber book and find something that will touch you - she was such a down-to-earth woman, she never saw herself as a famous person. She touched so many lives while she was on this earth, and still touches them.
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 1:53:58 PM
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If anyone has extra copies of some of her older books, I think I have a few extra copies of her "newer" stuff to trade. I will look when I get back to Texas.
Cheers,
Heather
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