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Across the Fence:  Tasha Tudor Died Today  |
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sdleah
True Blue Farmgirl
93 Posts
Leah
Pittsburg
TX
USA
93 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 4:53:58 PM
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There is a memorial website but I can't remember the address.
She was such a great lady!
www.narrowgatemorgans.com
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
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Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 5:54:29 PM
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It is a sad day for me,I found Tasha to be such an inspiration.
She was a wonderful and unique perosn who lived life true to herself. I am so glad that I found all her books and the ones written about her. They add such joy to my life. I believe that she has gone right back in time to the 1800's where she has always wanted to go when she left this earth. I think she is living life as happy as can be.
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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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2891 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2891 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 6:18:08 PM
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| Oh SO SAD!! I adore Tasha! I have several of her books & love to look & imagine what her life must be like. Glorious & full of inspiration! I somehow thought she was one that would never die. SO spry, even at 90. |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 7:35:16 PM
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Oh my!!! That is sad!! I have heard so much about her here....
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
1106 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 04:33:39 AM
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Oh my....I was just thinking of her this morning when I got up! I had put it on my list this morning to re-visit her books that I have. She did live her true self which has been such a great role-model for me and for many of you I can tell. What an inspiration she was and I love Mary Jane from NY's quote which Tasha truly lived...."There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things that we do." Freya Stark
She will be missed!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 05:47:57 AM
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| I missed seeing this news yesterday because I spent the whole day "offline" attending the funeral of my favorite college professor, who taught Civil War history. Now the rest of you won't get this, not having known "the colonel", but I am cracking up imagining the two of them meeting in heaven. I'm glad they'll both be in good company as the incoming class. |
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
1106 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 07:36:25 AM
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I found this on the web from her family.............
It is with great sadness that we must tell you Tasha Tudor, 92, passed away in her Vermont home on June 18, 2008 surrounded by family and friends.
We thank you for supporting Tasha Tudor's lifestyle and artwork during her long career. We hope that Tasha's message of 'taking joy' in all that one does will be remembered as we pass through this difficult time together.
-The Tudor Family
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
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Mommyswanson
True Blue Farmgirl
463 Posts
Laura
Waukegan
IL
USA
463 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 07:42:09 AM
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Here is the link to the memorial site.
http://www.tashatudor.legacy.com/LMW/HomePage.aspx
I was just thinking of Ms. Tudor the other day, I am planning a Tea for my Daughter's Brownie troop & was going to decorate with some of her books & illustrations.
Laura
"That which does not kill us makes us strong!" "I cast all my cares upon you Lord." |
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
1465 Posts
Zan
New York
New York
USA
1465 Posts |
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
1106 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 09:06:41 AM
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You interviewed Tasha Tudor and/or her granddaughter? Please tell us more!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
1311 Posts
Linda
Manchester
Ohio
1311 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 09:51:38 AM
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What a great loss. She was a rare person and they don't make women to often like her.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
Nubian Dairy Goats |
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sweetproserpina
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
meg
Vinemount
Ontario
Canada
535 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 11:06:05 AM
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Oh no! She was such an inspiration, she'll be sadly missed. She truly lived as she believed she should and saved so much wonderful history from being lost. Her costumes collections (that she wore everyday!) are stunning. Such an amazing lady.
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
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Jeanna
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Jeanna
Franklin
NC
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 3:04:50 PM
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Oh I hate to see one of the old ones who knew and kept the old ways alive. I really hate that. She was such an inspiration. I wonder how her children and corgi's are going to live with it. I am so truly sad.
Jeanna
Farmgirl Sister #41
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau |
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
1465 Posts
Zan
New York
New York
USA
1465 Posts |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 09:10:05 AM
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I love Tasha Tudor. :( When I read about her struggling to make ends meet when she was raising her kids I didnt feel so alone. She was a free spirit and we could all take a lesson from that.
Not all those who wander are lost...
www.SarahPauline.com
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
1106 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 10:05:10 AM
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Zan,
Great article...thank you! I checked out your "pumpkin patch" too but you must be busy with other things. Now that she's gone I wonder if they will make her home the museum? I think I will sent them a donation...I have never been a charter member of anything and I'll probably never make it out there to see it but what's that saying..."plant a tree even though you may never enjoy it's shade" and I've planted lots of trees over the years.
What a woman she was...it takes a lot of courage to "go against the grain" of society and I am sure she wasn't always "endeared for it". Thank goodness she has a wonderful and adoring family who supported her as she did them for many years.
Thanks again for sharing that with us and aren't you the great writer! I am meeting so many very accomplished people here at Mary Janes and you are all so humble about yourselves! Strut your stuff is what I say! You gals are somethin' else!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
1465 Posts
Zan
New York
New York
USA
1465 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 1:28:47 PM
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Hey Sandra, thank you so much, your words mean a lot to me. I think her kids initially wanted to find another place for the museum but I think now...her house should be the museum, since all of the precious old world things are in it...either way, I think it would be great to donate to the museum.
Ack..yes, Pumpkin Patch is sort of on hold...I'll probably update in the fall.
And yes! I think we should all strut our stuff...we are all free spirits here for sure, and Tasha was a fine example...it may not be easy to do the things we want, but I think we should be ourselves, no matter what!
~*~Dream all you dreamers~*~
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www.pumpkinpatchparlor.etsy.com
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mrsmorgen
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
morgen
coudersport
pa
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 2:34:24 PM
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I was so saddened to hear of her death too. I loved her art and kept her Christmas book, Take Joy, on my piano every Christmas since I was 12.
morgen
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all..
laura ingalls wilder
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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
2087 Posts |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2891 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2891 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2008 : 12:22:55 PM
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| Zan you are so lucky, what I would give to have interviewed someone that knew this fantastic lady on a day to day basis. I know who Amy is from going to Tasha's family website & reading about her. She also seems like a pure heart. What a memory!! How were you able to arrange that?? |
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