fragrant ginger cookies with the surprise smoky flavor from bacon
... And then it was. and I am ready ~ I'll once again prepare my old farmhouse ~ for the coming cold months... ... and remember the important things. I'll savor the colors & scents of this season ~ and keep them in my heart for another year... ~ another turn of the Wheel. ... trying to stop time to enjoy it's swift passing, before my beloved Autumn is gone again. and feed my soul with it's beauty and bounty, and hold close the memories that will be made ... with my needle & thread ~ and of friendships and family. it's true. {all photos courtesy of Pinterest} Happy Autumn, and a Blessed Mabon to you! ~ Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori
ANCESTRAIS & MAGIA “Caminhando, eu escuto algo mais profundo. De repente, todos os meus ancestrais estão atrás de mim. Fique quieta, eles dizem. Veja
this post began when i came across images of Tasha Tudor, a children’s book illustrator whose nostalgic throwback lifestyle (she lived in a replica of a late 18th-century New England farmhouse)…
Tasha Tudor est incontestablement une figure atypique, une femme libre telle que je l'entends, apparemment insensible aux modes et aux attraits de la modernité. Tout au long de son existence elle développa sa propre manière d’être, n’hésitant pas à s’habiller comme au XIXème siècle, siècle qui devait très certainement mieux correspondre à son imaginaire. « [...]Elle n'éprouva aucun besoin de vie sociale et préféra rester à la maison. Se sentant parfaitement à l'aise dans son rôle d'artiste, car ‘‘comme artiste on peut se comporter de façon aussi folle ou immorale qu'on le désire, personne ne s'en offusque… ma foi c'est une artiste’’. » « En 1938 elle épousa Thomas Leighton Mc Cready Jr.. Sept ans plus tard le couple partit pour le New Hampshire dans une vieille ferme en ruine datant de 1790, sans chauffage central, sans eau courante ni électricité. Comme l'argent était rare, elle filait et tissait elle-même l'étoffe dont elle confectionnait les habits pour la famille, qui vivait également en autarcie. Tasha Tudor passait de nombreuses heures avec ses quatre enfants, mais elle trouvait cependant encore du temps pour dessiner et peindre, et cela toujours à la cuisine. […]Après le décès de son mari, Tasha Tudor se retira dans le Vermont, dans une maison en bois que son fils Seth, avec son aide construisit entièrement de ses propres mains au début des années 70, construction qui est une fidèle réplique d'une maison du XVIIIème siècle. Le bâtiment est situé tout à fait à l'écart, à environ 3 km de la route principale, au bout d'un chemin de campagne d'1,5 km. Il n'y a aucune autre maison à la ronde et en hiver elle est complètement isolée ; de ce fait toutes les provisions doivent être sous toit en novembre, avant l'arrivée de la neige.[…] » J’imagine quelle fut dotée d’une bonne santé et d’une volonté à toute épreuve, en témoignent les nombreuses photographies d’elle en mère, grand-mère…cousant, filant, tissant… Fine cuisinière, faisant son jardin, coupant son bois, s’occupant de la basse-cour, des chèvres, des vaches, du jardin potager et d’agrément, faisant ses chandelles…Une maîtresse femme par excellence, toujours accompagnée de ses chiens Corgis. Ce qui ne l’empêcha pas de s’adonner à la peinture puisqu’elle illustra près d’une centaine de livres pour enfants. Une âme exceptionnelle, qui abordait simplement les choses de la vie de tous les jours, portant son existence au sommet de l’art d’être en harmonie avec les événements et l’environnement de la nature, rendant évident ce qui est devenu pour le monde d’aujourd’hui - ce qui n’est pas sans laisser songeur et interrogatif quant à ce que représente la modernité -, un domaine distant et étranger. Un retour à l’évidence éclairé par un cœur authentique, aspirant au dépouillement et à la vérité silencieuse de l’instant présent. "It's wonderful to grow old," Tasha Tudor said in an interview. " You can get away with murder. Everyone takes great care of you. And they're afraid of offending you. You can say the most outrageous things and get away with it. I fully believe old age is one of the most delightful periods of my life." -La maternité- “She was totally involved in fantasy. She wanted to live in her own little world,” said Thomas Tudor, the third of the children. “I found that when I was a teenager, it was very difficult to get back into reality.” -Les robes- “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 be 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…” -Etre- "Nowadays, people are so jeezled up. If they took some chamomille tea and spent more time rocking on the porch in the evening listening to the liquid song of the bermit hrush, they might enjoy life more." -La maison- “Life isn't long enough to do all you could accomplish. And what a privilege even to be alive. In spite of all the pollutions and horrors, how beautiful this world is. Supposing you only saw the stars once every year. Think what you would think. The wonder of it!” -le labeur quotidien- -Peindre et dessiner pour les enfants- "Tasha was not only a writer/illustrator, but she was a homemaker in every sense of the word. She loved handcrafts like weaving, knitting, candle dipping and doll making. She also enjoyed keeping goats and chickens and made cheese from her own goats' milk and cooked delicious, wholesome foods from her eggs and from fruits and vegetables that grew on her land. Every season had its pleasures and its work to be done, and home was the core of Tasha's life's work.". -Cuisiner, coudre, tricoter, tisser, filer, faire des patchworks...- "I enjoy doing housework, ironing, washing, cooking, dishwashing. Whenever I get one of those questionaires and they ask what is your profession, I always put down housewife. It's an admirable profession, why apologize for it. You aren't stupid because you're a housewife. When you're stirring the jam you can read Shakespeare." -Le jardin- Les commentaires de cette vidéo sont en japonais -Les bêtes- - la neige - - La transmission - Les textes ont été glanés sur les sites suivants: Tasha Tudor Tasha Tudor and Family Le musée Facebook Tasha Tudor and family Le monde de Tasha Tudor The Simple Life of Tasha Tudor Les chiens de Tasha Tudor Tasha Tudor Historic Costume Collection Les photographies reproduites sur mon journal ont été aimablement prêtées par Pinterest Je remercie Madame B. qui me l'a fait découvrir.
Tasha Tudor (1915–2008) is one of America’s best-known and beloved illustrators. Her first little story, Pumpkin Moonshine, was published in 1938. She illustrated nearly one hundred books, the last being the 2003 release, The Corgiville Christmas. She received many awards and honors, including Caldecott Honors for Mother Goose and 1 is One. Many of her books are printed in foreign languages and distributed around the world. She also created thousand of Christmas cards, Advent calendars, valentines, posters, and other works throughout her 70 year career. From a young age Tasha Tudor was interested in the home arts. She excelled in cooking, canning, cheese-making, ice cream making and many other home skills. Once summer arrives, Tasha Tudor would always leave her art table to spend the season tending her large, beautiful garden which surrounds her home. These exquisitely beautiful photographs are of a young Tasha and her children as photographed by Nell Dorr in the 1940s for her book Mother and Child. Tudor and children in a circle Tasha and Polly with Polly's daughters Rosamond and Mary playing ring-around-the-rosy Tasha Tudor having her dress buttoned Tasha Tudor holding baby, probably Bethany Nursing Mother Bethany drinking from a dipper Bethany and Tasha at kitchen table Tasha hanging clothes Tasha Tudor in white dress Tasha Tudor Bethany and Seth Tudor women and children in a circle Tasha and Polly with Polly's daughters Rosamond and Mary playing ring-around-the-rosy Family by lamplight Pregnant Tudor women and children in a circle Tasha Tudor in bedroom Nursing mother in canopy bed Girls in hats Bethany in a chair looking at bird cage suspended in window Bethany and Seth in bed Happiness Tasha in her pantry making jelly Tasha Tudor sewing Mother and child Bethany holding chicken Tasha in chicken yard Barbara (Dorr) Tenery on a hilltop The Sunday dress Tasha Tudor dressing Bethany
My first recollection of Tasha Tudor was from 4th grade reading hour. My teacher, bless her heart, took time each day to read a book aloud to us. One of the books she read was A Secret Garden which…
