Staying Warm on Cold Wintery Days

Christmas Calendar Inspired by Tasha Tudor

Darling & Domestic Daisy lifts the stove lid and puts another log in her Auntie Amelia's "Little Fanny" stove. The "Little Fanny" stove is just like the stove Tasha Tudor had in her doll house kitchen. Amelia is so pleased with her "Little Fanny" kitchen stove.

 

Atop the stove in the copper kettle, Red Pontiac potatoes are cooking. Amelia's kitchen is cozy and warm despite the winter chill outside. A wood cookstove heats up quickly and there is large amount of hot surface to a wood cookstove that throws out a lot of heat.

 

    

    Snow drifting into the barn.

 

The weather at Corgyncombe this morning was snowy, blowy, and drifting, and it was very cold. The wind was blowing so hard it would have made it impossible to go into the barn door that the wind was blowing against. We went in another door and found the snow drifting in the wind locked door. There is something about drifted snow that is so pretty, like frosting. However dear readers, The Corgyncombe Courant warns you about these delightful pieces of art as they can cause difficulties. 

 

Yes, whilst traversing the windy, lonely country byways, besides the treacherous icy roads, one must give careful attention to whether a snowdrift is too much for your vehicle to handle. 

 

Today it seems that people travel in the wintertime without proper winter attire all the time. They just jump in their vehicle with no hats, mittens, or boots. They never give any thought to their vehicle breaking down, or running out of gas, or getting lost in the wind driven snow or stuck... in a snowdrift.

 

The editresses of The Corgyncombe Courant always take along sheepskin hats and mittens, warm boots, wool scarves, shawls, and blankets and basic survival things. Once, when Diane picked up a friend to go out on an antiquing adventure, the friend came out to the vehicle without a hat, boots, or mittens. Diane ordered her friend back to the house to get the proper equipment for the trip, or she wouldn't take her anywhere. 

 

At Corgyncombe it gets blustery, cold, and drifts a lot. Once, when out, Diane got stuck in a snowdrift. Thud, she was going nowhere. Thankfully she didn't have to wait long because the kind snowplow men pulled her out and rescued her. It is a terrible feeling to be stuck in the cold. It was so bad she couldn't even get out of the vehicle, the wind took her breath away. 

 

Now that wintertime is upon us The Corgyncombe Courant hopes that all their dear readers drive safely and watch out for those lovely snowdrifts.

 

  Winter wear drying on a small rack that was a recent delightful find.

 

Tasha Tudor's Advent Calendars and delightful dolls inspired Diane and Sarah to create their own Christmas Calendar.

 

Diane and Sarah's 4th Annual Calendar to Count "The Days Until Christmas: Amelia's Favorite Things" can be found by clicking here.

 

"The Days Until Christmas: Amelia's Favorite Things" 

 

The link takes you to our web site "Our Favorite Things" where there is a special page with our Calendar with 25 round red windows covered with holly until the appointed day. Sometime during each day the window will change to the photograph of the day. The windows of the day are done alphabetically, going from A to Z and feature the dolls and their animal friends at Corgyncombe as they celebrate Christmastide joy!

 

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