A Corgyncombe Tasha Tudor Birthday Giveaway!

Lily Dibble Dabble is Quacking with Excitement!

Lily Dibble Dabble is excited to announce:
A Corgyncombe Tasha Tudor Birthday Giveaway!!!

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This Sunday, August 28th, would have been Tasha Tudor's 96th birthday.
Diane and her daughter Sarah were so blessed to have Tasha for a friend.

Diane and Sarah had many kindred interests in common with Tasha such as spinning, weaving, knitting, natural dyeing, dolls, corgyn, goats, birds, gardening (flowers, herbs, and vegetables), old fashioned clothing and frocks, fireplace and woodstove cookery, canning, sewing, quilting, old books, and the old ways of living.

In honor of Tasha Tudor's Birthday, the Corgyncombe Courant is having a Giveaway of the book
"Drawn From New England, Tasha Tudor; A Portrait in Words and Pictures by Bethany Tudor".
Bethany Tudor is Tasha's older daughter.



Diane received a copy of "Drawn From New England" one memorable Christmas when the snow on the trees was Christmas card perfect and there was a light sparkly snow coming down.
"Drawn From New England" has photographs of Tasha as a child, her parents, her children, her dolls, some of Tasha's illustrations, and some photography by Nell Dorr. Bethany wrote about the family finding an old house in New Hampshire when she was a child and later Tasha's move to Vermont where her son Seth built her a wonderful old looking house! In the book, Bethany speaks of "Pumpkin Moonshine" Tasha's first published book, Tasha acquiring her first Corgi, seasonal celebrations, and many more interesting things in Tasha's life. The cover has a delightful photograph of Tasha and her Corgi lovingly smiling at each other! It is surrounded by Tasha Tudor's illustration of lovely wildflowers.

If you enjoy hearing about Tasha Tudor and the old fashioned things she pursued, then you will love this book!
(Lily Dibble Dabble is not included in the giveaway.)


For years we have been inspired by our friend Tasha Tudor's doll families. Tasha Tudor made her dolls look so real and we know that they were real to her. Our dolls seem very real to us, too. Our doll families have many children, cousins, Mums, and Aunties who like to do all the favorite things that we like to do best!

Amelia is a doll who lives at Corgyncombe Cottage & Corg'ery and Melissa is her sister.
Melissa has returned from her European tour to join Amelia and her family and all at Corgyncombe Cottage for the Tasha Tudor Birthday Celebration!

This morning, Melissa and the Dibble Dabbles followed a familiar path along Corgi Creek with the Dibble Dabbles going to and fro, in and out of the water, whilst Melissa gathered flowers for the Corgyncombe Tasha Tudor Birthday Celebration! Even a few late blooming Dame's Rocket were found, a more customary spring flower.

The Corgyncombe Courant hopes to have a Tasha Tudor Birthday Celebration 2011 post on August 28th Tasha's birthday, however, dear readers, due to the hurricane delays are possible.

To enter the Corgyncombe Courant Tasha Tudor Birthday Celebration Giveaway of "Drawn From New England", leave a comment on this post or on the Corgyncombe Courant's up and coming Tasha Tudor Birthday Celebration 2011 post. 

 This Giveaway is open to the Corgyncombe Courant's Dear Readers in the United States and Canada.

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Wow, it's running like Niagara!!!

Hurricane Irene is being felt at Corgyncombe Cottage and Corg'ery. The rains are coming down and the wind is gusting and Corgi Creek is overflowing and roaring. Despite all this, the animals still need to be fed and milked. Going to the barn this morning with my umbrella trying to cover me and my Wellies sloshing in the water, I made it to the barn, where I could see we were having a little overflow and leakage through the doors but everything was in pretty good stead. As I was coming up to the cottage from the barn, my milk cover flew off and my bucket started filling with Irene. Maybe we will have to make Irene Ice Cream! 

We are still holding with power but reports say it's going out all around. The goat kiddles are up from the barn with us in the cottage. We hope to still be working on our special Tasha Tudor Birthday Celebration 2011 post as we are for the most part still up high and dry up in Corgyncombe Cottage... my husband says "I don't know if I'd say dry" as he went to plug a hole in the cellar.

After the Storm Update
Just a quick note to let you all know that all is well at Corgyncombe Cottage. The flooding was the worst we had ever seen here but the house is fine (especially after my husband plugged the hole in the cellar) and the barn (that we call the Ark) did not take float, even though a huge lake formed near it, thankfully the lake never quite reached the Ark. All of the animals that call the Ark their home are safe and enjoying this beautiful day after the storm. Thank you for prayers for safety amidst the flood. We hope to have our special Tasha Tudor Birthday Celebration 2011 post up for your enjoyment as soon as we can! We think you will find it worth the wait.

"The Ark" and a Rainbow after a 2009 storm.

Diane's Bible that she has had ever since she was a child, open to the rainbow after the flood.

You can still enter the Corgyncombe Giveaway for "Drawn From New England"!

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