tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80295359180267181312024-03-17T23:04:10.195-04:00Corgyncombe CourantDiane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comBlogger437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-83866586355639742762023-12-25T17:46:00.003-05:002023-12-27T16:54:33.477-05:00Keeping the Flock, A Tradition!Sweet Shepherdess!Shepherdess Poppy with her cosset sheep.The keeping of the flock has been a tradition in my family through the generations, documented back to at least the 1500s, and undoubtedly beyond. Along with their sheep raising, many in my family had equipment for industrious home spinning and weaving.Jasper Riddlesdale, my 13th great grandfather, of Boxford, Suffolk, England had sheep onDiane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-13811150114998166542023-07-21T21:46:00.005-04:002023-12-05T18:21:04.395-05:00Dreams of Scotland!Scottish Heritage and Spinning! The spinning wheel was made in Scotland. Draped on the chair is a Colquhoun tartan shawl.Click Here for Lovely Music My 10th great grandfather was William Cahoon (Colquhoun) from Scotland, said to have come to New England as a Prisoner of War after the Battle of Dunbar in 1650.The Colquhoun family was historically from Loch Lomond, Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-4866683102088939642022-08-31T22:10:00.004-04:002022-08-31T22:11:49.896-04:00Tasha Tudor Birthday Celebration 2022!Old New England Traditions that Tasha Tudor Illustrated! Part Two Tasha happy in her garden with her Corgi.Click Here for Lovely Music Tasha Tudor in the garden at Corgi Cottage.She looks so happy!These are my own personal photographs of Tasha Tudor and her cottage. Tasha spies something festive overhead and surmises it must have something to do with the Great Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-65237387898997141062022-07-29T19:52:00.000-04:002022-07-29T19:52:41.011-04:00Beatrix Potter Picnic Birthday Celebration!Beatrix Potter's Books Delighting Through the Years!
An old English picnic tea basket with tea kettle and burner. When my father helped his friend Ralph move there were many wonderful things that Ralph gave to us. This splendid picnic tea basket was one! This is a repost of one of our favorite Corgyncombe Courant Beatrix Potter posts.
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"In the Good Old Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-77451880019605351152022-02-23T16:35:00.027-05:002022-02-23T16:44:31.370-05:00Tasha Tudor Valentines on Emma's Writing Slope!All Things Dainty and Lovely!Emma and Tillie Tinkham have some Tasha Tudor Valentines from "The Jenny Wren Book of Valentines" on the writing slope.Emma, an Izannah Walker inspired doll, and her lovely frock and pinafore were made by talented dollmaker Margaret Flavin.Tillie Tinkham hand stitched the ruffled cap as she thought it was just the thing for Emma! Tillie Tinkham has been the Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-83555994924059112052021-11-20T22:49:00.005-05:002021-11-20T22:53:46.105-05:00Old New England Traditions that Tasha Tudor Illustrated! Part OneApples, Baking, Gardens, Corgyn and Other Old Fashioned Delights! Part OneTasha has tea and enjoys the lovley, fragrant bouquet of forget-me-nots and lily of the valley that she picked from the gardens at Corgyncombe.Click Here for Lovely Music David Austin roses at Castle Corgyncombe. Tasha Tudor's greenhouse and splendid bay tree.Tasha Tudor's Bay tree.These are my own personal Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-72241919557250388052021-03-30T18:25:00.004-04:002021-03-30T18:28:51.922-04:00Maple Sugaring, A Family Tradition!Tasha Makes Pancakes for Natty and Baby!Tasha making pancakes on the "Little Fanny" stove.Click Here for Lovely MusicAn Ancestral Old New England House!My great great great grandmother's great grandparent's old house in Rhode Island. I love this house with its wonderful stone walls and maple trees! It was my 6th great grandfather's house.Buckets are hung on the old maple tree for collecting sap.&Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-29180043791583866812021-02-13T21:32:00.003-05:002021-02-13T21:36:07.524-05:00Tasha at the Cheerful Fireside!Old Familiar, Comforting Ways...Tasha and Natty enjoy hot chocolate by the fire with Ethlyn Corgi.Tasha loves to read by the fire. Amongst her favoured authors are Susan Fenimore Cooper and Louisa May Alcott, whilst Natty's are Shakespeare and James Fenimore Cooper.Click Here for Lovely MusicTasha was a delightful, serendipitous find!Serendipitous finds are the best fun finds, those that you findDiane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-80347281329487825592020-12-07T20:55:00.020-05:002020-12-07T21:01:35.354-05:00Dundee Cakes at St. Nicholas Tea!Delightful Scents at the Corgyncombe Bakery!When lit, the Advent wreath creates such lovely shadows and light on the ceiling at Corgyncombe. The Dundee cake is brought out to be served with tea.With the coming of Christmas, Dundee cakes are delicious at teas throughout December!Click Here for Lovely Music I took the photograph of the chickadee several years ago, as St. Nicholas Day mornDiane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-86692184432416782852020-06-21T19:48:00.001-04:002020-06-21T19:58:52.091-04:00The Kindest, Sweetest Daddy Ever!A Cottage for Dollies and Me!
Very Little Diane (Me) with my Daddy.
We were building a table and chairs, which would later furnish my future cottage that I designed when I was four!
My Daddy, the kindest, sweetest man I have ever known!
When I was four I decided I needed a little house all my own. I used to go over to my neighbor Ginny's to play in her playhouse. I took my Daddy byDiane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-11177162829248560032020-05-26T20:51:00.001-04:002020-05-26T20:54:12.279-04:00Jenny Wren Lindenwood Gathers Spring Flowers!
Lovely Flowers in a Trug at Corgyncombe Hall!
Jenny Wren Lindenwood collected these early April spring flowers in between snow storms.
This spring has been very cold with lots of snow showers.
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Corgyncombe Hall
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Our email:atthecottagegate@Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-5825531747812269072020-02-13T20:46:00.000-05:002020-02-13T20:50:31.801-05:00A Romantic Carriage Ride Amongst the Forget-Me-Nots!
Very Romantic, Indeed!
These photographs of Edward and Hannah were taken last year in May 2019 during a romantic carriage ride amongst the forget-me-nots as they had just started blooming, about the grounds at Corgyncombe.
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Back when Edward first came to Corgyncombe, he walked up the path and picked a sprig of forget-me-nots for his Hannah. A joyous Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-16752317706518758062019-12-25T19:14:00.001-05:002023-11-13T16:03:46.337-05:00Lady Ann and Lady Abigail at Christmastide!Gathering the Greens!
Lady Ann adding a bow to the wreath that she made.
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Before the snows, Ann went out to gather rose hips and boxwood.
Byberry Cottage, home of Susan Fenimore Cooper, the authoress of "Rural Hours", published 1850.
Lady Abigail as the first flakes from the winter storm Ezekiel started coming Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-33820607320832230932019-12-02T21:23:00.001-05:002023-11-13T15:55:11.509-05:00Lady Abigail Makes a Pumpkin Pie!"Hurrah for the Pumpkin Pie!"
Lady Abigail sets about to make a pumpkin pie.
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I made pumpkin pies from pumpkins grown in the Corgyncombe Vegetable Garden.The photographs below show the steps in preparing the pumpkins for pumpkin pie.Extreme care must be taken whilst cutting the pumpkins.
The Corgyncombe Butt'ry
What a splendid turkey!
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In the spring, Tasha looked so forward to the flowers.
Lady Ann is sitting on the garden wall. She has gathered yellow and pink violets, forget-me-nots, and lily-of-the-valley in her own English garden trug.
Alongside, she has a succulent that she has planted in a small clay pot.
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A sweet little English Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-90408477854785391552019-08-01T20:30:00.002-04:002019-08-05T20:21:15.210-04:00Beatrix Potter Picnic Birthday Celebration!Beatrix Potter's Books Delighting Through the Years!
An old English picnic tea basket with tea kettle and burner. When my father helped his friend Ralph move there were many wonderful things that Ralph gave to us. This splendid picnic tea basket was one!
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"In the Good Old Summer Time" was a popular song when Ralph was a little boy.
A likeness of Ralph whenDiane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-22414515762239456252019-07-04T18:12:00.004-04:002019-07-04T18:16:30.996-04:00Dolls' Independence Day Picnic!Under the Shade of the Old Cedar Tree!
The little dolls of Corgyncombe are having an Independence Day picnic behind Corgyncombe Cottage underneath the big old cedar tree.
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Corgyncombe Cottage in an earlier time.
The little dolls have brought their little dolls to join the 4th of July festivities.
Some of the Corgyncombe Courant reporters' RevolutionaryDiane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-5130892151987826772019-06-18T14:43:00.002-04:002019-06-18T14:45:01.941-04:00Jenny Wren Welcomes the Wren!
Spinning in the Corgyncombe Garden of Herbs!
Jenny Wren Lindenwood was delighted to welcome the Wren back this spring!
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Fritillaria meleagris
It was a soggy, rainy wet May but the pearly drops on the flowers are so pretty!
Forget-Me-Nots
When the rain stops, Jenny Wren enjoys taking her spinning wheel out into the Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-21304009864386380242019-03-18T17:43:00.000-04:002019-03-18T17:45:30.595-04:00Jenny Wren Spins Flax from the Distaff!Spinning, A Family Tradition!
Jenny Wren Lindenwood spins flax from the distaff. The distaff was made several years ago by my doll Amelia, fashioned from the branches of pussy willows. Jenny Wren moistens the linen thread as she spins it with her saliva.
St. Distaff's Day, January 7th, was traditionally the time when the spinners returned to their spinning wheels after the Christmas Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-59865075935232856222019-02-16T17:16:00.002-05:002019-02-16T17:19:05.470-05:00Quilted Cozy Contentment!
Dove Delivers Delightful Valentine Hearts!
Lady Ann
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The Golden Thimble Society commenced as Tillie Tinkham, the seamstress mouse at Corgyncombe for many years, wanted to assist the Queen Anne English Wooden dolls with their needlework.
The squares in the quilt are so small!
Lady Ann wears a golden thimble!
Lady Ann was named after myDiane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-39421928870057896292019-01-05T20:04:00.000-05:002019-01-05T20:08:22.660-05:00Hannah and Edward - Twelfth Night in the Parlour!
An Elegant Evening!
Hannah and Edward
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Twelfth Night Cake decorated with swans.
A swan ornament I made.
Here is a link to a Twelfth Night Cake
at the National Trust,
which looks much like Hannah and Edward's cake.
Some of the photographs and some of the writings on this post are from previous Corgyncombe Courant posts that Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-87522233876769568942018-12-26T17:14:00.000-05:002018-12-26T17:50:56.033-05:00Hot Chocolate in the Parlour!A Peaceful Evening!
When Jenny Wren Lindenwood arrived home she tended to her horse Molly, then took her Corgyn on their necessary outing. She milked and fed her goats. She stokes up her parlour fire. On the footman in front of the fire, a pot of hot chocolate made with goat's milk is keeping warm.
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Jenny Wren is delighted with her basket of Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-34001784010887026232018-12-22T21:05:00.001-05:002018-12-22T21:07:26.716-05:00Jenny Wren in the Loveliness of Winter!
Bringing Home the Greens!
Jenny Wren Lindenwood out and about with her horse Molly.
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A frosty morn in Corgyncombe Country combines the beauty of the Cotswolds, Beatrix Potter's Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales and many other country places in England.
The winding country road leads past hedgerows and o'er hills and dales.
Most of my ancestors Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-1507728271338756722018-11-22T20:43:00.000-05:002018-11-22T20:46:50.877-05:00An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving!The Little Dolls Celebrate Thanksgiving!
In the story "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" written by my cousin Louisa May Alcott, Mother Bassett was busy preparing for Thanksgiving when she and Pa were called away by an emergency. The Bassett children were left with the oldest children in charge of caring for the family. The children settled by the fireplace after a simple supper and the oldest Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029535918026718131.post-2867805201873499122018-10-29T21:26:00.000-04:002018-10-29T21:30:15.233-04:00Tasha Tudor 103rd Birthday Celebration!A Celebration of Kindred Spirit Interests Throughout the Year!
Jenny Wren Lindenwood holding handspun skeins of wool yarn dyed with cochineal, goldenrod, and madder root.
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Changing oak leaves resemble the colours of the naturally dyed wool skeins!
August 28th, 2018 would have been Tasha Tudor's 103rd birthday.
My daughter Sarah and I were so blessed to Diane Shepard Johnson and Sarah E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063762447075485175noreply@blogger.com