Forget-Me-Not Blue, Dilley, Dilley: Tasha Tudor Inspired Dolls' Fair!

Celebrating Tasha Tudor's 100th Birthday Year!

At the Corgyncombe Forget-Me-Not Fair, Hitty Linnea's special herbal frock is from Tillie Tinkham's Frocks & Fashions, made by Tillie Tinkham, the Seamstress Mouse at Corgyncombe.

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My husband made Nanny Nettie-Kin's wooden implement for crushing dried herbs. It is similar to an antique one of mine.

In front are packets of Nanny Nettie Kin's Corgyncombe Forget-Me-Not seeds.

Forget-Me-Nots in Nanny Nettie-Kin's Sussex trug.

Forget-Me-Nots have such a delightful, delicate scent!

The 100th anniversary of Tasha Tudor's birth was on August 28th, 1915.

Nanny Nettie-Kin reminds us of Tasha Tudor and we and the dolls and critters of Corgyncombe will continue to be celebrating this, the 100th year since Tasha Tudor's birth!

Our Duck Quackenbush's name was inspired by our old Quackenbush families.

Dilley Dibble Dabble was named after my 4th great grandfather's sister Dilley.

Dibble is an old family surname of ours.

Sarah planned the miniature plant stand after an antique and her father made the miniature plant stand to her specifications.

Floral Hall has always been a favorite of mine at the Country Fairs!

The Seven Sisters Rose that the Hittys call the "Seven Hittys Rose".

Amongst her fresh cut flowers are Thyme, Rose Geranium, Herb Robert, Rose, Pinks, Lavender, Feverfew, and Nanny Nettie-Kin's favorite: lots and lots of Forget-Me-Nots!

"What would you like, Dilley?" asks Quackenbush.

"We should really purchase a packet of Nanny's Nettie Kin's Corgyncombe Forget-Me-Not Seeds and plant more forget-me-nots!" says Dilley.

John Braddock was Uncle to my great great grandmother Juliaett Braddock.
In the mid-1800s John Braddock had an apothecary and perfumery in Hartford, Connecticut.

Hitty Linnea arranges flowers at her booth at the

Corgyncombe Doll Fair.

Nanny Nettie Kin's Corgyncombe Forget-Me-Not seeds sold at a booth at the Annual Corgyncombe Forget-Me-Not Fair.  Seeds to sow for a beauteous, bountiful sea of dainty forget-me-nots!

Nanny Nettie-Kin holds the Annual Corgyncombe Forget-Me-Not Fair to promote the delight and appreciation of her favorite flower, forget-me-nots! Tasha Tudor also loved forget-me-nots!

Hitty Linnea has a packet of Nanny Nettie-Kin's Corgyncombe Forget-Me-Not Seeds.

Quackenbush also purchases a bundle of forget-me-nots for his dear Dilley Dibble Dabble!

Forget-Me-Not Blue, Dilley, Dilley

Forget-Me-Not Green

When I am King, Dilley, Dilley,

You will be Queen...

The Corgyncombe Forget-Me-Not Fair will continue in several posts to come here at the Corgyncombe Courant!!!

Some of the photographs and some of the writings on this post are from previous Corgyncombe Courant posts that can be found here on the Corgyncombe Courant and from our previous postings elsewhere on the internet.

Here is a link to Hitty Maple's Pancakes & Doughnuts:
Birthday Celebration Tasha Tudor Inspired Forget-Me-Not Dolls' Fair!

Celebrating Tasha Tudor's 100th Birthday Year!

Here is a link to Ima out gathering forget-me-nots with Tasha Corgi for the 2015 Fair:
Gathering Forget-Me-Nots for Tasha Tudor Inspired Dolls' Fair!
Celebrating Tasha Tudor's 100th Birthday Year!


Here is a link to last year's 2014:
Forget-Me-Not Fair at Corgyncombe!
To Sow a Sea of Forget-Me-Nots!


Here is a link to:
A Flower Favoured by Nanny Nettie-Kin and Tasha Tudor!
Oh, the Delight of Forget-Me-Nots!

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Izannah Walker Dolls Celebrate Queen Victoria's Birthday!

Tillie Tinkham the Mouse Is Seen Under The Queen's Chair!

Little girls love to play as though they are Princesses!
Princess Bridget tells the others,
"I am the Eldest and Heir to the Throne!"
Though Bridget is not usually as assertive as her sister Eliza, on this point she insists.
She holds a portrait of Queen Victoria when she was a baby.
The portrait of Bridget is surrounded by a fancy tintype frame. 

Bridget and her sister Eliza are Izannah Walker inspired dolls made by talented dollmaker Margaret Flavin. Margaret Flavin named Bridget and Eliza after Izannah Walker's real sisters and Bridget was the eldest of the real Walker sisters.

The chosen music to accompany this post is Canon in D:
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The music is so delightful whilst reading!

The Turret at Castle Corgyncombe.
Heirloom sweet peas are on the arbor.


The girls are delighted to roam about the lovely hills and dales gathering flowers in their vasculum and observing nature!


One morn a little Quail was spotted!


Gathering flowers of May in a vasculum, Violets, Forget-Me-Nots, and Lily of the Valley on a mossy log.


An antique Herbarium with many pressed flowers and plants gathered during a European Tour.
The flowers have all been sewn in place.
Above is Ivy from Kenilworth Castle.
Queen Victoria visited Kenilworth Castle when she was a girl of eleven years.


The girls enjoy gathering and pressing flowers.
After the girls have gathered their flowers they press them in their own flower press.


On the art stand is a small book
"Victoria, The Good Queen and Empress",
that is just the right size for Bridget and Eliza.
Tillie Tinkham, the seamstress mouse at Corgyncombe, made the miniature bobbin lace bookmark.
The book is open to a drawing of little Victoria,
as it says at the top of the page "The Child Princess".
The book was found near the area that A. A. Milne was inspired by to write about the
Hundred Acre Wood in Winnie the Pooh.


Eliza holding the "Little Dear One" and a bouquet of Forget-Me-Nots, Lily of the Valley, and a Violet.


Heather from Loch Katrine in Scotland
The Corgyncombe Courant chose to feature from the Herbarium, specimens gathered in places that Queen Victoria visited.


The shawl Bridget is wearing was woven in Scotland.
It is "Stewart Victoria" Tartan.

The girls celebrated Queen Victoria's birthday,
which was May 24th!


Bridget thinks that the baby portrait of Queen Victoria bears a resemblance to herself!


The Turret at Castle Corgyncombe.


A Remembrance Book of Queen Victoria's Jubilee.





A pressed plant from Edinburgh Castle.


Peonies gathered from Corgyncombe Gardens.


Tillie Tinkham the Seamstress Mouse of Corgyncombe was
Frightened by the Royal Kitty Whilst Under the Queen's Chair!


A small bouquet of Forget-Me-Nots, Lily of the Valley, and a Violet.





Bridget and Eliza's Cousin Charlotte has lovely braided and styled red hair.
It is delightfully old fashioned and reminds us of Queen Victoria!
Charlotte is looking for her coral beads and suspects that her younger cousins might have borrowed it.
Charlotte and all her wonderful clothing were also made by Margaret Flavin.





Charlotte found her beads but the frock that she desires to put on over her chemise and petticoat is amongst the missing...





An old fashioned Corgyncombe rose tussie mussie by candlelight.


Pressed leaves from Holyrood Castle.


Eliza with pressed flowers from the bouquet that Bridget held with Lily of the Valley, bleeding heart, and a violet.
Princess Eliza is wearing the frock that she "borrowed" from her Cousin Charlotte.
She thought it looked fit for a Princess!

 

Some of the Queen Victoria Ephemera from the Corgyncombe Collection.
The art stand made by Seth Tudor is a replica of the art stand that Tasha Tudor had.


A flower specimen from Melrose Abbey.


Wild Violets at Eliza's feet!


Bridget holding the "Little Dear One" and a bouquet of Lily of the Valley, bleeding heart, and a violet.


A specimen from Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott.





A rose, thyme, forget-me-not, and lavender tussie-mussie from the Gardens about Corgyncombe.


The vasculum with old fashioned children decorating the door.


The lovely flowers within the vasculum rest upon a carpet of moss.



Cousin Emma arrived at Corgyncombe after the Queen Victoria Birthday Celebration.
Here she is taking a moment to adjust and admire her dainty, lovely shoe!
Emma, her clothing and shoes were made by Margaret Flavin.
Emma's shoes look very Queen Victoria!


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