Penelope Lindenwood in her Lovely Green Gown!

Shamrocks on St. Patrick's Day!

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My (Diane's) own great great grandmother Bridget Mulhall emigrated from Ireland in the mid-1800s.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all our Dear Readers!

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Tillie's Frocks and Fashions at Teatime!

Winter Teatime Conversations!

Tillie Tinkham, the seamstress mouse at Corgyncombe, is ironing the pinafore that she made for Hitty, after finishing the hem.

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At "Tillie Tinkham's Frocks and Fashions"

with Millinery and Tea Room at 863 Park Avenue,

Hitty tries on the pinny.

Tillie, balancing on her rose tuffet, asks Hitty "Would you like some tea?"
Hitty says she would love some!

Whilst having tea, Tillie asks Hitty if she had heard that the Corgyncombe Groundhog had been seen on March 11th sunning herself on a log and moving about in quite an active fashion. Prior to that, she had only been seen on February 22nd when she came out in the sunshine, saw her shadow and acted very stunned by the bright light! Since March 11th, she hasn't been seen at all and it isn't surprising with very cold weather!

Tillie asks Hitty if she would like another cup of tea.

Hitty pours herself another cup and Tillie speaks of the long, hard, cold and blustery winter. She thinks that winter is probably not o'er yet! Tillie remembers hearing, from her cousins on the Tinkham side,  about the Linn tractor snowplow roaring through The Hollow with Diane's Grandfather Shepard on board!

Diane's Grandfather Shepard was a Tinkham descendant himself.

The Tinkhams came from Rhode Island to settle in The Hollow.

The winter of 1939 in The Hollow.

Tillie says, "Alas, spring can be a long time coming at Corgyncombe, and even when you think it has arrived, you might be surprised by a snowstorm in May!

In other happenings at "Tillie Tinkham's Frocks and Fashions"

with Millinery and Tea Room at 863 Park Avenue,

Tillie is making a green vest for Sweet Hitty Sue.

Sweet Hitty Sue tries the vest on so that Tillie can see if any adjustments need to be made.

What a perfect colour for St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all our Dear Readers!

My (Diane's) own great great grandmother Bridget Mulhall emigrated from Ireland in the mid-1800s.

Tonight at supper we will have some Corgyncombe potatoes and give thought to Bridget and our Irish ancestors.

Tillie Tinkham's Sewing Circle Emblem!

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Return of the Red-Wing Blackbird, Potatoes and Green

Walking the Rows, Again and Again...

March 13, 2013 marked the day the Red-Winged Blackbird returned to Corgyncombe! The joyous o-ka-lee, o-ka-lee could be heard in the old maple trees along Corgi Creek! On my old Derbyshire writing slope I have written out Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote:

"The blackbirds make the maples ring
With social cheer and jubilee;
The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The old fashioned Rose Geranium, which is usually in a cool room upstairs, has been brought down to enjoy whilst taking tea. The Rose Geranium has a delightful fragrance!

In the book "A Basket of Herbs", illustrated by Tasha Tudor, it is mentioned that Rose Geranium leaves are used for potpourri, tussie mussies, teas, cakes, cookies, and jellies.

The old teapot is decorated with hand painted leaves that bear a resemblance to old fashioned Rose Geranium leaves.

An old collectible Red-Winged Blackbird card rests upon the slope.

In the goat pasture Red-Winged Blackbird nests are hidden amongst the green.

The journal on the writing slope is covered with a reproduction of old wallpaper.

The 2012 gardening season brought about a couple of months of drought. The potatoes were slow but still green.

One day whilst weeding in the garden I glanced at the potatoes and where they were fine the day before, now one row was almost devoid of green leaves, chewed down to the stems!

Immediately I commenced removing the culprit, the Colorado Potato Beetle larvae. In the photograph above, the larva can be seen munching away at a nice green leaf. Many times a day I spent walking the rows, looking for and removing the pests. My vigilance paid off as eventually there were fewer and fewer until they were no more and an abundant potato crop was harvested!

This makes one give thought to the Irish Potato Famine that started about 1845 and lasted several years. The famine was caused by potato blight that ruined their potato harvest that they depended on. My own great great grandmother Bridget emigrated from Ireland in the mid-1800s.

Some Corgyncombe potatoes in baskets.

The potato... most favored here at Corgyncombe!

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'Tis St. Patrick's Day!

Corgyncombe Green!

Emma Lydia pretty in green!

A Corgyncombe Shamrock

Becky with a basket full of Phidelia Finch's eggs!

Molly pouring a cup of Tasha Tudor Tea.
Shamrocks decorate the cookie plate.


Sarah and Daisy Petals.
Sarah's great great great grandmother was Bridget from Ireland.
The Corgyncombe Vegetable Garden is in the background with a large potato crop to the upper left.


Red Pontiac Potatoes from the Corgyncombe Vegetable Garden.


Potatoes in the process of being riced.
In "The Tasha Tudor Cookbook", Tasha speaks of putting potatoes through a ricer to mash them.

The ladies of Corgyncombe were up into the wee hours last night settling in dear little Cecily Parsley.
More to come later!

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