Tudor Tuesday

Today I Didn't:

Build a wattle fence (although if it were as pretty outside right now as it is in this picture, I would have),

Spin yarn,

 Paint beautiful pictures for a children's book,

Weave a basket (although I did weave pretties into the girl's hair),

Or go outside to enjoy the snow (heaven's no).

 But Today I Did:

Enjoy a little baking and 

 Finished up some stitching.

This morning I made Coffee Cake for my breakfast.  But, it was more like brunch by the time it was done.  I think Tasha would have stared wide eyed and in bewilderment at me making her Coffee Cake.  What a disaster.  "How hard could this be"?  She might have asked.  Well.......she proabaly wouldn't have cursed at the bundt pan either.  There is a good reason I didn't end up using one today.  It turned out really yummy though and that made up for lack of presentation.  A delicious cake for breakfast...all for me.  Hee hee....  Ok, I made two others for the rest of the family. 

Here is Tasha's Recpeit for Yogurt Streusel Coffee Cake

(She always used the original spelling for recipe)

Hope you had wonderful and blessed Tudor Tuesday.

* Most pictures seen were taken by Richard W. Brown*

*Other pictures were borrowd from the Internet*

Tudor Tuesday

Good morning friends.  I have been thinking a lot about Tasha Tudor lately.  I think that it's because it's been so dark and dreary and cold outside lately.  Much colder than normal around here and we have way more snow than we have for years.  Looking at pictures of Tasha warms my heart.  The colors that encompass the photos and the peace they bring etch some sunshine into my days.  I love reading about Tasha Tudor as well.  "Beautiful simplicity" is what comes to mind.  I spent way to much time laying in bed Friday morning (thank goodness for snow days) pinning pictures of Tasha.  87 to be exact (some of you have noticed:)  There are so many to choose from.  In most of the books about Tasha, Richard W. Brown was the photographer.

*All of my photos are taken from Google Images*
(Isn't she beautiful?)

"Born as Starling Burgess on August 28, 1915- in Boston- Tasha was a nickname given to her by her Father and it became the name she was known by. Later in life she legally changed it to Tasha Tudor. Tudor was her mother's maiden name". ~The Wee Web

She's an acclaimed artist and author of mostly children's books,  but what captures my heart most was her way of living.  She spins and sews, she cooks, she creates, she raises animals, she grows, she builds, she writes, and she paints.  Tasha was a "Prim Princess".  

"Einstein said that time is like a river, it flows in bends.  If we could only step back around the turns, we could travel in either direction.  I am sure it's possible.  When I die, I am going straight back to the 1830's.  I'm not even afraid of dying.  I think it must be quite exciting. ~Tasha Tudor

I think her way of living and desire to go back to the 1800's resonates within all of us Prim Lovers.

There are quite a few books about Tasha Tudor.  I am going to the Library to check out some more about her.  These are my picks for the week.

Her are a few of my favorite websites about Tasha:

Tasha Tudor and Family

Rookery Ramblings

Tasha Tudor Museum

The World of Tasha Tudor

* Thank you to all who share your pictures of Tasha with the World. *

Wishing you all a wonderful Tudor Tuesday.