tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post2459781194624771539..comments2023-12-30T05:19:28.973-05:00Comments on Morning Musings: MD Chapter TTMS Valentine GatheringCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-6966491743026033982015-02-12T21:33:07.450-05:002015-02-12T21:33:07.450-05:00You'll just have to come to the next gathering...You'll just have to come to the next gathering!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-68866949165195338042015-02-12T21:23:33.226-05:002015-02-12T21:23:33.226-05:00I am late for the party I hope you saved some of t...I am late for the party I hope you saved some of that yummy looking chocolate cake, yummmm. You really know how to plan fun events for your group. I agree with Janet above, these get togethers are reminiscent of old time gatherings like sewing circles and tea parties and barn dances and barn raisings. In my mothers day, it was a tupperware event, but more a social gathering of fun chatter and good food.jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-18503659999874310622015-02-11T20:06:00.708-05:002015-02-11T20:06:00.708-05:00Hi Janet. Yes, it's been great fun hosting th...Hi Janet. Yes, it's been great fun hosting these tea parties for my new friends, setting my table with my special china, and planning things for us to do. I love seeing everyone's different creations. Our next gathering will be in March to attend a Maple Syrup demonstration, but April will be back here making cut-wood rabbits like Tasha made. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-87101986371989194922015-02-11T13:37:07.754-05:002015-02-11T13:37:07.754-05:00What a lovely Valentine event, Cathy. Homey and o...What a lovely Valentine event, Cathy. Homey and old-time. Tasha would have approved, for sure. Those little inverted heart boxes are adorable and perfect for the mailboxes! Gee, they really knew how to celebrate in the "old days." A few treats and some socializing, that's all you need. Far enough back, when everyone lived on farms, farm wives had so few chances to socialize. A quilting bee or something similar, at the Grange, or even at someone's home, was a really big deal. A chance to show off your most special things. To set a pretty table and serve special-occasion food. To wear your best dress and bonnet, to bring out your "fancy work." My grandmother, born in 1906, called her tatting her "fancy work". Now we think of it as quaint but back in back in the day, it was the height of gracious entertaining! I love how everyone at your party wore red too! Very festive. Can't wait to see what you do at your next Tasha gathering. Probably something for Spring, huh? Have a wonderful Valentine's Day yourself too. Take care and talk to you soon. xoxoJanet Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754470262654502312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-11878013797831210372015-02-07T21:59:13.431-05:002015-02-07T21:59:13.431-05:00Wilhelmina, I was going through my old paint chips...Wilhelmina, I was going through my old paint chips for my rooms today and discovered that the color I chose for my living room back in 2000 was a Laura Ashley color--I had no idea at the time. Just shows how much I like her style.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-54342128365588174012015-02-07T21:16:43.166-05:002015-02-07T21:16:43.166-05:00Noticed those LA dishes right away! I luckily had...Noticed those LA dishes right away! I luckily had three Laura Ashley stores in NYC while I lived there. So lots of old LA things in my house!!<br />wilhelminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756917030359636490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-16670325460238233922015-02-07T16:15:59.740-05:002015-02-07T16:15:59.740-05:00Deb, I have several spare rooms. I'd love to ...Deb, I have several spare rooms. I'd love to have you--seriously!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-25984735883012419762015-02-07T16:12:49.040-05:002015-02-07T16:12:49.040-05:00Do you have a spare room? I don't eat very muc...Do you have a spare room? I don't eat very much and I'd be very little trouble, in fact you'd hardly notice I'd moved in at all I'd be that well behaved and quiet. What a wonderful time you have had and thank you so much for sharing all this with us. I just love the little boxes!<br />~~~Deb in Wales Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-47561457105364802762015-02-06T18:10:17.918-05:002015-02-06T18:10:17.918-05:00Linnie, I still have some bedding by her from the ...Linnie, I still have some bedding by her from the 1980's and, of course, my dishes by Johnson Brothers are a Laura Ashley design.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-9780447855211312842015-02-06T18:02:19.604-05:002015-02-06T18:02:19.604-05:00We do pack a lot into 3 hours! We never finish al...We do pack a lot into 3 hours! We never finish all the projects I prepare for them. I keep saying this, but I really should make it an all day affair!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-89784440694028272202015-02-06T16:38:11.016-05:002015-02-06T16:38:11.016-05:00One thing I gather about this group is that you gi...One thing I gather about this group is that you give yourself TIME. It seems you have time to watch a movie, do a craft, have a tea party -- so no one is rushing off to something else scheduled. That's a bit unusual in today's world but I appreciate that. I just love the little heart boxes. They brought back (especially the slots) my favorite memory of Valentine's Day in my childhood and that was making valentine mailboxes out of shoeboxes. We'd take them to school and into the slots would go the valentines from our class mates. I don't know why it was so much fun year after year, but it was.podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-84384362014144201352015-02-06T16:20:18.636-05:002015-02-06T16:20:18.636-05:00I am not a particularly "crafty" person,...I am not a particularly "crafty" person, so I really enjoy having others to lend me support. I didn't start mine until I had a good look at what everyone else was doing!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-30431363857512640772015-02-06T12:37:48.298-05:002015-02-06T12:37:48.298-05:00What a special time you all must have had & su...What a special time you all must have had & such beautiful little post boxes.<br />I love making things like that with all the girls.<br />Thank you for another wonderful post & some lovely photo's.<br />Fondly MichelleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751286443138392564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-73483074591180545362015-02-06T08:50:17.956-05:002015-02-06T08:50:17.956-05:00That's what I like about the Golden Key, too--...That's what I like about the Golden Key, too--the film of a young Tasha and the New Hampshire house. That is the house I wish was preserved and opened as her museum. I posted photos of the outside last year on Take Peace that I took in 2012.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-69350588239373228342015-02-06T08:47:08.584-05:002015-02-06T08:47:08.584-05:00Cathy, this looks SO fun! What a great idea! Once ...Cathy, this looks SO fun! What a great idea! Once again, wishing I was closer! Everyone's boxes turned out so sweet, love them! (Also love the skirt of the woman in the last pic, hehe!) I saw The Golden Key for the first time a few months ago, it sure is interesting, hehehe, but I loved seeing a younger tasha, and the New Hampshire house. What a wonderful party you had!~Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162985502341523594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-46506994450407551482015-02-06T07:59:22.328-05:002015-02-06T07:59:22.328-05:00Oh Cathy,
Isn't Vintage Laura Ashley clothing...Oh Cathy,<br /> Isn't Vintage Laura Ashley clothing just wonderful and a perfect match for our Tasha imaginations!<br /> There is just something extra special about the things that she designed and made with her husband Bernard during their prime in the 70s-80s!<br />Have you ever read any biographies about her? (there are two that I know of) she was an amazing and interesting godly lady! (she too loved the times past, and even dressed her children old fashioned , and was a barefooter!!!!) Smile smile!! She was commissioned to decorate restoration places such as the Jane Austin Home and even a Victorian house in Colonial Williamsburg!!<br />xxx ooo<br /> PS there are a lot of puffy vintage wool sweaters worth looking for!!... (it's addicting)!! The BUTT'RY and BOOK'RYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589576036037068551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-65496163798839303732015-02-06T05:03:58.298-05:002015-02-06T05:03:58.298-05:00Linnie, your Laura Ashley dresses got me looking o...Linnie, your Laura Ashley dresses got me looking on eBay where I found that skirt! I just love it! Happy St. Valentine's to you, too!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-67069092064770240952015-02-06T04:59:58.784-05:002015-02-06T04:59:58.784-05:00It was fun scouring the craft shops and perusing T...It was fun scouring the craft shops and perusing Tasha's book looking for ideas. I probably had the most fun in the group because I spent all that time preparing!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-63517581330016160192015-02-05T22:13:00.554-05:002015-02-05T22:13:00.554-05:00THAT'S IT!!! I'M MOVING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHO...THAT'S IT!!! I'M MOVING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!!!! :-) <br /> Cathy you Gals had waaaay too much FUN!!! How clever to make mail boxes from those heart boxes, and every <br />single one so lovely and unique!! YUMMY CAKE too!!! Thanks for sharing ....and making all us other gals envious!!<br />TEE HEE HEE!! <br /> Happy St Valentines Day Ladies, and thank you for sharing your wonderfully FUN day with us !!<br /> ( I like the pretty blue Laura Ashley skirt too)!!!<br /> Hugs Blessings and Warmth , LinnieThe BUTT'RY and BOOK'RYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589576036037068551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-15460975959235364082015-02-05T22:05:00.283-05:002015-02-05T22:05:00.283-05:00Cathy, you plan the best times for your Tasha Tudo...Cathy, you plan the best times for your Tasha Tudor group. I love the activities you planned for this month's meeting. Very clever use of heart shaped boxes and the little flags on the sides are adorable. I remember making Valentine mailboxes in school. You have reminded me to make a few cards for the grandchildren soon. They will be simple but I know they enjoy receiving mail of their own. ♥ The Joy of Home with Martha Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912198511168813613noreply@blogger.com