Snow and Ice

♫Winter Wonderland♫

We had our first snow of the year on the 6th. . . .

Tasha Tudor Potluck

♫We Three Kings♫

The Maryland Chapter of the Tasha Tudor Museum Society held a potluck dinner the other night to celebrate Twelfth Night (only it was Ninth Night in our case).  The receipts (Tasha's New England word for recipe) all came from her cookbook.  Those who were able to attend took home a recipe at our last gathering and prepared one of the following:

• Nancy's Hot Cheese Rounds
• Stuffed Eggs
• Salad with French Dressing
• Baking-Powder Biscuits
• Beef Stew
• Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
• Chocolate Cookies

Each member was to bring a guest.  Those who came brought their husband.  Unfortunately two couples had to bow out due to change of plans or illness, so I set the table for ten. . . .

Looking Back Looking Forward

Wishing you a year of new growth. . . .

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Out and About - December 2014

♫Christmas Music♫

December is always filled with anticipation!  I love Christmas!  Even though I feel like the Grinch or Scrooge sometimes because I'm overly tired, overly busy, or overly anxious about what I hope to have happen I can't imagine a year without Christmas!  

This little bundle of joy has made leaps and bounds in her means of getting around.  She was rolling to a sit-up at the beginning of the month.  By the end she was crawling and able to push herself along on a little push car and wave goodbye!  This is a new feature I've discovered:  GIFs!  It stitches pictures together into an animation. . . .

And the Winner Is

♫Downton Abbey Theme♫

Downton Abbey Season 5 begins a week from this Sunday--January 4th. . . .

Deck the Halls

 ♫Deck the Halls♫

I've been decking my rooms with garlands decorated with fruit and birds.  I usually do my dining room in all white, but this year I decided to use the traditional colors of green and red.  I started with the dining room. . . .

View Outside My Kitchen Window - December

♫It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas♫

With the wind howling last night and ice covering the branches earlier in the week it is beginning to feel a lot like winter. . . .

A Tasha Tudor Christmas Celebration

♫Joy to the World♫

In 2011 The Historic Odessa Foundation in Odessa, Delaware had a wonderful exhibit called A Joyful Tasha Tudor Christmas.  The curator did an excellent job of capturing the look and feel of a Tasha Tudor Christmas.  The exhibit was set up in the Wilson-Warner House (1769).  In several of the photos I will point out the items that are reminiscent of Tasha's home.

The creche in the bread oven, the tin oven, stockings hung from the mantel, the tea service, spinning wheel, loom-woven coverlet, lustreware tea set, and candles. . . .

MD Chapter TTMS Christmas Celebration

♫An Affair to Remember♫

The Maryland Chapter of the Tasha Tudor Museum Society's December Gathering was held at Dollie's Tea Room in Clear Spring, MD today.  Here I am getting ready to leave with my basket containing my handmade gift for the gift exchange and folders for the three new members joining us today. . . .