Tasha Tuesdays Post # 15

Out here on the prairie there is still snow on the ground. And to many's dismay, and some's delight, we are expecting another dusting this evening. In a landscape so white and still, I can't help but think of Tasha holed up in her little cottage in Vermont.

Corgi Cottage photographed by Richard Brown

Tasha was once quoted in "The Private World of Tasha Tudor" as saying "The first snow is so exciting. The more the better. It puts me in the mind of Christmas and all the nice things that can be done in winter. You can hibernate without guilt in your New England conscience."

Tahs and her dogs photographed by Richard Brown

I have been enjoying some hibernation as of late. Audrey's had a cold and this morning, I think I've woken up with it. With all this snow outside, it has inspired a lot of leisurely naps, and plans for a gallery project I have coming up in March. It's time to sketch. And knit. And read.
For Christmas, I got the book Emily's Ghost, which lovely Bea had recommended to me a while back. By the night of the 26th I had it all finished, and yes I was a little sniffly. The book is a fictional account of the life of Emily Bronte of the famed Bronte sisters, who I have always found fascinating.

Imagine, three sisters living in a desolate northern England village that is rather bleak (the cemetery was their front yard), wandering the wide and rolling moors... and they all managed to write some of the most beloved novels in English literature at the same time, under the same roof. Amazing.

Now I'm on to Wuthering Heights and will probably reread Jane Eyre as well. Its time for hibernation....I think Tasha would approve.

What are you reading on these cold winter nights?

Happy Tasha Tuesday!

~H