This year marks one hundred years since skillful nature enthusiast Edith Holden fashioned her "Nature Notes for 1906," later published in facsimile as The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. We began new 2006 nature journals yesterday, inspired by Miss Holden's appealing artwork, meticulous notes, and heartening quotations and poetry.
We also made the notable discovery that Noritake once manufactured a china pattern featuring Miss Holden's work called "Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady." It is available in both octagonal and round shapes. What an enchanting outdoor teatime these pieces would make!
Alice, this is my ALL-time favorite nature journal. Her work is just exquisite and I would love to aspire to her level of detail in our own notebooks! It's fun to try! I love that about the china, have you found any?? Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Happyheartsmom | January 31, 2006 at 06:16 PM
>>have you found any??
Yes, click on the words "china pattern" in the post to see prices and photos. It is too bad the teapot appears unavailable--that would be a fun piece to own.
Posted by: Alice Gunther | January 31, 2006 at 06:23 PM
I love Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady; it is my very favorite book! Mine was given to me as a gift on my seventeenth birthday by my parents. It is a great treasure!
Blessings,
Denise
Posted by: Denise Laubacher | February 02, 2006 at 09:48 AM