#country diary of an edwardian lady

[godzilla-reads]

💜 Happy February 💜

[autumncottageattic]

[vox-anglosphere]

Welcome, June..

A Willow Warbler feeds her young by Edwardian artist Edith Holden

[the-october-country]

Vintage calendars for autumn...

[ruffles23]

“The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady” January: Part 2

[forgotten-flower-fairies]

Every time I go into this shop I find the exact book I’ve just heard of/wishlisted. Second hand book shops are magical, there is no other rational explanation.

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

"16. Saw the first Wild Rose in bloom, -- a fine pink one, on the top of a high hedge; also Blackberry in blossom. The Roses and Honeysuckle are full of bud, but they are late in bloom this year, owing to the long spell of cold weather."

~ entry for June 16, 1906, Edith B. Holden, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

[miniaturedelusionreview]

I have this book that I picked up at a book sale. I think it's beautiful. It's Edith Holden's "The country diary of an Edwardian Lady". Mine is in Norwegian then and there are so many beautiful paintings and good words in it. And a section for every month of the year.

Edith wrote this diary in 1906, where she painted and said things about every month throughout the year.

[themindfulnessofslowliving]

Trying to relax is hard for me. I've been meaning to look at this book that I got at the library. Every day I pick it up and then something distracts me from enjoying it, especially children. So today I finally have some free time to enjoy it...and yet before I could really settle down, I had to clean my kitchen. I just couldn't leave it messy even though I kind of wanted too.

[godzilla-reads]

🌸Happy April🌸

—From The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden

[autumncottageattic]

 The Country Diary of Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden❤️

[primordialsoundmeditation]

Welcome July ~ The season of lily and dragon...

Artist: Edith Holden - Nature Notes/Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

The Heirloom Gardener John Forti

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[ruffles23]

“The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady” January: Part 1

[forgotten-flower-fairies]

Okay I have to tell you more about this book, because I’m in love.

It’s an exact facsimile of a year’s worth of nature notes created by Edith Holden in 1906. It’s a beautiful collection of nature illustrations, handwritten notes, personal observations and some of her favourite poetry.

She was a school teacher and wrote the notes for her own pleasure and to share with her students at Solihull School for Girls. It was never intended for publication.

She later moved to London and left teaching for a career in illustration, and in 1911 she married a sculptor named Ernest Smith.

In 1920 she fell into the Thames whilst collecting flowers from the riverbank of Kew Gardens, and drowned.

Her nature notes were kept by Ernest and passed down to his family after his death. In 1977, Edith’s great niece, Rowena Stott, who had spent her childhood admiring the notes, published them under the title of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady.

[lilacsinthedooryard]

December 1906: Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Ivy & Holly.

‘From the Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady’ By Edith Holden.