Today; I, with tremendous help from my dear friend Ann (we can now chalk up two get-togethers for the year - we are on a roll) set-up the March 2012 presentation in the Rockbridge Regional Library (Lexington, Virginia) vestibule display case.
Subject…Gladys Taber, Author, 1899 - 1980. Gladys Taber is my favorite author.
Susan Turnley, Newsletter Editor for the Friends of Gladys Taber, provided me with the following:
From 1928 to 1980, Gladys Taber was a fixture in virtually every American home. She wrote more than 50 books, hundreds of magazine columns and many dozens of short stories. Most of her books and columns were about her life in the country, growing most of their own food, raising and showing Cocker Spaniels, appreciating nature, all the while raising children and making friends with everyone she met. Her books are every bit as relevant today as when she wrote them. Reading her wise words makes us feel like we are coming home again, as if we’ve found a wonderful new friend and that life is indeed GOOD.
To date, almost 600 readers who loved Gladys Taber’s writings have joined forces through the national organization, the Friends of Gladys Taber to bring this exceptional wisdom to new readers.
Two side benefits, in addition to sharing knowledge concerning Gladys Taber and her writings, was that I was able to advertise the national Friends of Gladys Taber organization and I was able to advertise the upcoming Mid-Atlantic Chapter meeting of the Friends of Gladys Taber which will be held April 21, 2012 in Lexington, Virginia. Previous Mid-Atlantic Chapter meetings had been held in Charlottesville, Roanoke, and Lynchburg - all in Virginia.
What is notable about the meeting in Lexington, other than it being very convenient to my home, is that Gladys had ties to this beautiful, historic town. Gladys was a friend with Col. Murray Edwards, a Professor at the Virginia Military Institute. Gladys would visit Col. Edwards at his ‘on post’ home and enjoy his homemade Vichyssoise. Taber, having written four cook books among her 50 books, had this to say about the Colonel’s recipe… I have tried many variations of Vichyssoise, and this is my true love as far as this soup goes. I first had it at dinner in Murray's house on the Virginia Military Institute grounds. I knew at the first spoonful that a colonel can cook for me any day. Afterward we sat on the back veranda and watched the sun go down over the blue Virginia mountains while we sipped the Colonels own specially ground coffee. [What Cook at Stillmeadow (1958)]
The Friends of Gladys Taber welcome all new members. Go to www.friendsofgladystaber.org for additional information.
Read Gladys Taber, live Gladys Taber; and enjoy life!
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