FRIENDS SHARING TEA

I BOUGHT THIS PETER RABBIT JOURNAL FROM BERNIDEEN.......SHE HAS A BLOG..........

http://bernideensteatimeblogspot.com/

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE STORY OF PETER RABBIT...........SO WHEN I SAW THE JOURNAL I KNEW I HAD TO HAVE IT.............THERE IS SO MUCH MEMORABILIA..........IT IS 

JUST BEAUTIFUL........SO I DECIDED TO RELAX WITH A POT OF DARJEELING  AND READ MY JOURNAL.....WHICH I WILL SHARE WITH YOU.........

THERE IS PETER WONDERING WHAT MISCHIEF HE CAN GET INTO TODAY.

A POT OF DARJEELINE.....AND SPECIAL PLATE AND CUPS.

FAMILY TREE....BEATRIX ON THE BOTTOM LEFT...HER BROTHER BERTRAM ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.

SOME OF HER DRAWINGS AND SPECIAL MEMORIES.

MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE STOPPED BY.

MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE WAS THE WASHERWOMAN....SHE DID EVERYONES WASH.........SHE WAS SO HAPPY AND SHE WOULD SING....

HERE IS BEATRIX WITH ANOTHER ONE OF HER CHARACTERS....BENJAMIN BUNNY........HE WAS PETER'S COUSIN.....AND THEY GOT INTO A LOT OF MISCHIEF.

MRS. ANNIE MOORE.....HER OLD GOVERNESS  (MISS CARTER)......SHE WOULD VISIT HER ALL THE TIME AND BRING PETER WITH HER....MRS MOORE HAD EIGHT CHILDREN AND A GOOD FRIEND TO BEATERIX.........SHE SENT THE CHILDREN LETTERS AND SHE WOULD DRAW PICTURES OF ALL HER ANIMALS.

MRS. MOORE'S EIGHT CHILDREN

BEATRIX DREW A PICTURE FOR HER BROTHER BERTRAM.......HE LEAVES FOR SCHOOL AT THE AGE OF SEVEN.....

BEATRIX FIRST LOVE WAS NORMAN WARNE.....HE ASKED HER TO MARRY HIM.......SHE WAS VERY HAPPY....BUT HER FAMILY DIDN'T WANT HER TO MARRY HIM BECAUSE HE WAS A MAN OF TRADE........SHE DIDN'T ANNOUNCE HER ENGAGEMENT FOR SIX MONTHS....

NORMAN GOT VERY SICK....AND HE DIED AT THE AGE OF THIRTY SEVEN........SEPT. 5, 1905.......

BEATRIX AT A HAPPIER TIME..........

BEATRIX BOUGHT HER FIRST HOUSE....IT IS A LAKELAND FARM HOUSE......IT IS CALLED HILL TOP FARM.....SHE HAD A LOT OF MICE IN THE FARM HOUSE....SO SHE GOT HERSELF A KITTEN....AND THAT IS HOW SHE WROTE MORE STORIES ABOUT TOM KITTEN AND SAMUEL WHISKERS............

THIS IS JEREMY FISHER.......HE WAS ALWAYS FISHING..........

THIS IS KIP HER SHEEP DOG....HE WENT EVERYWHERE WITH BEATRIX...........

BEATRIX WROTE A STORY ABOUT ALL THESE LITTLE MICE LIVING IN A DOLL HOUSE......THEY GOT INTO A LOT OF MISCHIEF SO SHE CALLED IT "THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE."

AT THE BACK OF MY JOURNAL THERE IS A BOOK INSERTED...................IT SAYS "MY PRIVATELY PRINTED EDITION OF "THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT".

THERE IS SO MUCH MORE IN THIS LOVELY JOURNAL....IT IS WORTH BUYING.........BEATRIX SOLD OVER 50,000 BOOKS......SHE WAS AMAZING

THERE WASN'T THAT MUCH TO EAT AT OUR LITTLE TEA....BUT ALL THE ANIMALS ENJOYED SPINACH AND CARROTS.....

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY...................................................................................RIZZI

THE DOLL HOUSE MICE STOPPED BY....MAMA MOUSE BOUGHT A BASKET OF CHEESE.......

THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA.