Corgyncombe Cottage & Corg'ery, Page Three

A little farm in the valley where the corgyn dwell.

Dundee cake is served at afternoon tea on St. Nicholas Day, December 6th. The receipt for Dundee cake is from The Tasha Tudor Cookbook. Tasha Tudor's tea is served along with the Dundee cake. What a delightful start to the season! The tablecloth is the same as the one that Norman Rockwell painted for the November 24, 1945 cover of the Post.

Corgyncombe Cottage & Corg'ery is a little farm in the valley where the corgyn dwell.

Diane and Sarah have always loved Beatrix Potter's stories and artwork and reading about Piggery Porcombe, where Pig Robinson lived with his aunts Dorcas and Porcas. Diane and Sarah decided to call their farm Corgyncombe Cottage and Corg'ery. Corgyn is plural for corgi. A combe is a valley, dale, vale, or hollow. Diane and Sarah made up their own exclusive word: "Corg'ery" ....... a corg'ery being a farm where an abundance of delightful corgyn dwell. Some spelling variations of their own word Corg'ery include: Corgiery, Corgi'ery, Corgery, Corg'ry, Corgi'ry. Diane and Sarah also enjoy Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Pigling Bland as the corgyn sometimes reminds them of wee piggies, particularly Pig-wig, the little black pig who is always hungry.

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