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June 20, 2009

Can't Tasha Tudor rest in peace?

tasha tudorTasha Tudor lived her life in the simplicity of 19th-century New England, raising children in a home without electricity or running water -- a style reflected in her charming illustrations for The Secret Garden and other books. But the aftermath of her 2008 death at age 92 (New York Times obit here) has been anything but simple and charming.

The Boston Globe reports that her four children have been fighting in Vermont Probate Court over an estate worth more than $2 million, and cannot even agree on a proper burial ceremony (she was cremated.)

Her will left most assets to son Seth and his son, who have been involved in strengthening her legacy through Tasha Tudor & Family, which offers tours or her Marlboro, Vt., garden as well as crafts workshops. But her other three children, who were estranged frm her, are challenging the will.

A sad ending for the artist, who, the Globe reports, "asked to be put to rest beneath the Mystery Rose in her garden in Marlboro, Vt., along with the remains of her beloved dogs and her pet rooster, Chickahominy."

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 1:00 AM | | Comments (3)
        

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I loved Tasha's illustrations and her devotion to a beauty filled, simple life style, lived close to nature.
All I can say is that the children who are contesting the will and violating her wishes about where to bury her are showing disrespect for her. It is a shame, a great shame. IMHO.
Frances

And so it goes....

More common than you think, treachery from your own loins. Sad for the surviving sibling who now has to fight over moms estate when the others wanted nothing to do with her when she was alive.
http://ArizonaProbateLeads.com

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Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.
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