Famous picture book illustrator and author Tasha Tudor loved the old ways of country living and payment for her beautiful work allowed her to live the life she dreamed of. She dressed in clothes styled for the 19th century that she made herself and carried a handmade willow basket to do her grocery shopping. Tasha kept goats, chickens, Corgi dogs, as well as a garden full of herbs, flowers, and the sort of tasty fruits that would find their way into homemade pies cooked on her wood stove. These things she loved and made a part of her illustrations.Her old-fashioned sensibility never went out of style. Tasha’s illustrations were gathered into museum exhibitions but also graced Christmas cards, stationary, and, of course, children's books. Tasha's work and indeed her life became popular with so many that after her death her house and gardens still attract visitors from across the world.