tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post2046576428751875371..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: FROM ENGLISH ROSE TO PRAIRIE ROSELivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-53864701010609670652014-02-16T14:04:06.291-06:002014-02-16T14:04:06.291-06:00Oh, thank you Doris. My grandfather worked with he...Oh, thank you Doris. My grandfather worked with heavy horses on the docks, and one of my great grandfathers worked on barges. My Dad's brother was a signalman on the railways!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-81727525804505882792014-02-16T13:57:11.117-06:002014-02-16T13:57:11.117-06:00I love that some of your stories came from your gr...I love that some of your stories came from your grandfather. Mine read a lot of westerns and detective stories. He also was a brakeman on the railroad. Didn't know him as well as I perhaps would like, but he is the only other one on both sides of my family who read as voraciously as I do. <br />What a great life you seem to have and had. It is a pleasure to meet you. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-64185076661362429982014-02-16T12:31:58.298-06:002014-02-16T12:31:58.298-06:00Hi Cheryl! What lovely comments. Thank you.Yes the...Hi Cheryl! What lovely comments. Thank you.Yes the computer was behaving like an unbroke filly! i think it's sorted for now, thank goodness! I was freaking a bit, but I'm here now, and prepared for anything anyone can throw at me!Mum's getting there, It's been a horrible 12 months for all of the family, especially her, and at 87 she was hit hard. Hopefully she's on the mend Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61646897121907788522014-02-16T12:11:11.385-06:002014-02-16T12:11:11.385-06:00Hi Jill! I'm so glad you got your computer iss...Hi Jill! I'm so glad you got your computer issues resolved--I think the same thing must have been happening here last night, too, because my e-mail was really crazy, but thank goodness my blogs and so on weren't affected.<br /><br />What a great post. I feel like we just sat down across a table and shared a cup of tea (or a morning Dr. Pepper, in my case!) and had a nice chat. It's Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-29020640677161226012014-02-16T10:48:52.779-06:002014-02-16T10:48:52.779-06:00Hi Kristy. It's strange how some places do see...Hi Kristy. It's strange how some places do seem to 'call' to us isn't it? Could someone in your family, way back, ever have lived there? It could be in your blood from then? I have always had a great love for Scotland, but it was only a few years ago when doing Family Tree research that I realized many of my Great Great ancestors are actually from there! And I feel very lucky to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76779291972714488702014-02-16T10:30:42.139-06:002014-02-16T10:30:42.139-06:00Great to get to know you Jill. I agree with Kathle...Great to get to know you Jill. I agree with Kathleen, how boring if we all wrote only what we knew. Although I'm close to some of the locations I write about, there are many I just can't get to. At the moment, I'm writing about the second highest mountain in the world, located on the Pakistan-China border. I know I will never go there. But it has always called to me. I think it's Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-54380444676709928472014-02-16T10:05:53.047-06:002014-02-16T10:05:53.047-06:00Aww, thanks Linda for your lovely comments. I also...Aww, thanks Linda for your lovely comments. I also knew I wanted to be a 'real writer' since I was little, but didn't know in what genre I wanted to write. It's taken a long time, but maybe finally, I'm home to roost!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24986365420016481902014-02-16T09:45:59.441-06:002014-02-16T09:45:59.441-06:00Gillian, how wonderful to know more about you. I&#...Gillian, how wonderful to know more about you. I'm glad you've found a home at PRP. I think it's really amazing that you "listen" to your dreams and the "ghosts" as you call them. I wouldn't be surprised if it's your grandfather who's nurturing your love for westerns and cowboys. I've had a love for them since I was eight years old. I knew it was Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357448132994020848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-21823093032584401712014-02-16T08:42:50.435-06:002014-02-16T08:42:50.435-06:00Hello Kathleen, Thanks. Oh, I love the Medieval! I...Hello Kathleen, Thanks. Oh, I love the Medieval! I think you are right that we are curious, that's a human trait isn't it, (or should that read 'nosey'!) And you are right that fiction would be boring if we all stuck to the places we know well, might as well write fact in that case eh? Hope we can speak again soon?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-13063615191253155072014-02-16T08:20:55.026-06:002014-02-16T08:20:55.026-06:00Jill, we're delighted to have an English Rose ...Jill, we're delighted to have an English Rose among the Prairie Roses. :-)<br /><br />I've always been amazed and amused by the enduring popularity of the western genre in Europe, particularly in the UK and Germany. I guess maybe people are curious about the "wild" eras in other countries' history. Americans remain fascinated with the UK's Medieval period, for example, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-31436705046843836582014-02-16T07:41:44.395-06:002014-02-16T07:41:44.395-06:00Sorry there is a removed comment ladies. Its becau...Sorry there is a removed comment ladies. Its because I clicked twice by accident and so it came up twice! Silly me! Let's carry on shall we?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-65107533171487269652014-02-16T07:30:54.656-06:002014-02-16T07:30:54.656-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-41753854392960264422014-02-16T07:30:30.064-06:002014-02-16T07:30:30.064-06:00Thank you very much Sarah. The research is the har...Thank you very much Sarah. The research is the hard part and I can't always find the right answers, or up to now that is! Now I am a part of PRP and have contact with so many ladies all over the USA, my research will get lots easier, I just have to shout out for help to you all!! Did that this week and got some lovely responses. And yes Sarah, I do love animals, especially horses and dogs. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-57837046410375211612014-02-16T06:54:03.516-06:002014-02-16T06:54:03.516-06:00Welcome to our group, Gillian. It looks to me you&...Welcome to our group, Gillian. It looks to me you've done just fine writing Webster's even though you're an English girl writing from research and imagination. Although I have visited Wyoming where all my westerners take place and I lived in Nebraska and central Texas each for a year, I have lived most of my life in North Carolina. I still have the advantage over you. I know how hard Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-3901538579579454042014-02-16T05:41:28.589-06:002014-02-16T05:41:28.589-06:00Thank you so much Jacquie. Its a pleasure to be he...Thank you so much Jacquie. Its a pleasure to be here. (at last, since my computer almost died on me yesterday!) I hope to be bringing you many more stories in the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572980383670606147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47568180932732660912014-02-16T04:49:31.669-06:002014-02-16T04:49:31.669-06:00Jill, how lucky we are to have you join us! Congr...Jill, how lucky we are to have you join us! Congrats on your new release with PRP, and best wishes to you and your mum.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com