tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post1235394069977214246..comments2024-03-18T10:03:45.835-07:00Comments on 21 Wits, by Karen: Sepia Saturday - 241 16 August 201421 Witshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-33675339520654362742014-08-20T13:37:56.292-07:002014-08-20T13:37:56.292-07:00The BBC News article about the WW I wills was powe...The BBC News article about the WW I wills was powerful. Mr. Cooksey says it all: "These men were leaving families behind, they were part of the fabric of their community. Their deaths were felt by whole villages, towns..."Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991552526356988301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-16087975228706206842014-08-19T04:23:25.210-07:002014-08-19T04:23:25.210-07:00I enjoyed the trip on reading this post. Very enj...I enjoyed the trip on reading this post. Very enjoyable. Thank you.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-7160061695546617372014-08-18T05:22:23.212-07:002014-08-18T05:22:23.212-07:00"HATE!" -- what a funny letter!
But I&..."HATE!" -- what a funny letter! <br /><br />But I'm intrigued by the mail orderlies in Hampton Roads because that's where I am. Hampton Roads is a general term for this whole area comprised of about 7 big cities (Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk). I wonder which city and if the building is still standing. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-7931367261492650002014-08-17T16:18:24.723-07:002014-08-17T16:18:24.723-07:00In earlier wars, soldiers were usually without pap...In earlier wars, soldiers were usually without paper, pen, pencil, or even money to buy them if they could. The letter supplies from the Red Cross or YMCA were a priceless gift for soldiers then, and now for family descendants too. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-76824738789016602112014-08-17T12:46:49.834-07:002014-08-17T12:46:49.834-07:00That's a very interesting link to the BBC with...That's a very interesting link to the BBC with the WWI letters. It brings the ravages of war a lot closer. And I like the post office at the top, in Amersfoort nearly all post offices are gone (due to cutbacks).Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-48163550383259243742014-08-17T12:21:48.617-07:002014-08-17T12:21:48.617-07:00That letter from camp said it all & rather suc...That letter from camp said it all & rather succinctly! Very funny. :) The first partial letter, however, really brings home the awful reality of war. A soldier writes home, & five months later he's dead. Will there ever be a time when the whole world will at last be completely at peace? Given human nature, it seems impossible, but we never seem to quite give up hope & that's a point in our favor, I guess.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-91117224424491363372014-08-17T11:45:16.324-07:002014-08-17T11:45:16.324-07:00Neat old photos... I still like writing and sendi...Neat old photos... I still like writing and sending a handwritten lettersagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-26874568520793579522014-08-17T10:47:28.842-07:002014-08-17T10:47:28.842-07:00A wonderful set of photographs reflecting this wee...A wonderful set of photographs reflecting this week's theme. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-27924396435224327942014-08-17T07:20:45.056-07:002014-08-17T07:20:45.056-07:00I love letter writing, always will! NO matter the ...I love letter writing, always will! NO matter the cost of a single first class stamp! One of my dearest friends, was my pen pal at age 13! She is 61, me 60! The photos are so glorious and makes me think, what were they writing in those letters home? I have lots of hand written cards and letters from my mom and my relatives no longer with us. When the original Twin Towers were built, my mom;s oldest sister, my Auntie Mary visited them with her son who lived and worked in NYC. I still cherish that hand written postage, date stamp still intact with a photo of the two towers on it! Bittersweet memory! Hugs, AnneAnnesphamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355786666073982088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-11863398901875245232014-08-17T06:03:56.698-07:002014-08-17T06:03:56.698-07:00Great selection for this week.
I remember having ...Great selection for this week.<br /><br />I remember having pen pals, such fun getting letters.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-58973750745222298022014-08-17T05:43:55.060-07:002014-08-17T05:43:55.060-07:00i used to love getting letters from my mother and ...i used to love getting letters from my mother and writing her as well.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-78718038039804217742014-08-17T01:59:23.991-07:002014-08-17T01:59:23.991-07:00Hi Karen - that article about WW1 soldiers' wi...Hi Karen - that article about WW1 soldiers' wills was fabulous. Thanks for that. I LOVED the letter from camp. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-83106543948111058052014-08-17T00:05:24.371-07:002014-08-17T00:05:24.371-07:00Thanks for the BBC link, not seen before, and the ...Thanks for the BBC link, not seen before, and the game of 'Spot the Difference'! The child's letter from camp reminds me of the old comedy song.<br />Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452234259074820196.post-90515026929627802632014-08-16T23:02:53.989-07:002014-08-16T23:02:53.989-07:00Oh, I like the sepia color of all the old pictures...Oh, I like the sepia color of all the old pictures. I remember laughed when young, seeing my father's young day wearing old glasses in the sepia picture p;) 15th was the anniversary of the end of World War II in Japan and lots of letter reading on TV.<br /><br />Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*orchid0324https://www.blogger.com/profile/01230850040531307075noreply@blogger.com