tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post1405877151896159397..comments2024-03-27T13:00:33.582-04:00Comments on Leaves & Branches: Sepia Saturday: World War I Sweetheart LetterColleen G. Brown Pasqualehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-34884563470481586082014-08-19T16:19:56.131-04:002014-08-19T16:19:56.131-04:00I love the way it begins: "I take the pleasur...I love the way it begins: "I take the pleasure in writing to you and to let you know I have not forgotten you." The art of letter writing has truly been forgotten. Even those with just a few years of education seemed to know how to begin a sweet letter. I look forward to reading the full transcript on Friday.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991552526356988301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-15739130768400327562014-08-19T10:46:30.043-04:002014-08-19T10:46:30.043-04:00Nell, please check back on Friday, August 22. Nell, please check back on Friday, August 22. Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-79896036683214279442014-08-19T10:45:48.267-04:002014-08-19T10:45:48.267-04:00Deb, if I hear from anyone connected to Herman I w...Deb, if I hear from anyone connected to Herman I will definitely blog about it! [fingers crossed]Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-72547492498671947152014-08-19T10:45:05.302-04:002014-08-19T10:45:05.302-04:00Alex, I wonder if he played a larger role in my gr...Alex, I wonder if he played a larger role in my grandmother's life than I know. Why else would she save the letter for such a long time. My mother saved it also but going through her mother's things was also a very emotional experience for her and she wanted to save everything.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-67602379205012849242014-08-19T10:42:50.160-04:002014-08-19T10:42:50.160-04:00Fellow bloggers, check my blog on Friday, August 2...Fellow bloggers, check my blog on Friday, August 22 for the transcript of the letter. Glad to see so many people are interested. Many I will find the soldier's family.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-17816499492802855612014-08-19T10:41:36.592-04:002014-08-19T10:41:36.592-04:00Not that's a coincidence.Not that's a coincidence. Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-82756034843364001262014-08-19T07:09:12.709-04:002014-08-19T07:09:12.709-04:00I look forward to reading the contents of the lett...I look forward to reading the contents of the letter.<br /><br />Love the photo by the way.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-54812794147900714392014-08-18T15:03:12.268-04:002014-08-18T15:03:12.268-04:00Aren't you lucky to have a letter that is so o...Aren't you lucky to have a letter that is so old! Standing by with bated breath for the translation.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-70208338189367125942014-08-18T14:24:06.256-04:002014-08-18T14:24:06.256-04:00It must be amazing to have such an old letter. Ju...It must be amazing to have such an old letter. Just to think - it has lasted all these years.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-1019528550974868972014-08-17T16:52:49.308-04:002014-08-17T16:52:49.308-04:00So...Herman Englander did NOT marry your grandmoth...So...Herman Englander did NOT marry your grandmother? He was an old boyfriend? How wonderful that she saved it! I hope you hear from somebody related to him! Let us all know...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-18171469699982689782014-08-17T14:45:46.285-04:002014-08-17T14:45:46.285-04:00Like everyone else has expressed here, I'll be...Like everyone else has expressed here, I'll be waiting to find out what the letter says. :))La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-74377534522958635752014-08-17T02:55:27.380-04:002014-08-17T02:55:27.380-04:00that's a story only half told - let us have th...that's a story only half told - let us have the rest soon please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-61046476086747849422014-08-17T00:22:45.129-04:002014-08-17T00:22:45.129-04:00Ah yes, I am looking forward to the rest!Ah yes, I am looking forward to the rest!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-85833477946748733592014-08-16T22:15:21.710-04:002014-08-16T22:15:21.710-04:00Can't wait for the full text. You're so lu...Can't wait for the full text. You're so lucky to have this letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-77475602934213623742014-08-16T20:51:53.321-04:002014-08-16T20:51:53.321-04:00Please do tell us what was in this love letter! Ve...Please do tell us what was in this love letter! Very curious to know.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-78989296045491980702014-08-16T17:14:25.338-04:002014-08-16T17:14:25.338-04:00And a nice long letter as well. I'll look for...And a nice long letter as well. I'll look forward to reading what it says. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-4277214018240268662014-08-16T16:41:50.422-04:002014-08-16T16:41:50.422-04:00It must have been a thrill to receive one of those...It must have been a thrill to receive one of those letters. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-90614897195145245602014-08-16T16:00:45.080-04:002014-08-16T16:00:45.080-04:00Colleen, you may wonder why the comments are few, ...Colleen, you may wonder why the comments are few, this may be because you have word verification switched on. None of the regulars on Sepia Saturday uses this any more, and you may like to consider switching it off and relying on comment moderation, which seems to work quite well.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-73066854568978857462014-08-16T15:57:54.953-04:002014-08-16T15:57:54.953-04:00How wonderful that you have this letter still; of ...How wonderful that you have this letter still; of course we are now all waiting to hear what it said!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.com