tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post1420427756382716369..comments2024-03-28T16:42:57.054-07:00Comments on Sweet Americana Sweethearts: America’s Victorian Era Love LettersZina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-10318484071827441892015-09-12T14:33:21.080-07:002015-09-12T14:33:21.080-07:00Thank you, Shanna! I have a fondness for handwriti...Thank you, Shanna! I have a fondness for handwriting, for words expressing tender sentiments such as love, approval, congratulations, and more. Letters, altogether, are becoming so old-fashioned. It's amazing they were once a significant cultural piece of courtship.Kristin Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998253281628770747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-3615200252204923912015-09-09T09:51:40.139-07:002015-09-09T09:51:40.139-07:00Such a fun post - and such a lost art! I love rece...Such a fun post - and such a lost art! I love receiving letters in the mail. Guess I need to be better about writing more of them! :)Shanna Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299112395063586480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-45057218531278643332015-09-05T06:50:45.125-07:002015-09-05T06:50:45.125-07:00Thanks, Doris/Angela. I appreciate your book recom...Thanks, Doris/Angela. I appreciate your book recommendation. Must find a copy. I'm always looking for the next informative read to fuel the creative process. Kristin Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998253281628770747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-77777234597227171962015-09-04T18:33:29.477-07:002015-09-04T18:33:29.477-07:00What an enlightening read. I've read the Manne...What an enlightening read. I've read the Manners and Morals fo Victorian America by Wayne Erbsen, and found it a delightful read. Thank you for sharing these ten unknown facts. Doris McCraw/Angela RainesRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-35138659960266088582015-09-04T15:24:36.519-07:002015-09-04T15:24:36.519-07:00Thanks, Kathryn! I'm nodding! You're so ve...Thanks, Kathryn! I'm nodding! You're so very right. Today, those in love send quick text messages or PM on Facebook. Somehow, it's just not the same thing. I think sweet, handwritten, poetic letters confession tender feelings must have been a cherished part of many courtships. I intend to ensure my books include at least one meaningful love letter from here on out. =)Kristin Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998253281628770747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-70251055757808979832015-09-04T15:22:48.804-07:002015-09-04T15:22:48.804-07:00So true, isn't it? We have a few love letters ...So true, isn't it? We have a few love letters written by my grandfather to my grandmother, preserving his precise and gorgeous penmanship, and they are treasures. It's possible to see how very in love they were as young people, and brings their courtship and personalities into focus. It helps me know a grandfather who died before my birth. I think it's regrettable that love letters have become, by and large, a thing of the past.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and your kind response! ~ KristinKristin Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998253281628770747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-26074984316085830502015-09-04T15:18:57.568-07:002015-09-04T15:18:57.568-07:00I loved this post! I had no idea there was so much...I loved this post! I had no idea there was so much etiquette involved and that men actually proposed through love letters. My father wrote my mother a "fun" love letter once when they were dating and I would sure like to see it! What a different era we live in now--and I'm afraid we have lost some of the waiting and yearning that would happen between letters which made receiving a letter such a monumental moment. Kathryn Albrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133422500061876841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-50398971417114228612015-09-04T12:04:31.208-07:002015-09-04T12:04:31.208-07:00Great post, Kristin. Thank you for sharing some so...Great post, Kristin. Thank you for sharing some sources of genuine love letters. Just think of the history in those old saved and cherished communications -- something our grandchildren will see less and less of in this digital age. Theoretically, we can copy and paste an email and save it digitally, but how many people do? And how many take the time to bare their heart and soul digitally?Robyn Echolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08017977874430481013noreply@blogger.com