tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post4891816098931021194..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Part 2 of A Forted Frontier Holiday: A Colonial America Fiction Anthology - A Providential Proposal By Susan CraftCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-86671852135380317222012-11-26T21:56:26.438-05:002012-11-26T21:56:26.438-05:00Debra, I'm so happy that you like Allison and ...Debra, I'm so happy that you like Allison and Douglas' story. This is such a fun project to be a part of. I can't wait to read all the parts. And, yes, it would be fun to see them all together.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-77519656465186091012012-11-26T07:23:25.952-05:002012-11-26T07:23:25.952-05:00When I missed last monday's installment I deci...When I missed last monday's installment I decided to double up today so I can get two in a row. I'd love to have all the stories together in book form to enjoy.<br /><br />Susan, I just loved this! and it made me remember how much I have wanted to read your book.<br />Thank you all, ladies!<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-80396120945300782962012-11-23T19:59:54.364-05:002012-11-23T19:59:54.364-05:00I agree this is a wonderful chapter! CONGRATS JUDI...I agree this is a wonderful chapter! CONGRATS JUDITH ROBL on winning a copy of Susan Craft's "The Chamomile" and thanks for reading our second story in the serial anthology, too! Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-53773631470700701302012-11-23T19:59:02.391-05:002012-11-23T19:59:02.391-05:00Congrats to JUDITH ROBL on winning a copy of Susan...Congrats to JUDITH ROBL on winning a copy of Susan Craft's "The Chamomile" and thanks for reading our second story in the serial anthology, too! Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-69235737260777061732012-11-23T00:56:56.058-05:002012-11-23T00:56:56.058-05:00Sorry I meant Douglas and Allison will marry there...Sorry I meant Douglas and Allison will marry there, but maybe Saras and William can too.<br /> maxie ( mac262@me.com )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-10453405890489827332012-11-23T00:42:58.046-05:002012-11-23T00:42:58.046-05:00I think that Wiliam and Sarah will marry in the Fo...I think that Wiliam and Sarah will marry in the Fort. I am loving this story. <br /> Maxie ( mac262@me.com )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-73359697324049628262012-11-19T21:20:53.903-05:002012-11-19T21:20:53.903-05:00Thank you, Paula, for the kind comments. Happy Tha...Thank you, Paula, for the kind comments. Happy Thanksgiving to you, my sweet friend.Susan Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922171469364860239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-1629101728124079442012-11-19T10:25:53.911-05:002012-11-19T10:25:53.911-05:00What an excellent installment in this wonderful se...What an excellent installment in this wonderful series, Susan. Congratulations on the mention in USAToday. You Colonial Quills authors are astonishing: excellent writers who craft wonderful tales. It is so nice to read about the friendship you share, which I am sure contributes to your wonderful writing. May you all thrive in your work and be blessed with a Happy Thanksgiving.Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-7608109727075025452012-11-16T01:42:30.424-05:002012-11-16T01:42:30.424-05:00Wow, I love Part 2! This tale is quite entertainin...Wow, I love Part 2! This tale is quite entertaining, ladies, thank you for this treat. I believe there will be an attack before they can have an actual celebration. There has to be an 'Oh My!' moment, don't you think? There will be a wedding, but something exciting needs to happen first. I just hope no one gets hurt. *on the edge of my seat* (I know I am late in reading this chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-9173817553792009322012-11-15T15:42:16.943-05:002012-11-15T15:42:16.943-05:00Thank you, Lisa. That's my hope as a writer, t...Thank you, Lisa. That's my hope as a writer, to take people away to another place and time, at least for a little while.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-79588618562034137672012-11-15T14:54:32.376-05:002012-11-15T14:54:32.376-05:00This was a wonderful installment to the story, Sus...This was a wonderful installment to the story, Susan! I love how your writing is so rich with imagery. It makes me feel like I am really there with the characters. I am anticipating a wedding; at least I'm hoping so!Lisa Noratohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112226396055268327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-81783754291768371322012-11-15T09:36:52.473-05:002012-11-15T09:36:52.473-05:00Love always deserves a wedding. I like that, Mega...Love always deserves a wedding. I like that, Megan.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-42159404058006582912012-11-14T21:48:17.221-05:002012-11-14T21:48:17.221-05:00Judith, sorry you've had a bad week but happy ...Judith, sorry you've had a bad week but happy you liked the chapter. Thought I'd share a tidbit of information with you. When researching flax weaving I found the following: Many tasks done in colonial America such as spinning flax fiber were repetitive and mindless chores. To keep one's mind on the job there were rhymes and songs to recite or sing while working. One song was Niddy Susan Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922171469364860239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-25894411317590207292012-11-14T21:09:37.603-05:002012-11-14T21:09:37.603-05:00My week has been such a disaster that I'm late...My week has been such a disaster that I'm late getting to this chapter. Wonderful chapter! Thank you, ladies. I so look forward to Mondays now.Judith Roblhttp://www.asgrandmasays.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-77096657311413226152012-11-14T16:19:40.195-05:002012-11-14T16:19:40.195-05:00Yes, when I was researching, I found that finely h...Yes, when I was researching, I found that finely hetcheled flax resembles golden hair. <br />Sometimes a young girl would keep a quantity of hetcheled flax in her dowry chest. Each year she would carefully take it out and re-hetchel, making the fibers finer and finer over time. This extremely fine flax would then be spun into gossamer thread to be used for making the lace for the young woman'Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-39984754361242149712012-11-14T16:10:46.744-05:002012-11-14T16:10:46.744-05:00I'm with you, Megan! I am guessing the questi...I'm with you, Megan! I am guessing the question will be "when?"Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-71441696930534570242012-11-14T15:04:22.238-05:002012-11-14T15:04:22.238-05:00I think there will be a wedding at Fort Providence...I think there will be a wedding at Fort Providence because love always deserves a wedding! makeighleekyleigh at yahoo.comMegan Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034820202679005177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-32829236839452814102012-11-14T13:10:08.401-05:002012-11-14T13:10:08.401-05:00Susan, This is so interesting to me. That must be ...Susan, This is so interesting to me. That must be why I am an influencer/reviewer of Christian Historical Fiction! I appreciate all the research authors do to place their characters within the events/happenings of the time period. Greater learning than we would have had in glimpses at school. My father was all Irish, and my mother was half Norwegian and half German. Can just imagine how thrilled Lane Hill Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952459499802207852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-66138208860056841422012-11-13T20:57:25.775-05:002012-11-13T20:57:25.775-05:00Love my angel and lambie, Carrie. I put a picture ...Love my angel and lambie, Carrie. I put a picture of it on FB. :-) So enjoyed the fellowship and laughter.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-44010894745512152652012-11-13T20:51:46.022-05:002012-11-13T20:51:46.022-05:00Kathleen, so excited that you have questions. When...Kathleen, so excited that you have questions. When I began creating the characters, I saw Allison as a cousin of Lilyan's and I thought of Douglas as the younger brother of Angus McCallum, Lilyan's protector in The Chamomile. I think one of the later parts of the serial has a parson coming to the fort. I based my story on Elizabeth Jackson, mother of Andrew Jackson, and her family who Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-69774324157920996672012-11-13T20:38:41.527-05:002012-11-13T20:38:41.527-05:00With the name similarity to Lilyan, are they relat...With the name similarity to Lilyan, are they relatives (from The Chamomile, the book you are giving away)? I would like to be included in the drawing.<br />QUESTION: Do you think that a wedding really will occur inside Fort Providence or not? Why or why not?<br /> Yes, I do think there can be a wedding in the Fort. Why? Because their lives must go on to simulate peace and continuity as they Lane Hill Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952459499802207852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-76001268277536849682012-11-13T19:30:01.661-05:002012-11-13T19:30:01.661-05:00I hope you like your angel and lambie, Susan! I w...I hope you like your angel and lambie, Susan! I will think of you, too, when I look at the one I have on my mantel, given to me by my friend, Tara, whom you remind me so much of! So wonderful to get that infusion of laughter yesterday and friendship!!!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-43041100076047295632012-11-13T09:43:01.681-05:002012-11-13T09:43:01.681-05:00Pat Iacuzzi, Allison is my daughter's name, an...Pat Iacuzzi, Allison is my daughter's name, and Douglas is her husband's name. This was my surprise for them. Allison is a name that goes back in our Scot/Irish family and is given to men and women.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-72494561060626986282012-11-13T09:38:53.733-05:002012-11-13T09:38:53.733-05:00I'm so glad you like the story Pat, Janet, and...I'm so glad you like the story Pat, Janet, and Diana. I tried to reply to you individually, but there's a glitch, so I'm trying it this way.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-64619262906996983872012-11-13T09:34:13.342-05:002012-11-13T09:34:13.342-05:00I'm the one who received a present, your frien...I'm the one who received a present, your friendship. What a lovely gift that is to me. Meeting you and Diana and Teresa was such fun. They say laughter is the best medicine, and I received a triple dose. :-)Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.com