tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post586806064671198559..comments2024-03-14T06:05:04.836-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Colonial American Christian Writers Christmas PartyCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-36394177751236208902011-12-19T09:11:12.624-05:002011-12-19T09:11:12.624-05:00FAYE, Mistress Thomsen's stories, might be bes...FAYE, Mistress Thomsen's stories, might be best put into your capable hands to transport home for the holidays! Be careful out in this cold weather!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82508541421176479342011-12-19T09:09:00.506-05:002011-12-19T09:09:00.506-05:00Well, I have found our sweet Katie is quite young!...Well, I have found our sweet Katie is quite young! We shall substitute our colonial goody bag, Miss KATELYN, and we shall watch for the post rider who is quite busy this week as we approach the birthday celebration of our beloved Saviour!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-17026041632777206252011-12-18T18:13:53.752-05:002011-12-18T18:13:53.752-05:00KATELYN Shear Whitley, Mistress Thomsen's stor...KATELYN Shear Whitley, Mistress Thomsen's stories will be shared with you (via Elaine Marie Cooper who quill-penned them!) Thanks so much for attending our gathering! Merry Christmas!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-59736389906801544032011-12-18T17:29:09.669-05:002011-12-18T17:29:09.669-05:00SELENA Stormo, We hope you enjoy Mistress Susan Cr...SELENA Stormo, We hope you enjoy Mistress Susan Craft's account of Lilyan Xanthakos's adventures in colonial South Carolina during the American Revolution. Thanks again for stopping by!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-23851039539502831002011-12-15T22:12:45.672-05:002011-12-15T22:12:45.672-05:00DEBRA, ROSEANNA WHITE's Love Finds You in Anna...DEBRA, ROSEANNA WHITE's Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland, was slipped inside your reticule for the journey home. Imagine - this colony independent of British rule and a government centered in Annapolis, Maryland (a colony where the Catholic faith is well tolerated). It is a ludicrous idea, but of course I did not share my opinion. Persons from Germany, France, Scotland, Greece, Italy,Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-35693332131696792052011-12-15T22:08:52.004-05:002011-12-15T22:08:52.004-05:00HELEN, We were so happy to entertain you this visi...HELEN, We were so happy to entertain you this visit. It will be interesting to see if you believe LYNN SQUIRE's futuristic book might ever possibly happen. Red coats and horseback - it does not seem that far fetched to moi!!!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-86329125438688828942011-12-15T22:06:45.997-05:002011-12-15T22:06:45.997-05:00DEBRA, oh, I want the recipe for the nutmeg sauce ...DEBRA, oh, I want the recipe for the nutmeg sauce - will you share?!!! It is warm enough here to ride without a blanket nor a hot brick in the carriage. Very unusual yet they warm the feel of snow is in the air. I pray our guests are making their way home with haste before the weather turns.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-79369728607619263502011-12-15T00:58:27.071-05:002011-12-15T00:58:27.071-05:00Lynn, well this might sound a bit lame, but the on...Lynn, well this might sound a bit lame, but the only thing I know about the Canadian Mounties is from that TV show, "Due South". And I don't think I even really watched it :P <br /><br />My grandma was born in 1906 so I will think of her as I read your book! I am looking forward to getting it :) Thank you all for your generosity!Helen Wakefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535593906695027046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-22955623040498412562011-12-14T22:04:30.879-05:002011-12-14T22:04:30.879-05:00I've enjoyed this festive gathering and shall ...I've enjoyed this festive gathering and shall bring two plum puddings next time. I use a bit of candied fruit, raisins and sultanas and dates. Oh but its the warm nutmeg sauce that truly makes it complete.<br /><br />As the weather remains unseasonably warm in the far reaches of New England the ride home should be pleasant.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-74000426484815065202011-12-14T20:05:21.635-05:002011-12-14T20:05:21.635-05:00MARYLU, a copy of one of your works is going to MA...MARYLU, a copy of one of your works is going to MARIAN in the Netherlands. I will let you know which one she chooses. I believe she has read Surrender the Night not sure about Surrender the Dawn.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-3435899508631207802011-12-14T20:03:17.380-05:002011-12-14T20:03:17.380-05:00LYNN, HELEN's copy is flying to Australia! We ...LYNN, HELEN's copy is flying to Australia! We hope she will enjoy. Am looking forward to my Christmas read of Joab's Fire.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-78625806738974110822011-12-14T20:02:24.749-05:002011-12-14T20:02:24.749-05:00Congratulations JANET on your new grandson!!! You...Congratulations JANET on your new grandson!!! You must be in seventh heaven. What a wonderful Christmas present from your family!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-7383342883320182002011-12-14T17:55:09.895-05:002011-12-14T17:55:09.895-05:00Janet, congratulations to you and your family on l...Janet, congratulations to you and your family on little Benjamin. What an impressive name!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-54698728354851112502011-12-14T14:02:53.484-05:002011-12-14T14:02:53.484-05:00Ladies, I am so sorry I have not been able to join...Ladies, I am so sorry I have not been able to join in the festivities of these past days.<br />Nature and midwifery sometimes take precedence when a dear daughter-in-law is in labor for forty hours. All is well with our Jill and the wee lad, Benjamin Whittaker Palmer.<br /> Happy Christmas to all,<br /> Heather Douglas StewartJanet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-69825857926920124352011-12-14T09:32:34.022-05:002011-12-14T09:32:34.022-05:00Helen W I'm thrilled that you will be receivin...Helen W I'm thrilled that you will be receiving Joab's Fire. Are you at all familiar with the Canadian Mounties? The story is set in 1906 on the Alberta prairies. I will be looking forward to hearing from you.Lynn Squirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493660128797850584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-65790084702142177482011-12-14T09:00:51.313-05:002011-12-14T09:00:51.313-05:00LYNN SQUIRE who accompanied Mistress Griffith has ...LYNN SQUIRE who accompanied Mistress Griffith has shared a story set far in the future, in the 20th century - can you imagine? I pray my descendants will follow the Lord during that time and cling to Him. It parallels the book of Job and is titled Joab's Fire. Perhaps by the time it reaches HELEN W by ocean, that English colony will have formed and she shall receive it in good order?Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-65877004831672933542011-12-14T08:54:22.841-05:002011-12-14T08:54:22.841-05:00PAMELA, thanks so much for escorting Mistress Seon...PAMELA, thanks so much for escorting Mistress Seona McKay to the party. We had a great many Scots at court in Versailles. I wonder how many have now come on to the colonies? Oh my, that lovely broach belonged to the Scottish queen? I shall have Colonel Christy accompany you back to Argyll colony. Many blessings as you celebrate our Lord's birth! And I am SO anticipating the sharing of yourCarrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-38541972080944066042011-12-14T05:14:31.011-05:002011-12-14T05:14:31.011-05:00I'm sorry Miss Carrie that I'm too late fo...I'm sorry Miss Carrie that I'm too late for the party. Days are going faster in Europe, so when you were feasting last night, the new day had already started in the Netherlands... and I was sleeping.Marian Baayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990486522138340848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-14938755350681303012011-12-14T00:50:09.518-05:002011-12-14T00:50:09.518-05:00Carrie, so happy to have made the long trip to joi...Carrie, so happy to have made the long trip to join in the party! Thank you so much for the offer of a gift bag ... what a treat indeed :)<br /><br />Laura - we were not settled by the British until the First Fleet arrived in 1788, so we only JUST existed as a colony in the 18th century :)Helen Wakefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535593906695027046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-33340895298170738362011-12-13T21:44:31.523-05:002011-12-13T21:44:31.523-05:00OH. MY. Word! So many guests! The room is a crush ...OH. MY. Word! So many guests! The room is a crush of silks and satins! So happy to spy Helen here all the way from that land that didn't even exist in the 18th-c. or so she tells me! And Gwen, too, and so many others... I'm afraid I've been a bit under the weather today - not from a surfeit of sweets but because I'm expecting another McLinn:) Can't have enough of those, I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-30846824556002577522011-12-13T21:39:50.138-05:002011-12-13T21:39:50.138-05:00Colonel Christy advises me that it should be God s...Colonel Christy advises me that it should be God spared my life and that I might consider retiring to my bed chamber for the evening. Bonne nuit!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-85364039075118599072011-12-13T21:38:28.149-05:002011-12-13T21:38:28.149-05:00Venison? Oh my - Johan used to bring this back in ...Venison? Oh my - Johan used to bring this back in the Palatinate and his mother would make the most wonderful roasts. I wonder if I might chance another trip on one of the ships that stays close by the coast. Johan just called out that only pirates do that, oh my! Perhaps if Monsieur Heaton accompanied us. Biscuits - I am afraid I only burn those. So good to see you Madame Flowers and what a Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-56104452034741911702011-12-13T21:11:57.350-05:002011-12-13T21:11:57.350-05:00Oh my, I'm sorry I'm so late, my deahs! I ...Oh my, I'm sorry I'm so late, my deahs! I have the remainder of my gifts wrapped and under the tree, and the servants have done such a wonderful job with decorating the plantation. I shall have to give them an extra twopence for their labors. The candles are lit and in the windows, and the smell of spruce is in the air. One can only hope for snow in time for Christmas in SC! I confess to Diana Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127629740742628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-34919550210994733112011-12-13T20:08:14.732-05:002011-12-13T20:08:14.732-05:00Shadrach Clark wanted to tell you what he is weari...Shadrach Clark wanted to tell you what he is wearing. He is normally in buckskins but said he has decided to "fancy up a bit for the party. I am wearing a blue jacket with polished buttons but not the terribly fancy kind. I am wearing silver buckled shoes of black leather. Breeches of red English cloth and a white shirt under the jacket. I found some really good stuff and traded for silk Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-39878831076204474532011-12-13T20:02:38.837-05:002011-12-13T20:02:38.837-05:00Nollaig Chridheil! (Merry Christmas in Gaelic) - ...Nollaig Chridheil! (Merry Christmas in Gaelic) - I am Seona MacKay and I escaped to this land by ship, ashamed to admit that I stowed away, but I was in fear for my life, you see. I have arrived to your celebration on foot. In my homeland, I was raised by me stern grandmother, also a healer, so I didna have the privilege to celebrate Christmas as those in my country did. I am one from a ship of Pamela Griffin (aka Seona MacKay)http://www.pamela-griffin.comnoreply@blogger.com