tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post2752274156923606594..comments2023-12-31T00:32:45.999-08:00Comments on Clara Gillow Clark: Part VII -- Discovering America's Past through Historical FictionClara Gillow Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-22165081533740065002011-04-08T04:37:33.786-07:002011-04-08T04:37:33.786-07:00Hi Rebecca. I am so pleased that you and your son...Hi Rebecca. I am so pleased that you and your son are enjoying this book together. Hooray for you for reading to him! Thanks for participating in the book giveaway!<br /><br />JoyceJoyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-4515287146339203822011-04-08T03:42:44.174-07:002011-04-08T03:42:44.174-07:00Thanks, Rebecca, for stopping by. It's wonderf...Thanks, Rebecca, for stopping by. It's wonderful that Joyce's book has created an interesting dialogue between you and your son.Clara Gillow Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-61273926490096817912011-04-07T18:02:03.042-07:002011-04-07T18:02:03.042-07:00My son and I are looking forward to reading "...My son and I are looking forward to reading "Comfort" as soon as we finish "Blue". Thank you Joyce for writing this wonderful story that is opening up such interesting conversations between the two of us.Rebecca Saylor McCarvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-23086051071444379172011-04-07T11:05:06.979-07:002011-04-07T11:05:06.979-07:00Thanks, Carol for dropping by. Do you ever feel l...Thanks, Carol for dropping by. Do you ever feel like you are trespassing or at least treading on sacred ground when interviewing or researching?Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-80984144191034569582011-04-07T09:43:56.177-07:002011-04-07T09:43:56.177-07:00I hadn't thought of this aspect of trespassing...I hadn't thought of this aspect of trespassing. Interesting...Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-60932484776574526342011-04-07T05:09:33.756-07:002011-04-07T05:09:33.756-07:00Hi Cathy - Thanks for dropping by. All moms drive...Hi Cathy - Thanks for dropping by. All moms drive their kids crazy in one way or another. Sounds like your speculations served you and your children well. <br /><br />Checked out your blogs. I'm not good at numbers either. That's how I'm like you. How do I want to be like you? I want to write funny!Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-29560672263772125482011-04-06T18:52:48.836-07:002011-04-06T18:52:48.836-07:00OH! I loved what Joyce said about trespassing...wh...OH! I loved what Joyce said about trespassing...whenever I visit historical sites, I think (sometimes out loud) "Who walked here before? What did she think? Was she happy? Miserable?"<br /><br />Drove my kids NUTS saying stuff like that...but they all seem to love history--almost as much as I do! :-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-82565773330361533152011-04-03T18:47:57.623-07:002011-04-03T18:47:57.623-07:00Hi Sheila,
So cool that you and your daughter are...Hi Sheila,<br /><br />So cool that you and your daughter are enjoying literature and history together like that! And especially neat that your daughter could get a feel for your personal history. What a treasure! Thanks for stopping by Clara's blog. JoyceJoyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-15017471155720135902011-04-03T15:15:26.610-07:002011-04-03T15:15:26.610-07:00Sheila, Thanks so much for your very thoughtful co...Sheila, Thanks so much for your very thoughtful comment for Joyce. It was wonderful of Wendy Townsend to recommend my blog. Hope you'll check in often!Clara Gillow Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-47202244420851435872011-04-03T12:08:06.952-07:002011-04-03T12:08:06.952-07:00Hello!
Thanks for the wonderful essay, Joyce. I h...Hello!<br /><br />Thanks for the wonderful essay, Joyce. I heard about Clara's blog from Wendy Townsend and am so glad I checked it out. <br /><br />I just returned home from a trip to Pennsylvania with my daughter and granddaughter who is a six-year-old. She's very "into" the American Girl series and has a surprising sense of US history from having these books read aloud to her. We spent two days in Lancaster County where we seemed to travel back in time seeing how the Amish live. Then we visited my relatives, and she met her five-year-old second cousin (once removed or something like that ) who now lives in the same 200-year-old house where I grew up and whose bedroom used to be mine. Ahhh . . . history.<br /><br />I will be sure to share BLUE with my granddaughter.<br /><br />Sheila WelchSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891797060944709216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-43913403934246653122011-04-02T19:37:29.862-07:002011-04-02T19:37:29.862-07:00Thanks so much Elizabeth!
Alison, glad to know my...Thanks so much Elizabeth!<br /><br />Alison, glad to know my German was sort of close. I have a lot of vocab and lots of random sentences (Rosetta Stone) in my head but actually forming sentences for myself - now that is another story!<br /><br />So cool that you live in Berlin. I am going to be there soon for research. So excited! Am fascinated about your neighbors living through all the changes. Wow!Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-89822739406224917752011-04-02T14:55:47.650-07:002011-04-02T14:55:47.650-07:00Alison, I know Joyce will be thrilled with your co...Alison, I know Joyce will be thrilled with your comment and check out your blog for sure! Maybe you two can connect when she makes her trip. <br /><br />Elizabeth, Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed Joyce's sinfully delicious research!Clara Gillow Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-71756648970969680062011-04-02T14:32:31.440-07:002011-04-02T14:32:31.440-07:00Great post! I'm fascinated with history. I cou...Great post! I'm fascinated with history. I couldn't stop staring at the vintage photo. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br /><a href="http://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">♥.•*¨ Elizabeth ¨*•.♥</a>Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-8850811128824133502011-04-02T11:55:27.011-07:002011-04-02T11:55:27.011-07:00Joyce, I hope you find success with your research ...Joyce, I hope you find success with your research in Germany. I live in Berlin, and I am constantly amazed at how much has changed over the past 70 years. Our neighbors saw it all, and you can glimpse bits of the past among all the modern buildings. <br /><br />Your German in the previous comment is close. It's a hard language to master. (After five years, I'm not even close, although I confess I haven't tried all that hard.) :)Alison Pearce Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955543150406880055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-89442682356453858152011-04-02T07:06:09.351-07:002011-04-02T07:06:09.351-07:00Anonymous - tis true that people want to share the...Anonymous - tis true that people want to share their stories but it took me awhile to realize that! I think it's the personal nature of some stories that makes me feel like an invader. <br /><br />Kristin, I totally know what you mean about researching rather than getting around to writing! It can take over.<br /><br />Janet and cmills - Willst du geht mit mir bis Germany? We could research together! (I think I just butchered the German language so if you can speak it, pack your bags. I could use a translator!)Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-18549458975765340432011-04-01T03:42:25.855-07:002011-04-01T03:42:25.855-07:00Hi Kristin, THANK YOU for passing along this link!...Hi Kristin, THANK YOU for passing along this link! Research does have the appeal that threatens to take over! <br /><br />Anonymous, I like the way you think. Trespassing is part of the job description for a writer!Clara Gillow Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-17263532728700667732011-03-31T19:39:38.491-07:002011-03-31T19:39:38.491-07:00Joyce, I never really thought of it as trespassing...Joyce, I never really thought of it as trespassing because so many people seem to be tickled to share their stories. And Mary Ann, I also love to poke around cemeteries, especially the older graves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-83680217235778714432011-03-31T18:25:11.647-07:002011-03-31T18:25:11.647-07:00Just popping in to say I really enjoyed the essay....Just popping in to say I really enjoyed the essay. Research is such fun, I'm afraid I'd never get around to the real work of writing. :) Passing this link along...Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095264668972996587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-36991761138805876322011-03-31T17:56:30.136-07:002011-03-31T17:56:30.136-07:00Hi Janet and Claudia, That trip to Germany to do r...Hi Janet and Claudia, That trip to Germany to do research is alluring for sure. Thanks for stopping by!Clara Gillow Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-27458313898080693852011-03-31T17:55:00.502-07:002011-03-31T17:55:00.502-07:00Hi Joyce, So sweet of you to drop in. I'll be ...Hi Joyce, So sweet of you to drop in. I'll be sure to let Lorrie know, in case she doesn't see your comment, that SHE inspired you! :0)Clara Gillow Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-17312989084053367972011-03-31T16:50:26.802-07:002011-03-31T16:50:26.802-07:00Now I want to go to Germany to do research, too! ...Now I want to go to Germany to do research, too! Joyce has made the "sin" of "trespassing" SOOO alluring!cmillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128598629089024454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-5604488642145487752011-03-31T16:15:01.502-07:002011-03-31T16:15:01.502-07:00I so enjoyed the post. You know I love historical ...I so enjoyed the post. You know I love historical fiction. Research is fun. She is lucky to be able to go to Germany for her research and to have those letters.I am looking forward to her book.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-28818463468480783602011-03-31T15:59:48.211-07:002011-03-31T15:59:48.211-07:00Hi Clara! Hi Toby, Barbara, Mary Ann, and Lorrie....Hi Clara! Hi Toby, Barbara, Mary Ann, and Lorrie. Thanks so much to each of you. Lorrie has inspired a blogpost. (not written yet but I can address those questions on my blog.) Although I've really been slacking on blogging lately!<br /><br />Great to hear from all of you!<br />(new friends and "old")Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-60872364389826861162011-03-31T05:54:49.089-07:002011-03-31T05:54:49.089-07:00Hi Toby, Barbara, Lorrie, and Mary Ann: You ladies...Hi Toby, Barbara, Lorrie, and Mary Ann: You ladies really bowl me over with your intelligent, thoughtful,and eloquent comments--are you writers by any chance? ;0) Thanks for stopping by to leave very special comments for Joyce!Clara Gillow Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204130118900222511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897667157865686965.post-54881616309050212152011-03-31T05:42:23.144-07:002011-03-31T05:42:23.144-07:00Oh, Joyce, I know just what you mean about that in...Oh, Joyce, I know just what you mean about that intimate connection with the past and the joy of research. I love cemeteries for the same reasons. There are great stories there among the granite and marble and even the common slabs of concrete that remind us who once walked the same grass, stared at the same stars, felt the same joy and pain that we do. I can't wait to see your WIP when it comes out and hear that remarkable voice that you have in your writing. Thank you for sharing so much.Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.com