tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post2219996750290220258..comments2024-01-25T03:35:49.637-06:00Comments on Gabrielle Meyer: Friday Fun: Stepping Back in TimeGabrielle Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-70430778605695036242012-04-27T18:46:03.722-05:002012-04-27T18:46:03.722-05:00I'm also a Little House fan. Reread those ever...I'm also a Little House fan. Reread those every few years too. How awesome to have gotten to do the Deep Valley tour. Glad to have met you today too. Will be watching for your May 4th post.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779515233988884509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-85606316908138021472012-04-27T17:25:42.969-05:002012-04-27T17:25:42.969-05:00Yay! Another Maud Hart Lovelace fan!! Her books ha...Yay! Another Maud Hart Lovelace fan!! Her books have inspired me to write about my hometown. I love the ones about her highschool years - they are my favorite. I own all of them, too, and reread them every couple of years. I've been going through the Little House on the Prairie series with my girls, but the Betsy-Tacy books are next! Followed by the Anne of Green Gables series. :)<br /><br />I live about 140 miles northeast of Mankato, in Minnesota, where Maud grew up and I had the chance to go there and do the Deep Valley tour. I was able to see all the houses where the "real" people from her stories lived. It changed my internal "movie screen" when I read the stories now. :)<br /><br />So happy to have met you on Katie's blog today. I'm looking forward to May 4th!Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-87452800520459513922012-04-27T17:02:26.929-05:002012-04-27T17:02:26.929-05:00Gabrielle, I love your blog. And you and I really ...Gabrielle, I love your blog. And you and I really are kindred spirits. I LOVE Maud Hart Lovelace's books. I personally own the books written about the girls' high school/college/married years. I reread them every few years or so. You're the first person I've come across who even knows about them. I'm like you, love historical fiction, and whenever I finish a story I long to be transported back in time to see what it was really like. <br /><br />I'll be looking forward to reading your Wildflowers from Winter story on the May 4th blog hop. <br /><br />TeriTerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779515233988884509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-76625555195172097132012-04-27T13:06:11.503-05:002012-04-27T13:06:11.503-05:00Wouldn't that be amazing! I've thought the...Wouldn't that be amazing! I've thought the same, too. I write about my hometown and there are a few historic buildings left and the town is generally set up the same, but to see it and hear it and breath it would be priceless as an author. I also include some real people in my stories and I'd love to be able to interview them.<br /><br />I am counting down the days until A Bride Open's Shop is released!Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-68357954547131204162012-04-27T13:03:26.808-05:002012-04-27T13:03:26.808-05:00I agree, Lindsay. I remember watching all the Jane...I agree, Lindsay. I remember watching all the Jane Austin movies as a child and wondering what they did all day! Although, I love their gowns and the English countryside is beautiful, I think that lifestyle would be a hard one to adjust to. <br /><br />Happy Friday to you, too! I hope you have good weather for your hubby's party tomorrow. :)Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-14519376571198283712012-04-27T13:00:59.580-05:002012-04-27T13:00:59.580-05:00While working at the Lindbergh House I had a chanc...While working at the Lindbergh House I had a chance to wear a real corset. The next day my abs felt like I had done a thousand sit ups! I love the clothing during the 18th century, but it would take some getting used to. :) One of my favorite exhibits at the Smithsonian are the gowns of the Presidents'. Mary Todd Lincoln, Martha Washington, Jackie Kennedy, they're all there and breathtaking.Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-45938324189659761212012-04-27T12:57:19.069-05:002012-04-27T12:57:19.069-05:00Janette Oke was my first glimpse into Christian Hi...Janette Oke was my first glimpse into Christian Historical Fiction and I fell in love! I still remember the day my aunt gave me the Love Comes Softly book. I loved playing Oregon Trail in grade school, too! For some reason I would always lose everything while crossing a river.<br /><br />It would be fun to go back to the pioneer days - at least for a day. :)Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-86477212744452753422012-04-27T12:45:33.553-05:002012-04-27T12:45:33.553-05:00Like you, Gabrielle, I'm a fan of historical r...Like you, Gabrielle, I'm a fan of historical romance. It's what I read and what I write. If I could go back in time for one day, I'd want to stand on the historic main street of my Gold Rush-era town of Placerville, California in the year 1870. Since I set my stories in this area and that period, I'd be able to experience what life was like for my characters, making me better able to capture the sights, sounds, and smells on the pages of my books when I returned.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-9150043874584082672012-04-27T11:41:42.915-05:002012-04-27T11:41:42.915-05:00I love the P&P time period in terms of living ...I love the P&P time period in terms of living in the beautiful English countryside and wearing fun outfits, and having lots of time to sit around reading. Still, I think it would be boring after awhile. I just love my busy, Internet-filled life. ;) <br /><br />Happy Friday!Lindsay Harrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379628592162011068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-35003422782568047702012-04-27T09:28:12.621-05:002012-04-27T09:28:12.621-05:00Love the post and pic of you, Gabrielle:) You real...Love the post and pic of you, Gabrielle:) You really are passionate about history and it shows! This is probably a no-brainer but I'd love to flash back to the 18th-century though I didn't like the lack of sanitation and such. But those gowns and hats and shoes! OH MY!!!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-36585886579485654472012-04-27T07:25:27.491-05:002012-04-27T07:25:27.491-05:00I read a LOT of Janette Oke growing up and always,...I read a LOT of Janette Oke growing up and always, always wanted to live in pioneer times. I still think it would be awesome for a day, but now that I have come to realize how hard of a life that was (partly through playing Oregon Trail on the ol' Apple II, "you died of dsyentry"). Our ancestors sure worked hard! I still do have the desire to live in the country / on a hobby farm....maybe someday :)Bekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753180703268566713noreply@blogger.com