tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post5047430369071388585..comments2023-10-25T03:20:20.953-07:00Comments on Sally's Scribbles: RFW CHALLENGE - JUNE - WEDDINGSSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-33674878305597671102013-08-01T07:38:05.102-07:002013-08-01T07:38:05.102-07:00So wonderful! Thanks for sharing.So wonderful! Thanks for sharing.Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234703527174441582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-84361322977467336842013-06-27T00:08:56.939-07:002013-06-27T00:08:56.939-07:00June 27th, 2013
Dear Sally,
I love this true sto...June 27th, 2013<br /><br />Dear Sally,<br /><br />I love this true story with the photographs and poem.<br /><br />My former husband was in the Swedish merchant marines, and spent many years working as chief engineer on different ships until he finally got a land job and never went to sea again. But the first two years we were married he was still sailing and took tours over the North Atlantic keeping him away from me for several months at a time, during which time I miscarried. I hated his job and regretted marrying him because of it. I was lonelier than before we were married. Still, our marriage lasted 19 years until it ended in divorce two years ago. I have only recently stopped wishing that I could turn the clock back and make other choices. The children, are the one thing that make me happy that I was married to him at all.<br /><br />When I think of my own experience, and then compare it with all of these wives to sea-going men, my heart goes out to them. Their lives have not been easy, being left alone at home waiting; and the wait was longer during the war.<br /><br />I love your story. You have taken a true story and treated it with respect. Love all of the nearly invisible details that say so much about this time in history and these particular people. One telling observation that the groom was handsome, but only <i>looked</i> romantic, as he never proposed properly, but just assumed that there would be a wedding! This sounds just like my former husband; this inability to to put into words what needs to be said.<br /><br />I wish June and Nelson all the best on their special day in August. <br /><br />From reading this text, I've decided that you, Sally, would be the perfect critique-buddy for me, if I decide to try to write a novel or non-fiction story set during WWII. You have used several words here that I needed for my wedding story, but had difficulty remembering what they were in English and could not find in the dictionary. One of these words is 'vestry'! All I could think of was 'vapenhus' and it translated as 'church porch' in my Swedish-English dictionary.<br /><br />You write in a good clean, clear style that suits this subject matter well.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Anna<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://annas-adornments.blogspot.se/2013/06/a-double-post-rfw-june-weddings-june.html" rel="nofollow">Anna's RFW - June Wedding</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-74924270376312165182013-06-24T16:56:58.839-07:002013-06-24T16:56:58.839-07:00Hi, Sally,
It's good to see pictures from wa...Hi, Sally, <br /><br />It's good to see pictures from way back when and to know that this couple is still going strong in their marriage. The photos helped bring the story to life. Good stuff. J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-42147913388925564542013-06-24T10:13:58.608-07:002013-06-24T10:13:58.608-07:00Lovely, lovely wedding, it brought back memories o...Lovely, lovely wedding, it brought back memories of my own, not as formal but beautiful in the simplicity. So wonderful to see the photos and experience the butterflies. 60 years is amazing and awesome and definitely needs to be celebrated! Absence, sometimes does make the heart grow fonder!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-13678041271068794612013-06-24T05:55:25.660-07:002013-06-24T05:55:25.660-07:00You know how much this story with old photos appea...You know how much this story with old photos appeals to me! Congrats to June and Nelson from me in Virginia. (And I hope you win!)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-78341212551504414702013-06-24T04:10:32.556-07:002013-06-24T04:10:32.556-07:00Charming! the love story and your account of the w...Charming! the love story and your account of the wedding both. A lovely tribute. My FIL was a "sailor", so I can see my MIL in the poem. Enjoyed your entry.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-71360952932823017092013-06-23T19:54:50.139-07:002013-06-23T19:54:50.139-07:00Very sweet Sally. I enjoyed this glimpse of a wedd...Very sweet Sally. I enjoyed this glimpse of a wedding in another era, and it did bring back childhood memories of weddings in my own Baptist church when I was growing up. My mother made wedding cakes, multi-tiered like the one in this photo, and often she wasn't paid, or made barely a quarter what they were worth.<br /><br />But such is life on a medium income. You captured the long ago atmosphere beautifully, and I've a feeling June would be pleased with your rendition. The poem was a nice addition, and I'm glad to see the HEA of their many years together. The engagement seems so practical, but it also seems drama free, aside from the long absences, and that also makes for a good romance :)<br /><br />Thanks for participating with RFW this month Sally. And convey our thanks to June for allowing you to share her Wedding Day with us.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-55259008271444598602013-06-23T15:11:45.843-07:002013-06-23T15:11:45.843-07:00Happy Diamond Anniversary to June and Nelson. What...Happy Diamond Anniversary to June and Nelson. What a wonderful tribute Sally. I am so glad to get at least one post like this with that historic flavour we can relate to if we are of western culture. Very familiar looking photographs to those of great grandparents we have on our walls. <br />Turned out to be a real love story in the end didn't it?<br /><br />Thanks for posting for RFW.<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-76220936065167402522013-06-23T10:53:20.757-07:002013-06-23T10:53:20.757-07:00I agree. What a lovely story! Happy anniversary to...I agree. What a lovely story! Happy anniversary to them!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596586419077019479.post-25975909940158413152013-06-23T08:12:32.617-07:002013-06-23T08:12:32.617-07:00Wow! This is a wonderful post and tribute, Sally....Wow! This is a wonderful post and tribute, Sally. Please pass along congratulations from Oregon to June and Nelson. I love the group photo; they all look so happy.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com