tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post3272666812903218684..comments2016-07-07T18:38:17.541-07:00Comments on Threads of Life: Red Wing citizenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-15966322509048929922013-03-31T19:54:04.619-07:002013-03-31T19:54:04.619-07:00Yes, we have different trials now. Life was hard f...Yes, we have different trials now. Life was hard for many people, those who were poor and those in leadership also.<br />Red Wing citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-23209295144117636512013-03-30T20:28:30.316-07:002013-03-30T20:28:30.316-07:00Your excerpts really show us how hard life was the...Your excerpts really show us how hard life was then, and how much we take for granted nowadays - like most of our children being born alive and surviving to adulthood.E.D. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919218250424892502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-60779389594690834182013-03-25T20:37:06.584-07:002013-03-25T20:37:06.584-07:00Thanks, Teresa. I wonder how long to stay with thi...Thanks, Teresa. I wonder how long to stay with this family. I want a bit more information for the years between 1890 and 1902.Red Wing citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-78428263378157253602013-03-25T20:35:01.470-07:002013-03-25T20:35:01.470-07:00A. J. you are so kind!A. J. you are so kind!Red Wing citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-43931927767298836642013-03-24T21:10:04.532-07:002013-03-24T21:10:04.532-07:00Really great job showing the racing thoughts of a ...Really great job showing the racing thoughts of a woman as she labours. The fear, the self-comforting, the desperate need for assistance/support. Really great 8!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961489299769954315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-890591989881386862013-03-24T21:03:12.488-07:002013-03-24T21:03:12.488-07:00So raw, Carol--and that makes this incredibly uniq...So raw, Carol--and that makes this incredibly unique. My heart still breaks for the four they lost. Still, one foot in front of the other and trudge on.<br /><br />Good eight! :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-62514699982300759732013-03-24T19:05:16.500-07:002013-03-24T19:05:16.500-07:00Me neither.Me neither.Red Wing citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-17481125656567537082013-03-24T19:03:53.194-07:002013-03-24T19:03:53.194-07:00Funny, when I was writing this, I picked out one o...Funny, when I was writing this, I picked out one of the sisters of August who lived in the same small community. Why did I pick Emma, I don't know. But after I posted it, I realized that this child would be named Emma.Red Wing citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-86568085356859913442013-03-24T19:02:21.725-07:002013-03-24T19:02:21.725-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Red Wing citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-89001483014978760162013-03-24T18:57:02.172-07:002013-03-24T18:57:02.172-07:00Practical and hardened, I don't know. Life jus...Practical and hardened, I don't know. Life just goes on. Today we can have medical help, but even with that it seems to have a lot of chance to it. I never imagined living as old as I am.Red Wing citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-45328965346913277252013-03-24T18:52:03.238-07:002013-03-24T18:52:03.238-07:00I know. It is hard for me too. But it is real. I h...I know. It is hard for me too. But it is real. I have the marriage license and the birth and death announcements. If I were writing fiction, I would not name them this way. But since I am writing for my family, I need to keep it correct. Red Wing citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523025896051457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-73688435953077566512013-03-24T18:43:26.051-07:002013-03-24T18:43:26.051-07:00Wow, talk about tense. Though, I will be honest ab...Wow, talk about tense. Though, I will be honest about something - I'm still not entirely sure if August and Auguste are two different people or if there are typos. The names are VERY confusing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483358896129416234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-40226357682220239472013-03-24T12:45:44.806-07:002013-03-24T12:45:44.806-07:00I've heard it gets easier with each child, but...I've heard it gets easier with each child, but I've had four and can't imagine giving birth without any modern help. Ouch.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261759171411084998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-40926723314653138602013-03-24T11:17:51.969-07:002013-03-24T11:17:51.969-07:00I like the way you build up the concern for August...I like the way you build up the concern for Auguste and her unborn child throughout these eight sentences. She's obviously a very practical and hardened woman. I'm curious to know her internal thoughts about her lonely birth...ClareMDavidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991198230954154810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-13123847047478481902013-03-24T07:36:25.818-07:002013-03-24T07:36:25.818-07:00What a gripping scene! Giving birth seems to come...What a gripping scene! Giving birth seems to come so easily to Auguste. Such a rugged life she had. Well done.Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354853024197894431.post-11070292446686201282013-03-24T05:18:39.903-07:002013-03-24T05:18:39.903-07:00Whew. I was worried reading along with the story, ...Whew. I was worried reading along with the story, and her being pregnant while everyone was sick, that something would go wrong with the birth. Good description for your 8!HistorySleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502098938801373264noreply@blogger.com