tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post23909517669686622..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Keeping souls happy, by K. M. GrantMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-61874330881978888392012-12-04T11:39:48.902+00:002012-12-04T11:39:48.902+00:00Coming late to this one but lots of resonance here...Coming late to this one but lots of resonance here. The altar is magnificent - surely worth a whole other Blog? Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79189359881634096162012-11-29T12:08:20.625+00:002012-11-29T12:08:20.625+00:00Thank you very much for these lovely comments. A ...Thank you very much for these lovely comments. A visceral connection with the past is wonderful, yet at times can feel quite burdensome. Keeping up with the Ancestors has aspects of Keeping up with the Jones's about it. I feel another blog coming on. Next month!K.M.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409099281179850092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-31787177044293925572012-11-28T21:33:18.148+00:002012-11-28T21:33:18.148+00:00I agree with Helen, it must be inderful to have th...I agree with Helen, it must be inderful to have that connection with the past, to be able to visit the place where your ancestors lived hundreds of years ago.<br /><br />And it's very good to learn still more about the way people thought in the past(as well as now) - I have read too many historical fantasy novels in which the importance of religion was left out because some writer thought they could just use the costumes and the scenery to build their worlds.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-19121201390878003592012-11-28T09:48:41.516+00:002012-11-28T09:48:41.516+00:00Wonderful post. And not remotely silly, any of it....Wonderful post. And not remotely silly, any of it. Thought provoking, awe inspiring. What a wonderful thing, to have such strong tangible (as well as spiritual) connections to your ancestors. I envy that!H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-54871381912708547152012-11-28T09:00:03.261+00:002012-11-28T09:00:03.261+00:00Thank you for this lovely post. It was exciting to...Thank you for this lovely post. It was exciting to read such a personal account, with a direct connection to the past, especially as it chimes with my current w-i-p!Towneley sounds wonderful. Pauline Chandlernoreply@blogger.com