tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post3276776939343385058..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Postcards from the Threshold – Dianne HofmeyrMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-7111332784818928572012-12-28T15:45:38.224+00:002012-12-28T15:45:38.224+00:00I kind of collect old postcards! I love them. And ...I kind of collect old postcards! I love them. And I used to send them ALL THE TIME and receive them too, before the days of email. Still try to send when I can. Lovely post.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60078891275748734132012-12-26T22:43:10.038+00:002012-12-26T22:43:10.038+00:00Yes the images on free postcards are sometimes tre...Yes the images on free postcards are sometimes tremendous. I found the recent newspaper report of a letter found of a soldier writing to his brother from the front in 1914 to tell of the ceasefire on Christmas Day and a spontaneous rugby match between the British and the Germans, very poignant.Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78570539349523722062012-12-26T10:30:10.758+00:002012-12-26T10:30:10.758+00:00People do still send postcards! :-) And Christmas ...People do still send postcards! :-) And Christmas cards. I have plenty of both. A friend of mine collects the free advertising postcards you often find in shops and such and sends those. Email just isn't the same! They do say something about the time and place in which they were produced and sent, definitely. The ones with this post are fascinating!Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-48055155327852753032012-12-26T09:31:46.295+00:002012-12-26T09:31:46.295+00:00Re. the Strand Beachfront - why do these photos tw...Re. the Strand Beachfront - why do these photos twist our heart strings the way they do? A painting of the same scene, however skilful or lovely, would not have the same effect. Thank you for posting!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-1943765152297030202012-12-26T09:20:43.622+00:002012-12-26T09:20:43.622+00:00Lovely post, Diane - it' a good though that po...Lovely post, Diane - it' a good though that postcards were the email (or twitter?) of the 19th C - they showed someone attention without requiring too much effort! And for children, like that six year old, who might not read well enough to want to plough through a whole letter, the picture must have been a comfort. Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.com