tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post2862907805248388182..comments2023-10-28T06:17:52.321-04:00Comments on Apple's Tree: DeEtte Bullen to Annie Carlisle April 18, 1880Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-56477270255504016082008-06-20T22:04:00.000-04:002008-06-20T22:04:00.000-04:00Jasia,I've been surprised by the lack of details. ...Jasia,<BR/>I've been surprised by the lack of details. I think I would have written lots more about a new husband!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you were there to listen when I was so excited as I first read them and happy you're enjoying them now that I've finally started publishing them :-)<BR/><BR/>Tex,<BR/>In Ella's last letter she says, "I expect to change my name in the course of a week or two" I would expect many more details about an engagement! Instead she talks about dinner and her niece. DeEtte gave very few details of her wedding. They do seem to be somewhat limited by the writing paper that they used. Very few of the letters in the file that used this paper included extra sheets.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-3075371023630279942008-06-19T21:21:00.000-04:002008-06-19T21:21:00.000-04:00I, too, have been following your letters. I love ...I, too, have been following your letters. I love the glimpses into the lives of these newly-wed girls. "I changed my name on the 8th of Jan and my house the next day." So cute and understated. They got married, went home for dinner and then started for their new home the next day. I want to know how they met and how long they dated and lots more. Her rather stoic observation that "we cannot expect to always all stay together" brings to mind how many of our families left their homes, never to see their loved ones again. These are such great letters--a record of how people did "stay together" with their writing. Thank you for sharing them.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432175759270143492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-7304261481269605312008-06-19T08:58:00.000-04:002008-06-19T08:58:00.000-04:00I've been following all of your letters, Apple, an...I've been following all of your letters, Apple, and enjoying them immensely. But I have to say, this is one of the most interesting as Dette talks about her early married life. <BR/><BR/>First, I wondered what I would have written to a cousin or friend about my early months of married life. Would I have said my husband had a "steady good disposition"? I don't think so but I'm not sure how I would have described him. Interesting to ponder.<BR/><BR/>The other thing that struck me was how much land Will owned and farmed at the age of 24. Wow! You wouldn't find many 24 year olds with that kind of responsibility nowadays! <BR/><BR/>I find these letters to be fascinating reading. And with every one I think of you and remember our dinner together. Thanks so much for sharing your letters!Jasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561520746304048996noreply@blogger.com