A Little Time Traveling

51g1OdGn9sL._AC_Susan here, bringing a bit of time-traveling today. Recently while flipping through channels at our house, we came across Timeline, a movie based on a novel by Michael Crichton, starring Gerard Butler, Paul Walker, Frances Connor, and others – a fun movie about a team of archaeologists who find a way to travel back through time to 14th century France to retrieve an important item, only to be stranded when the time machine breaks (of course!), forcing them to figure out how to get back.

And I sat there thinking, hey I wouldn't mind traveling across time back to 14th century France if I could. And if that were possible, what other time periods would I like to pop into (and safely out of again)? I'd want to step into ancient Egypt, early medieval Britain, medieval France, just about any era in Scotland, and I'd visit Native America (before the -other visitors- arrived!), and just about anywhere along the 19th-century timeline . . . and more. With so many times and places that I'd want to explore, I’d keep that time machine humming. 

Hg wells comicSo I thought it would be fun to gather up some art images that particularly evoke different eras and places, and see which ones appeal to you all the most. We all feel a draw to certain places and time periods, whether it's past lives calling us, or simply a fascination with history – and the pull on the individual often leads to our preferences in studying history, and reading and writing historical fiction as well.

Let's see what comes of this experiment for you. We'll just use an ordinary imaginary time machine here – hop in! – and then browse the images below. I've chosen several portraits and lots of scenes with people to place us there , and some images I chose for realism over historical accuracy; Romantic historical painters often did a cracking job of evoking historical settings, and that illusion of place and time will help in this little trek through time. . . 

    

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This isn't a time machine, but sure looks like one! Joseph Wright, The Orrery. 

So let's hope this apparatus works. Where would you like to go? 

 

Ancient Egypt . . .   (Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Egyptian Chess Players)

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Ancient Greece . . . (Alma-Tadema  again, The Women of Amphissa)

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Ancient Rome 

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(A mural uncovered in Pompeii)

 

Early Medieval . . . (William Holt, mural, The Meeting of Margaret and Malcolm – which took place in the 1070s)  

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Perhaps you'd like to try some other medieval era (with four of five centuries from very early to late, there's a lot to choose from!) —

(Edmund Blair Leighton, The Accolade, 1901 – Hours of Catherine of Cleves, Holy Family at Home, 15th c.  – and Castle Stalker, Scotland, my photo.)

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   Hrs catherine of cleves holy family 15th c

 

Or would you rather pop into the 17th century with Vermeer?     

Vermeer pitcher     

Or perhaps you'd want to step into 18th c Scotland with Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie? (by George William Joy, 1895) . . . 


Highlanders return

Or 18th century France – 

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(Fragonard, The Swing — Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Self-Portrait)

Vigeelebrun22Or use that machine to step past the French Revolution straight into the turn of the 19th century . . .  

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And move on into a quiet spot in a Regency home, or a lively and crowded ballroom . . .

(Jacques-Louis David, Mme. Recamier,1800 …

Marie-Denise Villers, portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, 1801)    

Rolinda Sharples, Clifton Assembly, 1818-assembly-room1

(Rolinda Sharples, Clifton Assembly, 1818)

Or go decades later into a Victorian or Edwardian household . . . 


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Or jump back not so far in time – to another era where life was simpler than today . . . 

 

via GIPHY 

Where would you go in time if you had a safe (!) time machine – and if you could reliably step back there and visit – or even stay . . . 

Let us know where you would like to emerge, what you would enjoy most there – and why!  

 

   

 

 

 

95 thoughts on “A Little Time Traveling”

  1. Oh, BUT we all HAVE a time machine! Much safer than any mechanical one would be! I’m visiting the Regency area right now (Mary Balogh’s “Summer to Remember”) and I’m also visiting althernate future worlds as well as the past years of those worlds (Andre Norton’s “Perilous Dreams”).
    With books and with art like you’ve shown us, we have wonderful journeys in time at our fingertips every day.
    The only thing missing is the true answers to some puzzles, but we’ve lived for centuries without them, so we don’t ttuly need those answers.

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  2. Oh, BUT we all HAVE a time machine! Much safer than any mechanical one would be! I’m visiting the Regency area right now (Mary Balogh’s “Summer to Remember”) and I’m also visiting althernate future worlds as well as the past years of those worlds (Andre Norton’s “Perilous Dreams”).
    With books and with art like you’ve shown us, we have wonderful journeys in time at our fingertips every day.
    The only thing missing is the true answers to some puzzles, but we’ve lived for centuries without them, so we don’t ttuly need those answers.

    Reply
  3. Oh, BUT we all HAVE a time machine! Much safer than any mechanical one would be! I’m visiting the Regency area right now (Mary Balogh’s “Summer to Remember”) and I’m also visiting althernate future worlds as well as the past years of those worlds (Andre Norton’s “Perilous Dreams”).
    With books and with art like you’ve shown us, we have wonderful journeys in time at our fingertips every day.
    The only thing missing is the true answers to some puzzles, but we’ve lived for centuries without them, so we don’t ttuly need those answers.

    Reply
  4. Oh, BUT we all HAVE a time machine! Much safer than any mechanical one would be! I’m visiting the Regency area right now (Mary Balogh’s “Summer to Remember”) and I’m also visiting althernate future worlds as well as the past years of those worlds (Andre Norton’s “Perilous Dreams”).
    With books and with art like you’ve shown us, we have wonderful journeys in time at our fingertips every day.
    The only thing missing is the true answers to some puzzles, but we’ve lived for centuries without them, so we don’t ttuly need those answers.

    Reply
  5. Oh, BUT we all HAVE a time machine! Much safer than any mechanical one would be! I’m visiting the Regency area right now (Mary Balogh’s “Summer to Remember”) and I’m also visiting althernate future worlds as well as the past years of those worlds (Andre Norton’s “Perilous Dreams”).
    With books and with art like you’ve shown us, we have wonderful journeys in time at our fingertips every day.
    The only thing missing is the true answers to some puzzles, but we’ve lived for centuries without them, so we don’t ttuly need those answers.

    Reply
  6. You’re so right, Sue! Historical fiction is the best (and less complicated!) time machine! Though I’d love to pop through and wander around in some actual time periods … and then come back and write about them. πŸ˜‰

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  7. You’re so right, Sue! Historical fiction is the best (and less complicated!) time machine! Though I’d love to pop through and wander around in some actual time periods … and then come back and write about them. πŸ˜‰

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  8. You’re so right, Sue! Historical fiction is the best (and less complicated!) time machine! Though I’d love to pop through and wander around in some actual time periods … and then come back and write about them. πŸ˜‰

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  9. You’re so right, Sue! Historical fiction is the best (and less complicated!) time machine! Though I’d love to pop through and wander around in some actual time periods … and then come back and write about them. πŸ˜‰

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  10. You’re so right, Sue! Historical fiction is the best (and less complicated!) time machine! Though I’d love to pop through and wander around in some actual time periods … and then come back and write about them. πŸ˜‰

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  11. Wow, what a wondrous collection of pictures, Susan! I think I might want to enter the pictures more than the actual time. The pictures make times and places look so lovely and clean. *G* I love the Alma-Tedama pictures, and the Davids. So beautiful.

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  12. Wow, what a wondrous collection of pictures, Susan! I think I might want to enter the pictures more than the actual time. The pictures make times and places look so lovely and clean. *G* I love the Alma-Tedama pictures, and the Davids. So beautiful.

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  13. Wow, what a wondrous collection of pictures, Susan! I think I might want to enter the pictures more than the actual time. The pictures make times and places look so lovely and clean. *G* I love the Alma-Tedama pictures, and the Davids. So beautiful.

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  14. Wow, what a wondrous collection of pictures, Susan! I think I might want to enter the pictures more than the actual time. The pictures make times and places look so lovely and clean. *G* I love the Alma-Tedama pictures, and the Davids. So beautiful.

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  15. Wow, what a wondrous collection of pictures, Susan! I think I might want to enter the pictures more than the actual time. The pictures make times and places look so lovely and clean. *G* I love the Alma-Tedama pictures, and the Davids. So beautiful.

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  16. A well well-researched and well-written historical fiction can be a much more cost-efficient time machine than something mechanical. I may suffer a little culture shock when I close the book, but I won’t have to risk the inherent violence, lack of sanitation, and medical ignorance of the periods I want to explore.

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  17. A well well-researched and well-written historical fiction can be a much more cost-efficient time machine than something mechanical. I may suffer a little culture shock when I close the book, but I won’t have to risk the inherent violence, lack of sanitation, and medical ignorance of the periods I want to explore.

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  18. A well well-researched and well-written historical fiction can be a much more cost-efficient time machine than something mechanical. I may suffer a little culture shock when I close the book, but I won’t have to risk the inherent violence, lack of sanitation, and medical ignorance of the periods I want to explore.

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  19. A well well-researched and well-written historical fiction can be a much more cost-efficient time machine than something mechanical. I may suffer a little culture shock when I close the book, but I won’t have to risk the inherent violence, lack of sanitation, and medical ignorance of the periods I want to explore.

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  20. A well well-researched and well-written historical fiction can be a much more cost-efficient time machine than something mechanical. I may suffer a little culture shock when I close the book, but I won’t have to risk the inherent violence, lack of sanitation, and medical ignorance of the periods I want to explore.

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  21. What a fun post, Susan.
    If I go back and visit Vermeer, do you think I could bring back a small canvas or etching?!
    I like my creature comforts. I think I may just stay here in the present with a paperback and some chocolate, neither of which were available in Egypt, Greece, or Rome.

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  22. What a fun post, Susan.
    If I go back and visit Vermeer, do you think I could bring back a small canvas or etching?!
    I like my creature comforts. I think I may just stay here in the present with a paperback and some chocolate, neither of which were available in Egypt, Greece, or Rome.

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  23. What a fun post, Susan.
    If I go back and visit Vermeer, do you think I could bring back a small canvas or etching?!
    I like my creature comforts. I think I may just stay here in the present with a paperback and some chocolate, neither of which were available in Egypt, Greece, or Rome.

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  24. What a fun post, Susan.
    If I go back and visit Vermeer, do you think I could bring back a small canvas or etching?!
    I like my creature comforts. I think I may just stay here in the present with a paperback and some chocolate, neither of which were available in Egypt, Greece, or Rome.

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  25. What a fun post, Susan.
    If I go back and visit Vermeer, do you think I could bring back a small canvas or etching?!
    I like my creature comforts. I think I may just stay here in the present with a paperback and some chocolate, neither of which were available in Egypt, Greece, or Rome.

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  26. I have no time preference, I just wanted to say I absolutely LOVE Timeline in all its cheesy deliciousness. Bad acting and all! But if I had to choose a time, it would be one with running water…

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  27. I have no time preference, I just wanted to say I absolutely LOVE Timeline in all its cheesy deliciousness. Bad acting and all! But if I had to choose a time, it would be one with running water…

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  28. I have no time preference, I just wanted to say I absolutely LOVE Timeline in all its cheesy deliciousness. Bad acting and all! But if I had to choose a time, it would be one with running water…

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  29. I have no time preference, I just wanted to say I absolutely LOVE Timeline in all its cheesy deliciousness. Bad acting and all! But if I had to choose a time, it would be one with running water…

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  30. I have no time preference, I just wanted to say I absolutely LOVE Timeline in all its cheesy deliciousness. Bad acting and all! But if I had to choose a time, it would be one with running water…

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  31. Speaking of timelines, what happened to the Comments format? I hope someone is fixing it so responses go with the appropriate comments again.

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  32. Speaking of timelines, what happened to the Comments format? I hope someone is fixing it so responses go with the appropriate comments again.

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  33. Speaking of timelines, what happened to the Comments format? I hope someone is fixing it so responses go with the appropriate comments again.

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  34. Speaking of timelines, what happened to the Comments format? I hope someone is fixing it so responses go with the appropriate comments again.

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  35. Speaking of timelines, what happened to the Comments format? I hope someone is fixing it so responses go with the appropriate comments again.

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  36. I wish to add my dislike of the new comments format.
    If the Wenches have any control over this, PLEASE reverse this.
    I did try to sign up for comments on the previous post and was told I have no reader.
    And I do not like being required to sign up for each and eavery Wenches blog.

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  37. I wish to add my dislike of the new comments format.
    If the Wenches have any control over this, PLEASE reverse this.
    I did try to sign up for comments on the previous post and was told I have no reader.
    And I do not like being required to sign up for each and eavery Wenches blog.

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  38. I wish to add my dislike of the new comments format.
    If the Wenches have any control over this, PLEASE reverse this.
    I did try to sign up for comments on the previous post and was told I have no reader.
    And I do not like being required to sign up for each and eavery Wenches blog.

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  39. I wish to add my dislike of the new comments format.
    If the Wenches have any control over this, PLEASE reverse this.
    I did try to sign up for comments on the previous post and was told I have no reader.
    And I do not like being required to sign up for each and eavery Wenches blog.

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  40. I wish to add my dislike of the new comments format.
    If the Wenches have any control over this, PLEASE reverse this.
    I did try to sign up for comments on the previous post and was told I have no reader.
    And I do not like being required to sign up for each and eavery Wenches blog.

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  41. I love the film Timeline. Have watched it numerous times.
    I would love to travel back to meet my Great Grandmother. By all accounts she was a tough lady. She had sons involved in the War of Independence in Ireland and wasn’t averse to being involved herself!!
    I’d also like to visit Regency times. Probably because I read so much set in this time.
    Really I’d just love to have a time machine :):)
    Wonderful post!

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  42. I love the film Timeline. Have watched it numerous times.
    I would love to travel back to meet my Great Grandmother. By all accounts she was a tough lady. She had sons involved in the War of Independence in Ireland and wasn’t averse to being involved herself!!
    I’d also like to visit Regency times. Probably because I read so much set in this time.
    Really I’d just love to have a time machine :):)
    Wonderful post!

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  43. I love the film Timeline. Have watched it numerous times.
    I would love to travel back to meet my Great Grandmother. By all accounts she was a tough lady. She had sons involved in the War of Independence in Ireland and wasn’t averse to being involved herself!!
    I’d also like to visit Regency times. Probably because I read so much set in this time.
    Really I’d just love to have a time machine :):)
    Wonderful post!

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  44. I love the film Timeline. Have watched it numerous times.
    I would love to travel back to meet my Great Grandmother. By all accounts she was a tough lady. She had sons involved in the War of Independence in Ireland and wasn’t averse to being involved herself!!
    I’d also like to visit Regency times. Probably because I read so much set in this time.
    Really I’d just love to have a time machine :):)
    Wonderful post!

    Reply
  45. I love the film Timeline. Have watched it numerous times.
    I would love to travel back to meet my Great Grandmother. By all accounts she was a tough lady. She had sons involved in the War of Independence in Ireland and wasn’t averse to being involved herself!!
    I’d also like to visit Regency times. Probably because I read so much set in this time.
    Really I’d just love to have a time machine :):)
    Wonderful post!

    Reply
  46. Sue, Mary M, Mary T, and others who have noticed the change in the comment format! We’ve noticed it too, and we’re working with Typepad to sort it out.
    Thank you for letting us know that it’s not fun for you all either – and thanks for being part of our blog! Stay tuned…
    I’m so glad you all are enjoying the time travel blog, and I have to agree – historical fiction is the best time machine there is! Especially with running water, facilities, and all the comforts readily available just beyond the books in our hands. πŸ™‚

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  47. Sue, Mary M, Mary T, and others who have noticed the change in the comment format! We’ve noticed it too, and we’re working with Typepad to sort it out.
    Thank you for letting us know that it’s not fun for you all either – and thanks for being part of our blog! Stay tuned…
    I’m so glad you all are enjoying the time travel blog, and I have to agree – historical fiction is the best time machine there is! Especially with running water, facilities, and all the comforts readily available just beyond the books in our hands. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  48. Sue, Mary M, Mary T, and others who have noticed the change in the comment format! We’ve noticed it too, and we’re working with Typepad to sort it out.
    Thank you for letting us know that it’s not fun for you all either – and thanks for being part of our blog! Stay tuned…
    I’m so glad you all are enjoying the time travel blog, and I have to agree – historical fiction is the best time machine there is! Especially with running water, facilities, and all the comforts readily available just beyond the books in our hands. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  49. Sue, Mary M, Mary T, and others who have noticed the change in the comment format! We’ve noticed it too, and we’re working with Typepad to sort it out.
    Thank you for letting us know that it’s not fun for you all either – and thanks for being part of our blog! Stay tuned…
    I’m so glad you all are enjoying the time travel blog, and I have to agree – historical fiction is the best time machine there is! Especially with running water, facilities, and all the comforts readily available just beyond the books in our hands. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  50. Sue, Mary M, Mary T, and others who have noticed the change in the comment format! We’ve noticed it too, and we’re working with Typepad to sort it out.
    Thank you for letting us know that it’s not fun for you all either – and thanks for being part of our blog! Stay tuned…
    I’m so glad you all are enjoying the time travel blog, and I have to agree – historical fiction is the best time machine there is! Especially with running water, facilities, and all the comforts readily available just beyond the books in our hands. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  51. Thank you for this post. The art is wonderful. You have provided me with windows which will lead me to look at some of the other works by these artists and I thank you so much for that.
    I agree with Sue, for me reading about the past takes me there. Then when I close the book, I am here until I open it again.
    I am not exactly sure life was so simple in the past. Diseases took lives and there was nothing to be done. There were conditions which meant women and children were considered property. There were prejudices and fears which were illogical.
    I have been here for a very long time. And I can tell you, many of the things from the past were not the least bit attractive or romantic.
    I realize this sounds rather lame, but I believe this is a good time. We have problems, but there have been problems since a snake led a poor couple astray and they lost their home.
    Life is not perfect here and now (that is an understatement) but it is what we make it and we have enough knowledge now to be able to make the future better.
    I hope everyone is taking care and staying safe.

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  52. Thank you for this post. The art is wonderful. You have provided me with windows which will lead me to look at some of the other works by these artists and I thank you so much for that.
    I agree with Sue, for me reading about the past takes me there. Then when I close the book, I am here until I open it again.
    I am not exactly sure life was so simple in the past. Diseases took lives and there was nothing to be done. There were conditions which meant women and children were considered property. There were prejudices and fears which were illogical.
    I have been here for a very long time. And I can tell you, many of the things from the past were not the least bit attractive or romantic.
    I realize this sounds rather lame, but I believe this is a good time. We have problems, but there have been problems since a snake led a poor couple astray and they lost their home.
    Life is not perfect here and now (that is an understatement) but it is what we make it and we have enough knowledge now to be able to make the future better.
    I hope everyone is taking care and staying safe.

    Reply
  53. Thank you for this post. The art is wonderful. You have provided me with windows which will lead me to look at some of the other works by these artists and I thank you so much for that.
    I agree with Sue, for me reading about the past takes me there. Then when I close the book, I am here until I open it again.
    I am not exactly sure life was so simple in the past. Diseases took lives and there was nothing to be done. There were conditions which meant women and children were considered property. There were prejudices and fears which were illogical.
    I have been here for a very long time. And I can tell you, many of the things from the past were not the least bit attractive or romantic.
    I realize this sounds rather lame, but I believe this is a good time. We have problems, but there have been problems since a snake led a poor couple astray and they lost their home.
    Life is not perfect here and now (that is an understatement) but it is what we make it and we have enough knowledge now to be able to make the future better.
    I hope everyone is taking care and staying safe.

    Reply
  54. Thank you for this post. The art is wonderful. You have provided me with windows which will lead me to look at some of the other works by these artists and I thank you so much for that.
    I agree with Sue, for me reading about the past takes me there. Then when I close the book, I am here until I open it again.
    I am not exactly sure life was so simple in the past. Diseases took lives and there was nothing to be done. There were conditions which meant women and children were considered property. There were prejudices and fears which were illogical.
    I have been here for a very long time. And I can tell you, many of the things from the past were not the least bit attractive or romantic.
    I realize this sounds rather lame, but I believe this is a good time. We have problems, but there have been problems since a snake led a poor couple astray and they lost their home.
    Life is not perfect here and now (that is an understatement) but it is what we make it and we have enough knowledge now to be able to make the future better.
    I hope everyone is taking care and staying safe.

    Reply
  55. Thank you for this post. The art is wonderful. You have provided me with windows which will lead me to look at some of the other works by these artists and I thank you so much for that.
    I agree with Sue, for me reading about the past takes me there. Then when I close the book, I am here until I open it again.
    I am not exactly sure life was so simple in the past. Diseases took lives and there was nothing to be done. There were conditions which meant women and children were considered property. There were prejudices and fears which were illogical.
    I have been here for a very long time. And I can tell you, many of the things from the past were not the least bit attractive or romantic.
    I realize this sounds rather lame, but I believe this is a good time. We have problems, but there have been problems since a snake led a poor couple astray and they lost their home.
    Life is not perfect here and now (that is an understatement) but it is what we make it and we have enough knowledge now to be able to make the future better.
    I hope everyone is taking care and staying safe.

    Reply
  56. Thank you so much for this post. I am a fan of reading time travel books. Connie Willis is a master a takes us back to medeival times, unfortunately during the plague and it is so sad; Jack Finney is another favourite – his New York of 1888 is so descriptive you feel like you are really there. And his books have pictures as well. Just wonderful!

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  57. Thank you so much for this post. I am a fan of reading time travel books. Connie Willis is a master a takes us back to medeival times, unfortunately during the plague and it is so sad; Jack Finney is another favourite – his New York of 1888 is so descriptive you feel like you are really there. And his books have pictures as well. Just wonderful!

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  58. Thank you so much for this post. I am a fan of reading time travel books. Connie Willis is a master a takes us back to medeival times, unfortunately during the plague and it is so sad; Jack Finney is another favourite – his New York of 1888 is so descriptive you feel like you are really there. And his books have pictures as well. Just wonderful!

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  59. Thank you so much for this post. I am a fan of reading time travel books. Connie Willis is a master a takes us back to medeival times, unfortunately during the plague and it is so sad; Jack Finney is another favourite – his New York of 1888 is so descriptive you feel like you are really there. And his books have pictures as well. Just wonderful!

    Reply
  60. Thank you so much for this post. I am a fan of reading time travel books. Connie Willis is a master a takes us back to medeival times, unfortunately during the plague and it is so sad; Jack Finney is another favourite – his New York of 1888 is so descriptive you feel like you are really there. And his books have pictures as well. Just wonderful!

    Reply
  61. Sue, I completely agree with you. When I was a kid, I read anything I could get my hands on, and I didn’t particularly distinguish between contemporary, historical, sci-fi or fantasy β€” they were all just “story worlds” to me. I’m still the same β€” I read a range of subgenres β€”though not horror β€” and I love diving in. And it’s been years since I read Andre Norton and might have to dive in for a reread β€” thanks.
    Love Susan’s selection of images. So evocative.
    And yay! the comments structure has been fixed, so we can have discussions again.

    Reply
  62. Sue, I completely agree with you. When I was a kid, I read anything I could get my hands on, and I didn’t particularly distinguish between contemporary, historical, sci-fi or fantasy β€” they were all just “story worlds” to me. I’m still the same β€” I read a range of subgenres β€”though not horror β€” and I love diving in. And it’s been years since I read Andre Norton and might have to dive in for a reread β€” thanks.
    Love Susan’s selection of images. So evocative.
    And yay! the comments structure has been fixed, so we can have discussions again.

    Reply
  63. Sue, I completely agree with you. When I was a kid, I read anything I could get my hands on, and I didn’t particularly distinguish between contemporary, historical, sci-fi or fantasy β€” they were all just “story worlds” to me. I’m still the same β€” I read a range of subgenres β€”though not horror β€” and I love diving in. And it’s been years since I read Andre Norton and might have to dive in for a reread β€” thanks.
    Love Susan’s selection of images. So evocative.
    And yay! the comments structure has been fixed, so we can have discussions again.

    Reply
  64. Sue, I completely agree with you. When I was a kid, I read anything I could get my hands on, and I didn’t particularly distinguish between contemporary, historical, sci-fi or fantasy β€” they were all just “story worlds” to me. I’m still the same β€” I read a range of subgenres β€”though not horror β€” and I love diving in. And it’s been years since I read Andre Norton and might have to dive in for a reread β€” thanks.
    Love Susan’s selection of images. So evocative.
    And yay! the comments structure has been fixed, so we can have discussions again.

    Reply
  65. Sue, I completely agree with you. When I was a kid, I read anything I could get my hands on, and I didn’t particularly distinguish between contemporary, historical, sci-fi or fantasy β€” they were all just “story worlds” to me. I’m still the same β€” I read a range of subgenres β€”though not horror β€” and I love diving in. And it’s been years since I read Andre Norton and might have to dive in for a reread β€” thanks.
    Love Susan’s selection of images. So evocative.
    And yay! the comments structure has been fixed, so we can have discussions again.

    Reply
  66. Susan, have you β€”or any wenchly readers β€” ever seen the old French movie The Visitors? A sorcerer accidentally brings a 12 (or 13th or 14th – ancient anyway) knight and his clumsy groom into modern day France, the home of his descendants. It’s an absolute hoot.

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  67. Susan, have you β€”or any wenchly readers β€” ever seen the old French movie The Visitors? A sorcerer accidentally brings a 12 (or 13th or 14th – ancient anyway) knight and his clumsy groom into modern day France, the home of his descendants. It’s an absolute hoot.

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  68. Susan, have you β€”or any wenchly readers β€” ever seen the old French movie The Visitors? A sorcerer accidentally brings a 12 (or 13th or 14th – ancient anyway) knight and his clumsy groom into modern day France, the home of his descendants. It’s an absolute hoot.

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  69. Susan, have you β€”or any wenchly readers β€” ever seen the old French movie The Visitors? A sorcerer accidentally brings a 12 (or 13th or 14th – ancient anyway) knight and his clumsy groom into modern day France, the home of his descendants. It’s an absolute hoot.

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  70. Susan, have you β€”or any wenchly readers β€” ever seen the old French movie The Visitors? A sorcerer accidentally brings a 12 (or 13th or 14th – ancient anyway) knight and his clumsy groom into modern day France, the home of his descendants. It’s an absolute hoot.

    Reply

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