tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post8268037302499306054..comments2024-03-29T06:35:42.668+00:00Comments on Going Gently: SalemJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8159271074078647842013-07-01T14:47:08.217+00:002013-07-01T14:47:08.217+00:00Thanks for that information, John. I didn't k...Thanks for that information, John. I didn't know.Mom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12374515117785126282013-07-01T09:07:04.005+00:002013-07-01T09:07:04.005+00:00I would have thought you would have had a post of ...I would have thought you would have had a post of Rita HayworthJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2438258070767176922013-07-01T08:34:07.196+00:002013-07-01T08:34:07.196+00:00As a child I had a copy of 'And When Did You l...As a child I had a copy of 'And When Did You last See Your Father?' on my bedroom wall...Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11002910061653348212013-07-01T03:12:30.880+00:002013-07-01T03:12:30.880+00:00I avoided searching out the shawl for evil; I'...I avoided searching out the shawl for evil; I'll trust your word on this. Kinda scary print to have as a childhood memory!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18730218357799028622013-07-01T01:53:46.045+00:002013-07-01T01:53:46.045+00:00Have a good week, John. :-)Have a good week, John. :-)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64812294325385402212013-07-01T01:53:08.981+00:002013-07-01T01:53:08.981+00:00Not witches, but perhaps the... Quakers? who often...Not witches, but perhaps the... Quakers? who often tried the 'witches'?<br /><br />Sorry, I forget, but that's what I thought when I saw the hats.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66001436997220846632013-07-01T01:19:20.233+00:002013-07-01T01:19:20.233+00:00Most every lady in the photo has a colorful shawl!...Most every lady in the photo has a colorful shawl! Very interesting painting John. Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67511375570479265262013-06-30T23:56:40.744+00:002013-06-30T23:56:40.744+00:00Only one of the seven people who posed for Vosper ...Only one of the seven people who posed for Vosper was actually a member of the chapel, that being Robert Williams, a local carpenter and farmer who lived at Caer Meddyg. He can be seen on the left of the painting with his head bowed in prayerYorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48865354129547824172013-06-30T22:27:14.996+00:002013-06-30T22:27:14.996+00:00The big hats are traditional welsh ladies hatsThe big hats are traditional welsh ladies hatsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90785593275081267462013-06-30T22:00:16.808+00:002013-06-30T22:00:16.808+00:00I am so Americanized that I immediately thought th...I am so Americanized that I immediately thought these ladies were all witches!!.....from Salem, Massachusetts fame.<br />Thanks for this Art History 101 lesson, John.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3990095512722144922013-06-30T21:51:39.062+00:002013-06-30T21:51:39.062+00:00What women will do for fashion never ceases to ama...What women will do for fashion never ceases to amaze me.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83332437373633787102013-06-30T19:00:24.833+00:002013-06-30T19:00:24.833+00:00The face in the shawl is the stuff of nightmares.....The face in the shawl is the stuff of nightmares....I wish I hadn't looked!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72213003668838750282013-06-30T15:08:39.638+00:002013-06-30T15:08:39.638+00:00Vary interesting.
When I hear Salem I think of th...Vary interesting.<br /><br />When I hear Salem I think of the witch trials.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44567727124021191652013-06-30T14:59:02.759+00:002013-06-30T14:59:02.759+00:00John, you find such fascinating things to post! A...John, you find such fascinating things to post! After your title, I expected to see a painting of the Salem witch trials - wouldn't those folks drop with the vapors at the sight of today's youth with tats, piercings, and pants around the knees?<br /><br />Nancy in IowaMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56977737191077098022013-06-30T14:55:46.032+00:002013-06-30T14:55:46.032+00:00I've wondered why the tall hats on even the wo...I've wondered why the tall hats on even the women!Mom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85259076344313735382013-06-30T14:35:29.625+00:002013-06-30T14:35:29.625+00:00It took me a while to get past all those Welsh nam...It took me a while to get past all those Welsh names in your introduction. Perhaps I should see about an online course in Welsh pronunciation, as I'm sure what's in my head is not at all accurate.<br /><br />That shawl would have been fashionable for several decades of the 20th and 21st centuries...including today!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30671304739684806862013-06-30T13:37:32.092+00:002013-06-30T13:37:32.092+00:00Thanks for sharing. I love the painting and all of...Thanks for sharing. I love the painting and all of the ongoing comments! As I am part Welsh, I always find any of this fascinating, although we are Welsh Quakers...lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273483704912191189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14217500192601641172013-06-30T12:28:33.218+00:002013-06-30T12:28:33.218+00:00YP
TELL ME MORE... I know nothing about the paint...YP <br />TELL ME MORE... I know nothing about the painting save for what I have written.... I love these kind of detailsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-33601929400320672682013-06-30T12:26:55.778+00:002013-06-30T12:26:55.778+00:00Funny ...I kind of like the old,bird
That flash of...Funny ...I kind of like the old,bird<br />That flash of green in the window fascinates me John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72542516050500797272013-06-30T12:24:18.791+00:002013-06-30T12:24:18.791+00:00It frightens me as soon as I look at it. Maybe it ...It frightens me as soon as I look at it. Maybe it is the heathen in me.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65169211467475839692013-06-30T11:50:30.481+00:002013-06-30T11:50:30.481+00:00I know that women are (or were?) supposed to cover...I know that women are (or were?) supposed to cover their heads in church, but this is really taking it to extremes!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84075014154199822562013-06-30T11:49:23.943+00:002013-06-30T11:49:23.943+00:00I join in... I join in... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27916745469164463942013-06-30T11:06:31.886+00:002013-06-30T11:06:31.886+00:00I don't think you and Chris would have survive...I don't think you and Chris would have survived too long in that community...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88558302658208088432013-06-30T10:48:38.383+00:002013-06-30T10:48:38.383+00:00they can't be witches because they wouldn'...they can't be witches because they wouldn't be in church!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87114702690837422142013-06-30T10:20:16.446+00:002013-06-30T10:20:16.446+00:00Where is Sister Wendy when you need her.Where is Sister Wendy when you need her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com