tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691745257761485017.post7958133885161639718..comments2024-03-27T22:46:04.804-07:00Comments on The Regency Looking Glass: Reticules: Regency handbags Maureen Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08103252687271508523noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691745257761485017.post-69737314952219874002018-06-28T14:54:12.788-07:002018-06-28T14:54:12.788-07:00I know what you mean. And when I do try to switch ...I know what you mean. And when I do try to switch to a smaller purse, I always forget something that I need. Thanks for your comment!Maureen Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103252687271508523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691745257761485017.post-63450998928533711052018-06-28T14:51:23.470-07:002018-06-28T14:51:23.470-07:00Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I like your im...Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I like your imagery of a thread through time linking us to our predecessors and revealing what we have in common with them. That's exactly my aim in writing this blog!Maureen Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103252687271508523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691745257761485017.post-11339767259260589142018-06-28T14:08:17.446-07:002018-06-28T14:08:17.446-07:00I'm with you Maureen! I have a big purse, whic...I'm with you Maureen! I have a big purse, which I feel "naked" without. It has everything I could possibly need for a day away from home. Sometimes I pare down to a smaller one when going on long walks. I wouldn't make a good Regency woman! My purse could eat at least four of those reticules for lunch!KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072003146927970338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691745257761485017.post-17803919940377638252018-06-27T10:02:39.013-07:002018-06-27T10:02:39.013-07:00Maureen, I used to think history was just about ir...Maureen, I used to think history was just about irrelevant dead people, whose influence evaporated along with their ghosts into the hereafter. But, the connections you make with the past bring history to life, and – even more – reveal that what we have in common with our predecessors is about continuity of a thread through time that shows we are not that different from them at all. Modern life – of cell phones and on-demand TV, supermarkets and online shopping – political demagogues and "fake" news – is but a reprise of the past and certainly a benchmark of the future. Thanks for the history lesson, bringing the past into the present and a preview of the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612991483131808129noreply@blogger.com