tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post4606238986293319117..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: COMMANCHEROS AND RANSOM CANYONCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-52241971252175019162011-02-16T23:34:01.114-06:002011-02-16T23:34:01.114-06:00Linda,
Congratulations on your new anthology! I...Linda,<br />Congratulations on your new anthology! I'm so glad you're telling the history of the Commancheros. I've read a little of the history and was surprised then to discover their headquarters so close by. <br /><br />I agree with Marin on the spirits. When my dh and I take walks in the desert on the other side of the Rio Grande, it's as if I can hear in the wind the voices of the spirits of those who lived there hundreds of years ago. <br /><br />The strongest feelings of a historical event I've ever felt came to me in the Alamo on a trip to San Antonio about 10 years ago. The feelings were so strong that I had goose bumps as I walked inside the buildings, and it was a warm day in the spring. <br /><br />Carlsbad Caverns is an amazing place. I've been there so many times since I was old enough to walk it in grade school. My daughter and dh have been to Lechugia (spelling?) Cavern where they walked with the aid of flashlights. Anytime my daughter had friends come to visit, she would insist on taking them to see Carlsbad Caverns and if they had time, the Space Museum in Alamagordo, New Mexico. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting Linda! This has been fun!<br /><br />JeanmarieJeanmarie Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974232341270295299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-50393969385391023142011-02-11T17:26:19.206-06:002011-02-11T17:26:19.206-06:00Hi Linda. I've lived in Brownfield and Amarill...Hi Linda. I've lived in Brownfield and Amarillo and never knew about Ransom Canyon. Sheesh. That's what happens when you move in and out so fast. lol Luckily, our son and his family are in the area, so we have another chance.<br /><br />Devil's Tower gave me the chills. Indian spirits, spirituality always fascinates me.<br /><br />I look forward to your new anthology. Best of luck with it. I"ll need to add your first 3, too.Sandra Crowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632425591094120799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-40468288213146131582011-02-10T22:46:21.964-06:002011-02-10T22:46:21.964-06:00Linda, I haven't explored the Canton yet. Now ...Linda, I haven't explored the Canton yet. Now I'm going to have to. Thanks and congrats on the upcoming anthology!Tracy Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324834317261795076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-55788246698186158802011-02-10T15:57:44.770-06:002011-02-10T15:57:44.770-06:00Hi Paty, I'm so glad you stopped by to chat an...Hi Paty, I'm so glad you stopped by to chat and glad I could bring you something interesting. Growing up where you did must've been quite something. It's really strange how certain things, especially historical places, call to us and we feel obligated to write about them. Your Spirit Trilogy was excellent and it showed that you knew little details that you wouldn't have been able to find in research books.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-27705585650718884712011-02-10T15:52:57.796-06:002011-02-10T15:52:57.796-06:00Hi Nancy, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you...Hi Nancy, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed my blog about Ransom Canyon. Sounds like you've had more than a few experiences yourself. Those old forts are very haunted I'm told. I don't know which one you visited but that was a neat feeling I'm sure. I was really fortunate to visit Fort McKavett down by Menard, Texas and that place was so full of restless spirits.<br /><br />I appreciate the kind words about my writing. Glad you enjoy my stories. I hope you'll look for GIVE ME A TEXAS OUTLAW in July.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-42453787273354599512011-02-10T15:44:56.124-06:002011-02-10T15:44:56.124-06:00Hi LInda,
Great post! That's why I wrote the ...Hi LInda,<br /><br />Great post! That's why I wrote the Spirit trilogy about the Nez Perce of Wallowa county. I've felt their pressence when riding my horse as a girl on our land in the Wallowa Valley. <br /><br />Great information about that area. I've heard of it but didn't know all the details.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-76297789901269451972011-02-10T15:31:50.921-06:002011-02-10T15:31:50.921-06:00Linda, what a fascinating bit of history. I'm ...Linda, what a fascinating bit of history. I'm ashamed to say in all my reading I've never come across Ransom Canyon. How can that be? :-)<br /><br />Yes, I had a similar experience years ago. I was visiting the grounds where a Texas frontier fort had been located. It's since been restored, but at that time there were only the remnants of a few buildings -- and nothing to explain what they were. As I was standing in an open area, I imagined metal clattering, a low murmur akin to voices, and a ka-ching sound. In another area, I had a sensation of sadness. When I returned years later, to the restored fort, the area where I'd sensed the noises was the parade ground. The area where I'd sensed sadness was a small cemetery. It was a fascinating experience -- not at all unsettling. And it seems after I share my story with people, they have one of their own :-)<br /><br />I enjoy your writing!Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-40677901042424321642011-02-10T15:13:14.076-06:002011-02-10T15:13:14.076-06:00Hi Cheryl P, glad you came by to chat. You must ha...Hi Cheryl P, glad you came by to chat. You must have a special gift to be able to feel spirits at such an early age. I wasn't able to sense those things until I was married and had children. I hear those Civil War battlegrounds are great places to sense the pain and suffering of those soldiers. I've been to one but I hope to one day. Folks who have been say there's nothing like it, especially if you go when they're having an reenactment.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-12502476885775563092011-02-10T15:09:09.359-06:002011-02-10T15:09:09.359-06:00Hi Karen, so glad you stopped by. I'm sure you...Hi Karen, so glad you stopped by. I'm sure you've seen your share of historical sites since you visit so many reservations and Native American places. I'd love to go to a powwow some day. Bet it's lots of fun.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-3054866239496517582011-02-10T15:07:03.839-06:002011-02-10T15:07:03.839-06:00Hi Elizabeth, thanks for stopping by. My Filly sis...Hi Elizabeth, thanks for stopping by. My Filly sisters are awesome! I know you live in California and there are tons of historical places that compare to our Ransom Canyon. All we do is get out and visit them. Hard to do sometimes when we're so busy writing.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words about my stories. You're so sweet. Hope Outlaw doesn't disappoint.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-17456604152455646422011-02-10T14:39:58.821-06:002011-02-10T14:39:58.821-06:00Hello, my filly sister! Welcome to SOTW. Loved th...Hello, my filly sister! Welcome to SOTW. Loved this post, Linda. Very interesting and informative, as always. I have always been able to feel the presence of "others"--my earliest memory of it was at Vicksburg Battleground when I was about 5 or so. <br />Cheryl P.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-31413008344592491702011-02-10T13:17:55.817-06:002011-02-10T13:17:55.817-06:00Love your post, Linda. I, too, get goosebumps at ...Love your post, Linda. I, too, get goosebumps at historical sites. : )Karen Kayhttp://www.karenkay.author@earthlink.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-11927656091167939392011-02-10T13:00:19.214-06:002011-02-10T13:00:19.214-06:00I can understand your goosebumps, Linda, imagining...I can understand your goosebumps, Linda, imagining the heartbreak and danger those captives faced. Your new book sounds wonderful.<br />ElizabethElizabeth Lanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-73636368887687643342011-02-10T12:15:48.621-06:002011-02-10T12:15:48.621-06:00Hi Winona, wow! Thank you so much for coming by. Y...Hi Winona, wow! Thank you so much for coming by. You, Celia, Caroline, and me all came from this part of the country. I know Lovington well. My dad worked at a job on the courthouse there when I was a kid and he got burned really bad in an explosion. Can't wait to see you in July when Phyliss and I come to speak to the RRRW girls. I'm counting the days.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-78883476923487937042011-02-10T12:09:39.660-06:002011-02-10T12:09:39.660-06:00I was raised in that part of the country. Levellan...I was raised in that part of the country. Levelland and Lovington. Loved the post and want more. Can't wait for Texas Outlaw in July.Winona Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-3769305309735996942011-02-10T11:58:25.981-06:002011-02-10T11:58:25.981-06:00Celia, San Marcos is a very pretty place to live. ...Celia, San Marcos is a very pretty place to live. The scenery is lots prettier than Levelland. Next time I go through there I'll holler and we'll meet up for lunch or something. I'd love to meet you.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-40733024533371887662011-02-10T11:56:21.342-06:002011-02-10T11:56:21.342-06:00Hi Mary, thanks for coming over. I'm very fami...Hi Mary, thanks for coming over. I'm very familiar with the Carlsbad Caverns since I grew up not far from there. As a kid we averaged visiting there at least twice a year. Like you, I fell in love with it. I liked to close my eyes and picture the first person to ever go down there. He must've been quite an adventurer with a deep curiosity. That's a huge place. I'm sure it was very easy to get lost down there for days....or weeks.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-84681315556365432482011-02-10T11:37:33.297-06:002011-02-10T11:37:33.297-06:00Hi, Linda--me, again. No, I don't live in Leve...Hi, Linda--me, again. No, I don't live in Levelland anymore. I grew up there, married, left home. We live in San Marcos--and have done so for 35 years.<br />Caroline lives close to my birthplace, Mineral Wells. We think we might be "cousins" because we have so much in common.<br />Now, I'll add you to my list of "West Texas Girls." Except I say "South Plains" or "The Panhandle." True Texan, through and through. CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-52295772546768288492011-02-10T11:23:59.833-06:002011-02-10T11:23:59.833-06:00Linda, I've had two places affect me this stro...Linda, I've had two places affect me this strongly.<br /><br />Carlsbad Cavern and Lake Itasca<br /><br />I'm setting a book in a fictionalized 'carlsbad cavern' a three book series beginning in August.<br />When I walked through Carlsbad Cavern I was struck so hard by the image of an explorer trying to find his way down there. It's so beautiful and so dangerous.<br />And did you know ... though Carlsbad Cavern wasn't really 'discovered' until 1900...they found three dead bodies down there? How spooky? Loved that place. I'd love to go back too. It captured my imagination like no where else on earth ever.<br /><br />And Lake Itasca is the headwaters of the Mississippi in northern Minnesota. To get there we had to drive into this incredibly dense forest. We just drove and winded and trees right up to the car door (on a paved highway). There was something about that place, the drive into it. The woods are so intense.<br />I felt like I time traveled to a day, long ago, no paved roads. A frontiersman trying to go north through these woods. You could see out into the trees and it is impassable. Trying to imaging walking through it....well, I couldn't.<br />thick underbrush, rugged land, certainly not level land to walk on, and yet not the steep mountains often associated with woods.<br />And I could imagine someone ... if there WAS a way to get into the deep dark jungle ... disappearing, hiding from the law for example, and NEVER being seen again.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-70148673140324620962011-02-10T10:49:38.464-06:002011-02-10T10:49:38.464-06:00Hi Redameter, I'm glad you enjoyed my subject....Hi Redameter, I'm glad you enjoyed my subject. There are so many wonderful historical places to visit. My list is really long too. I hope to get to at least half of them before I die. It really makes a difference to stand on an historical spot and feel the spirits talking to you. Reading about those places in books is not the same.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-23180112748875901152011-02-10T10:46:41.269-06:002011-02-10T10:46:41.269-06:00Hi Vince, thanks for stopping by. I've never b...Hi Vince, thanks for stopping by. I've never been to the Roman Coliseum but I can just imagine the sadness of the place. It's really terrible what people did and still do to one another. Looks like we'd learn a lesson one of these days.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-90594492117549519302011-02-10T10:46:27.196-06:002011-02-10T10:46:27.196-06:00This is interesting. Great first hand research. I ...This is interesting. Great first hand research. I would love to have the money to be able to travel to different areas to see things up close and get the feel of the land and people that were there. Great job, Celia.<br /><br />Love and blessings<br />RitaRedameterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610276663492366325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-76891868418271501502011-02-10T10:44:20.753-06:002011-02-10T10:44:20.753-06:00Hi Marin, glad you enjoyed my blog. Thanks for sto...Hi Marin, glad you enjoyed my blog. Thanks for stopping by. I'm sure that place in the Black Hills is very special. It's eerie how the wind seems to carry the voices of people long ago. Those wagon tracks must've been something to see. I'll have to put that on my list of places I want to visit.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-74032888754683434212011-02-10T10:41:26.736-06:002011-02-10T10:41:26.736-06:00Hi Charlene, thanks for coming by. Glad you enjoye...Hi Charlene, thanks for coming by. Glad you enjoyed my blog about Ransom Canyon. It's a really neat place and so beautiful. Especially at Christmas time. The people who live there really go all out putting up lights and decorations. I drove over there at night and seeiing the lights reflected on the water really was pretty. Thanks for the compliment about my writing. I hope you enjoy Outlaw.Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747751456069125105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-49402908966986105402011-02-10T10:26:31.939-06:002011-02-10T10:26:31.939-06:00Hi Caroline:
The most emotional place I’ve ever b...Hi Caroline:<br /><br />The most emotional place I’ve ever been is inside the Roman Coliseum. I’d been in the copy in Los Angeles so I knew what it could be like full of shouting people. The fact that there was so much evil done in that place and that people paid to watch it and enjoyed it makes it like no other place on earth. <br /><br />VinceVincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.com