tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post5845721472759851828..comments2024-03-25T08:10:55.433+00:00Comments on March House Books Blog: Dear Ruby - Agony Aunt of YesteryearBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-21707242649640461592017-10-13T06:59:13.933+01:002017-10-13T06:59:13.933+01:00Thank you Jan, it is lovely of you to take the tim...Thank you Jan, it is lovely of you to take the time to read them. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-48612631319930747592017-10-13T00:01:37.532+01:002017-10-13T00:01:37.532+01:00Times have certainly changed haven't they.
Alw...Times have certainly changed haven't they.<br />Always enjoy your posts, thank you.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-77439526903275284412017-09-20T14:44:05.382+01:002017-09-20T14:44:05.382+01:00I have a feeling you are absolutely right about Ji...I have a feeling you are absolutely right about Jim, and I think it would have driven Lorna mad! :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-14056008543116851872017-09-19T23:55:41.562+01:002017-09-19T23:55:41.562+01:00Ha ha, I'm thinking Jim's "very silly...Ha ha, I'm thinking Jim's "very silly habits" would get worse over time! <br />I too wonder what Lorna eventually decided.<br />A great post Barbara :D)<br /> <br />Sue (this n that)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06391234047655434003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-33404473398201373712017-09-15T16:50:04.843+01:002017-09-15T16:50:04.843+01:00I wonder too, and it would be great to find out. I wonder too, and it would be great to find out. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-39501573114601158822017-09-14T22:23:21.446+01:002017-09-14T22:23:21.446+01:00Not so great Sandra, I had some dental work on Tue...Not so great Sandra, I had some dental work on Tuesday and have ended up with a very swollen and bruised face. Still compared with all the awful things going on around the world, it's not so bad.<br />I like the idea of being a time machine - there are lots of times I would like to travel back to. I'm not sure I would want to travel forward, but I'm sure curiosity would get the better of me, and I would be off.<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-49718683163436479962017-09-14T22:19:31.261+01:002017-09-14T22:19:31.261+01:00I don’t know about the rest of the world Shashi, b...I don’t know about the rest of the world Shashi, but I don’t think it would happen in Britain now. Or at least, I hope not! Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone who knew Lorna could solve the puzzle, there could be children or grandchildren somewhere. We just need one of them to read this post. :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-63471731713024195072017-09-14T22:12:30.619+01:002017-09-14T22:12:30.619+01:00Things were so different then. I wonder if Lorna m...Things were so different then. I wonder if Lorna married Jim.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-41241368655495927992017-09-14T21:12:16.594+01:002017-09-14T21:12:16.594+01:00Hope you're having a great day, Brilliant Gian...Hope you're having a great day, Brilliant Giant Machine. He he.<br />I'm convinced that's a time machine......Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-45182750128853223402017-09-14T18:32:55.129+01:002017-09-14T18:32:55.129+01:00Dear Barbara it would be fascinating to know if Lo...Dear Barbara it would be fascinating to know if Lorna did marry Jim or someone else. What a fascinating thought. Hmmm I guess it was advise of the times. I can't imagine today's women in Britain or anywhere else in the world thinking in those lines. Do you? Like you I hope Lorna found her Mr Right and lived a happy life till the end.Shashi Nayagamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104875758016386977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-89389835182279646792017-09-14T10:41:59.181+01:002017-09-14T10:41:59.181+01:00Never too late and always very welcome, venting an...Never too late and always very welcome, venting and ranting is positively encouraged! We all need to ‘get things off our chests’ from time to time. <br /><br />I’m sorry about using ‘agony aunt’ I just assumed it was a universal term. Advice columnist would have been a better choice, but it didn’t occur to me. <br /><br />It must have been very difficult for Lorna to ‘find a man’, and she was probably in danger of being labelled an old maid by the time she reached her thirties but I really hope she ignored the advice. I hadn’t thought about the war looming, but of course it was and everything would have changed then. I just hope she did find Mr. Right, and they had a wonderful life together – but then I’m an incurable romantic! <br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment, I really enjoyed reading it.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-51809139472590007172017-09-14T09:58:39.890+01:002017-09-14T09:58:39.890+01:00I found the pictures in another of my old magazine...I found the pictures in another of my old magazines and just thought they fitted the story perfectly. Thanks for noticing them. Hugs BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-54036520012891253792017-09-14T09:48:59.100+01:002017-09-14T09:48:59.100+01:00Times certainly have changed Marcia, and thank goo...Times certainly have changed Marcia, and thank goodness for it! I’m so glad Willie gave her a happy ending – well if you can call fourteen children and a stay at home husband a happy ending. :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-44892656073496038502017-09-14T09:46:56.050+01:002017-09-14T09:46:56.050+01:00Hi Stephanie, according to Willie she didn’t marry...Hi Stephanie, according to Willie she didn’t marry Jim. She married someone called Tom, and together they went on to have fourteen children. Willie knows that because they lived next door to him for forty years!<br />I just love the silliness don’t you? Thanks for joining in. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-11347847759292667052017-09-14T08:42:44.657+01:002017-09-14T08:42:44.657+01:00I'm more than a wee tad late to the party, Bar...I'm more than a wee tad late to the party, Barbara, but I simply love this post because I can vent and rant, things I can't do on MY blog.<br /><br />First, I'm not sure how many people who live in the States know what an "agony aunt" is, since we refer to then as advice columnists. <br /><br />Poor Lorna. Today she could go on the internet and find a date, or visit a speed dating site. For children, she could adopt, or receive artificial insemination. However, in the 1930s, there were fewer options than today. From what I understand, your best bet was to go to church to find a man.<br /><br />Although I have a decent sized home, not a single room (probably in a boarding house), I can't possibly imagine WANTING to settle down with someone she doesn't love. I have seen too many marriages that don't work out, even when the couple are in love when they take their vows. <br /><br />If Lorna wants to be an unpaid servant, answering to Jim's every need and desire, then I say go for it. If she truly wants to be happy, 32 is young enough for her to go to school and learn a valuable skill which will soon be needed in the war effort. Once employed, she will have a better chance of meeting Mr. Right, not Mr. Right NOW or Mr. ALWAYS Right.<br /><br />I really enjoyed this post!Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-90628527254265115232017-09-14T02:12:09.684+01:002017-09-14T02:12:09.684+01:00I would love to know, if she did marry him! I love...I would love to know, if she did marry him! I love the pictures you put with this post Barbara! Big Hugs! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-60412284255103475072017-09-14T01:30:01.451+01:002017-09-14T01:30:01.451+01:00Wow! I think that Ruby's advice is terrible. S...Wow! I think that Ruby's advice is terrible. Sounds like she is saying to live a fake life for the rest of your life and serve a man you don't love. Yikes. Glad times have changed. I am curious if the marriage took place and how it all turned out. Thanks for sharing!Stephanie@Fairday's Bloghttp://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-36595362899350013902017-09-13T17:19:56.240+01:002017-09-13T17:19:56.240+01:00Oh my, times certainly have changed. The advice li...Oh my, times certainly have changed. The advice line that concerns me the most is: "make Jim happy at ALL costs." Lorna might have been a good candidate for an online dating site. Glad to hear she married Tom instead! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-62087676712777664842017-09-13T08:38:49.313+01:002017-09-13T08:38:49.313+01:00I think so too Jeanie!
I really enjoy your blog y...I think so too Jeanie!<br /><br />I really enjoy your blog you always have something interesting to share.<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-50407163902179066022017-09-13T03:05:30.364+01:002017-09-13T03:05:30.364+01:00What do I think? Aunt Ruby should be fired! That&#...What do I think? Aunt Ruby should be fired! That's just a disaster waiting to happen!<br /><br />Thanks for popping over to my blog. I enjoy your visits and I'm always glad when you come over and leave a comment! It's always appreciated.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-2260855204427655172017-09-12T21:44:27.880+01:002017-09-12T21:44:27.880+01:00That’s a very good notion! I recognise Ruby M Ayr...That’s a very good notion! I recognise Ruby M Ayres, but I don’t know very much about her, but I can feel a little research coming on. Thank you for the input and I agree with you about being happy and single rather than miserable and married. My dad was fond of saying, marry in haste, repent at leisure, and I’ve always thought that was good advice. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-90867079001294604792017-09-12T21:35:46.176+01:002017-09-12T21:35:46.176+01:00That is so interesting Colleen, and I think you ju...That is so interesting Colleen, and I think you just might be right. I will have to do some digging around and see what (if anything) I can find out. Lorna certainly had a flavour of Gilbert about her, although I didn’t realise it until it was pointed out to me. <br />I like your advice much better than Ruby’s, and I do hope there was a happy ending to the story. Thank you for your always kind comments I really appreciate them. I'm off to bed now, night Barbara <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-82072931262426159852017-09-12T21:29:28.618+01:002017-09-12T21:29:28.618+01:00It’s no good Diane. I just can’t imagine Lorna bei...It’s no good Diane. I just can’t imagine Lorna being happy with Jim (I hope I’m wrong) but if his silly habits were already annoying her just think how much worse it would be if she lived with him. I want to believe she ignored the advice and fell head over heals with a dashing young man who made her blissfully happy. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-22224214677340113992017-09-12T21:23:36.952+01:002017-09-12T21:23:36.952+01:00I like your idea of a book, cheeseburger and telev...I like your idea of a book, cheeseburger and television RO. It would certainly make for an easier life and I’m all for that! Hugs to you too.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-66845712967237530932017-09-12T21:20:43.835+01:002017-09-12T21:20:43.835+01:00Mine too Sandra! Mine too Sandra! Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.com