tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982896.post769687573784153622..comments2024-01-27T06:18:24.648-08:00Comments on A Merry Rose: Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982896.post-60809926077080595522007-06-29T13:21:00.000-07:002007-06-29T13:21:00.000-07:00Hello, Mrs. J. H. Holter-Hovind:How cute it was to...Hello, Mrs. J. H. Holter-Hovind:<BR/><BR/>How cute it was to sign your name correctly according to the article! <BR/><BR/>I had a friend named Solveig who came from Norway. Her last name and the name of her rather small town escapes me at the moment. If I recall correclty, she and her family lived somewhere near Bergen (sp?). I got to know her twice, seven years apart, as her husband took two year-long sabbaticals here in Tennessee and we happened to come across each other both times. (He is a professor, hence the sabbaticals.) They have three beautiful children, one of whom is probably grown by now. Alas, we have not kept up our correspondence.<BR/><BR/>Yes, society all over is becoming more and more casual. I can imagine that Norway is even more casual than the States in this regard. <BR/><BR/>We here at the Merry Rose will fondly and proudly call you Mrs. Holter-Hovind! At least you have one little corner of the blog-o-sphere where we will use your married name.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, I saw part of a reality TV show the other day in which two minor celebrities were on their honeymoon in the Pacific. At least I assume they are minor celebrities, because I didn't recognize them. Anyhow, this celebrity couple were anything but formal people. They discussed how fun it was that people now addressed them as Mr. and Mrs. <BR/><BR/>The man remarked: It's wonderful to know that I now have a beautiful woman to share my life and my name with.<BR/><BR/>I thought that was interesting coming from such a very young man. It used to be the general sentiment among men that it was an honor to share their family name with a woman of fine character.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982896.post-51178495251376626822007-06-29T12:10:00.000-07:002007-06-29T12:10:00.000-07:00What an interesting post! I am married to a Norweg...What an interesting post! I am married to a Norwegian and we live in Norway. Society is very casual here and almost nobody uses a surname at all. I do not recall being called by my married name (in 9 years now)ever, except by my pastor (in affection rather than in formality)and on the envelope of our Christmas cards from an elderly and now deceased spinster aunt of my husbands. I cherish my married name and would love to be called Mrs. Holter-Hovind to my face. Sincerely, Gill. (Mrs. JH Holter-Hovind.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982896.post-43996167505754289622007-06-26T11:58:00.000-07:002007-06-26T11:58:00.000-07:00Thank you Elizabeth! (o:Thank you Elizabeth! (o:Cherish the Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334718202170470399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982896.post-64032500100866069972007-06-23T21:43:00.000-07:002007-06-23T21:43:00.000-07:00Hi Mrs. B.,I'm so glad you enjoyed the post. When...Hi Mrs. B.,<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you enjoyed the post. <BR/><BR/>When writing to anyone, even to a close friend, it's lovely to put your married name on the return adress. For example, if Mary Jane Greatlake is married to John Barton Greatlake, she could write Mrs. J. B. Greatlake or Mrs. John B. Greatlake on the outside of an envelope. <BR/><BR/>If you prefer to use your first name or your intitials for some reason, just be sure not to mix that with Mrs. For example, if Mary Jane Greatlake wants to use her first name, she should not write Mrs. Mary Greatlake. Instead,she would write M. J. Greatlake or Mary Greatlake on the return address.<BR/><BR/>When signing a letter to a close friend, use your first name. Your friend already knows your last name.<BR/><BR/>So, Mary Jane Greatlake would sign her letter to her best friend, Sally, in this way: <BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>MaryMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982896.post-90775644736615257142007-06-23T21:05:00.000-07:002007-06-23T21:05:00.000-07:00Hi Mrs. Brigham,Thank you for your thoughtful comm...Hi Mrs. Brigham,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I'm so glad that your parents gave you such a good head start by teaching you how to treat others politely.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982896.post-67461392831756779332007-06-23T19:50:00.000-07:002007-06-23T19:50:00.000-07:00I loved this post!You probably covered this and I ...I <I>loved</I> this post!<BR/><BR/>You probably covered this and I missed it but when addressing a letter to a close friend I have a couple of questions...<BR/><BR/>#1 On the envelope how should my name be written? (as the sender)<BR/><BR/>#2 Do I just simply sign it 'Love, (and my first name)' or do I write both my first and last name?<BR/><BR/>Thank you for taking the time to post this.---I'll definitely be rereading it. (o:<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>~Mrs.BCherish the Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334718202170470399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982896.post-23729415174694133512007-06-21T09:02:00.000-07:002007-06-21T09:02:00.000-07:00Thank you very much for this article! I was raised...Thank you very much for this article! I was raised to never, ever address an adult by their first name unless they told me otherwise and was honestly shocked through much on my childhood days when friend would take the liberty of calling my parents by their first names! I still always will say Miss/Mr/Mrs Soandso until I know otherwise and am a little uncomfortable when strangers will refer to me as my first name as if they know me.<BR/><BR/>I really liked the important point you mentioned about widows and how they should be addressed. It seems that many in my generation have forgotten these very important points of etiquette and might not even realize how they may be offending an older lady. I have heard many people my age speak of how "offended" they are of addressing an older lady as Mrs. John Smith, rather than Ms. Mary Smith. It is very sad.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380491283652150727noreply@blogger.com