tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post103917555060953812..comments2024-03-28T06:40:55.326-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: Bundling by Paty JagerGiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-68033602584768105122013-01-03T20:49:26.776-08:002013-01-03T20:49:26.776-08:00I agree, Mesadallas!I agree, Mesadallas!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-19737996628793083832013-01-03T20:46:04.968-08:002013-01-03T20:46:04.968-08:00Don't know if it's been done but I think t... Don't know if it's been done but I think the law at Fort Dodge in 1907 would make a great background setting for a western romance. mesadallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748676076942503486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-24390521464498200952013-01-03T08:04:22.341-08:002013-01-03T08:04:22.341-08:00Hi Lyn, No I haven't watched that movie. I'...Hi Lyn, No I haven't watched that movie. I'll have to get it now just to see that scene! Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-12463992201317762502013-01-03T07:17:54.668-08:002013-01-03T07:17:54.668-08:00Fun article, Paty. Did you see "The Patriot&q...Fun article, Paty. Did you see "The Patriot", a Mel Gibson movie set during the Revolutionary War? There's a wonderful bundling scene in it. I'd never heard of the practice until then.<br />Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-20689350158931673612013-01-02T18:19:36.517-08:002013-01-02T18:19:36.517-08:00Jacquie, I know I read about it once too and it mi...Jacquie, I know I read about it once too and it might have been a book I read in high school. I'm not sure. The same for me, it's these kinds of interesting things that hooked me on history too. Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-5028604173016423452013-01-02T18:18:16.889-08:002013-01-02T18:18:16.889-08:00Ellen, It does seem a bit extreme but I guess they...Ellen, It does seem a bit extreme but I guess they thought it cut down on unmarried mothers maybe???Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-86316252893448838492013-01-02T18:17:11.427-08:002013-01-02T18:17:11.427-08:00Ciara, it is fun to find something that starts a s...Ciara, it is fun to find something that starts a story idea brewing! Good luck! Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-2459329227944143892013-01-02T18:16:25.140-08:002013-01-02T18:16:25.140-08:00Judith, it does make sense it was used back when b...Judith, it does make sense it was used back when beds were sparse. Thanks for stopping in!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-74460291338488382462013-01-02T18:15:22.998-08:002013-01-02T18:15:22.998-08:00Marie, It's that old saying, "Where there...Marie, It's that old saying, "Where there's a will there's a way".Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-78912058200719760932013-01-02T17:28:29.070-08:002013-01-02T17:28:29.070-08:00Caroline, I've read that before about a relati...Caroline, I've read that before about a relative coming, usually a sister that shares the bed with the couple when there is no other bed. That would make for a kinky erotic historical! LOL <br /><br />I agree, I have enough trouble sharing my bed with my hubby and Tink( a min-pin/chihuahua. Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-64388884593396997732013-01-02T17:26:43.080-08:002013-01-02T17:26:43.080-08:00HI Ella, I figured "spinster" went back ...HI Ella, I figured "spinster" went back pretty far because it has been used in historical books for a long time. I think the early birth rates is just as cyclic as everything else in history. Thanks for stopping in!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-17550687116376515362013-01-02T17:25:13.819-08:002013-01-02T17:25:13.819-08:00Alison, I think that makes for an interesting stor...Alison, I think that makes for an interesting story. I'm pretty sure this is going to show up in a story one of these days. Thanks for commenting.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-34580349432012975932013-01-02T15:20:47.121-08:002013-01-02T15:20:47.121-08:00I remember reading a story that had bundling when ...I remember reading a story that had bundling when I was in junior high. It's one of the things that totally hooked me on history. LOL.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-42342704718130974422013-01-02T14:59:18.194-08:002013-01-02T14:59:18.194-08:00I'm a me too here. I've read about bundlin...I'm a me too here. I've read about bundling, but can't say I remember it in a fiction story. Laws like the Iowa one are new to me. I was aware of the prejudice against the unmarried but didn't realize it reached that level.Ellen O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792559025801895596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-83391749993207243622013-01-02T13:18:24.488-08:002013-01-02T13:18:24.488-08:00Oh, I did read a bundling scene once, just can'...Oh, I did read a bundling scene once, just can't remember which romance it was. But what a fun article. The Iowa law got my imagination started on a possible new story. Too fun. Ciara Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669829712304962140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-36615757015894756322013-01-02T10:59:57.922-08:002013-01-02T10:59:57.922-08:00Hi Paty,
I've heard of boards being put in th...Hi Paty,<br /><br />I've heard of boards being put in the bed between two people but not the wrapping in sheets. No specific title or author comes to mind but I do remember reading historicals set in England with this practice as part of the story line. Judith Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938540978449562798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-59441873556378787342013-01-02T10:12:38.512-08:002013-01-02T10:12:38.512-08:00Hi Paty - very interesting article. I was aware of...Hi Paty - very interesting article. I was aware of bundling, although I don't remember if I've read about it in a novel. I was unaware of the increase in pregnancies while the bundling board was in practice. Young love will find a way! Thanks for the interesting post. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058434530980080026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-52013208589038676232013-01-02T09:56:40.861-08:002013-01-02T09:56:40.861-08:00No, but I have a book of memoirs of pioneer women....No, but I have a book of memoirs of pioneer women. One of the oddities I found was that an unmarried young woman visited a friend, but there was only one bed. The single woman slept next to the wall, then the wife, then the husband on the outside. If the visitor had been a man, the wife would have slept next to the wall and the husband in the middle. This struck me as odd since the young woman's visit was for two weeks and the couple she visited young. I wondered if they abstained from sex during her visit. The memoir indicated sleeping arrangements like this were not uncommon. I would not like to share my bed with a visitor and my husband and I have a king-sized bed! I suppose privacy prefences and issues were a bit different then. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-60992354357992452152013-01-02T09:44:53.001-08:002013-01-02T09:44:53.001-08:00Hi Paty, Interesting article. I'd never heard ...Hi Paty, Interesting article. I'd never heard of bundling before. The term spinster goes back several centuries. During the Regency, unmarried women usually starting in their late 20's were called ape-leaders. That time period also had a high early birth rate, about 50% of babys were born earlier than nine months after the marriage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-58629307860597794662013-01-02T08:28:01.351-08:002013-01-02T08:28:01.351-08:00I remember reading a couple of short stories where...I remember reading a couple of short stories where bundling was practiced and a few more where bundling for survival was used. I'm sorry I can't remember the titles of any of these works, but I do remember that one of the bundling stories was set in colonial America and one was in a Robin Hood style story of old England. <br /><br />One of the winter survival stories was about a girl who ran away from home to avoid an arranged marriage and ends up meeting, and bundling with her intended when they are caught in a snow storm. Of course, she doesn't know who he is until they are rescued the next day by her parents. Alison E. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449544045685213466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-36510025607170115362013-01-02T07:52:56.417-08:002013-01-02T07:52:56.417-08:00Hi Toni, It is a fascinating part of history. I ca...Hi Toni, It is a fascinating part of history. I can see the merit in it and the flaws. Thanks for adding more info on the subject. Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-74121202328108876412013-01-02T07:34:23.503-08:002013-01-02T07:34:23.503-08:00When I was in high school (1965) I found an older ...When I was in high school (1965) I found an older copy of The Saturday Evening Post which was being cut up for illustrations. In it was story titled "The Bundling Board. I don't remember the author's name. I intended to go back later and read it before the magazine was cut up, but never did. The illustration accompanying the story showed a young man in Colonial ruffled shirt, tied-back hair, and knee pants and stockings, sitting on the floor beside a bed he'd just fallen out of while the young woman in the bed clutched covers up to her chin and her parents peeped in through the door. I wish I'd read the story then and there because it looked like a fun read. I've beentold the Nebraska Amish, the most conservative of the Old Amish, still practice bundling.Toni V.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08052890346125029399noreply@blogger.com