Comments on: For the love of Victorias, eras, and grandmothers

By: Barbara Stopinski

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:00:02 +0000

I love Victoria magazine very much. I have all the issues up to year 2000 when Nancy left. After December, 2000 I did not subscribe to the non Nancy Lindemeyers creations of my beloved magazine. I did not like it at all.
The other editors failed to capture the true essence of Victoria that Nancy was able to do.

At one time I did not have th entire collection. I started buying the magazine and later subscribing in 1989. I was missing all of 1988, 1987 and part of 1989 as I found the magazine in October 1989. Then in 1993 I took a stack of the magazines to read while on a camping trip. My husband was making a fire and decided to use many of my Victoria magazines as kindling. Good thing I was there otherwise he would have burned all of them. When I started yelling he could not understand why I would want to save magazines that were several years old. Why, indeed.

I have since completed my entire collection. I found a woman online who wanted to part with hers for no charge except asked that I pay for postage. I was ecstatic and received some 25 magazines from her. Just recently I found someone else who is sending me 1987 and 1988.

I read this magazine nightly and since this is September I have all the September years on my nightstand. Next month I will be reading October. I would not part with these magazines for anything.

Barb

By: Dawn

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:48:21 +0000

Victoria was one of my favourite magazines back in the day too. Like you, I was very excited to see it being published again. My eager anticipation turned to disappointment when I read through the first issue of the new Victoria and frankly, it has been less than inspiring ever since. What I find interesting is how good the old Victoria magazine still holds up to this day. It’s still beautiful and it’s still inspiring.

By: monica

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:12:55 +0000

Blue moon mama – I have a few issues of Victoria left. I’ll send you an email.

By: Bromeliad

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:07:00 +0000

Oh, yes, do I remember Victoria. My very classy grandmother was also a fan. I still have clippings somewhere.

By: Blue moon mama

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:17:48 +0000

I stumbled across your blog while doing a 1 am google search for back issues of Victoria magazine. Like you I fell in love with them as a teen, collected them for a decade & then outgrew them & got rid of them. I’m now in a place in my life were I’d love to have them back to share with my little girl. If you haven’t tossed them or already given them away I’d love to buy them from you. You can email me at thebluemoonmama@gmail,com

this is a beautiful post & I’m coming back tomorrow to enjoy looking thru the rest of your blog. It is loveley & you have a very engaging writing style.

By: Rhean

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:35:00 +0000

Thank you for sharing such a precious part of yourself. I’ve never read Victoria magazine, but I will certainly take a look at it now. May your happy memories of your grandmother always stay close to your heart. <3

By: Chiara

Thu, 06 May 2010 19:07:03 +0000

Thanks for sharing the touching post. Grandparents are dear to my heart, and has always been a soft spot for me in my life….it was my grandparents who really raised me as a child, not my parents. So when they both passed..exactly a year apart, i took it hard, but always know and have comfort they are with me in spirit =).

-Chiara @ mylittletiara.blogspot.com (I blogged about your oh-so-amazing modular bookshelves too on a happier note =)