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Betty in the Wild: The Mid-western US
I'm off on a big road trip around the USA, staying with a few Bettys as I go. Here are a few snaps from part one of the trip.I started out traveling from my home in Washington, DC, to Betty JoDee's...
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Betty van den Betsy goes to Washington...
...Washington State, that is.I was fortunate to be one stop on Betty van den Betsy's Grand Tour. It was a short visit, as she had to leave my house at 4am in order to get to the airport. That's it,...
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Once For All Time--Reprise
Dear Bettys,I have some not altogether good news. The Founding Bettys have been feeling for a long time that the time has come to put a period on the end of The Uncrushable Jersey Dress. The blog was...
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Betty in the Wild, Wild West
South Dakota cornfield, with Beatrice and Oliver.The journey continues -- when last we saw our heroine, she was ball-changing (that's a dance step, I clarify for what Betty Ross calls the "dirty...
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Monday, October 14thAn Independent WomanThree sisters, manor house fire, heroine's foray into entrepreneur-ship.
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An Independent Woman - Reprise
Let's talk greeting cards.Julia Gracey, besides being an expert needlewoman, writes verses for greeting cards. An Independent Woman is actually the second book in the canon that has a character in the...
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Monday, October 21st.A Summer IdyllPetrol-flavored drinks, Leather-clad biker, unwanted houseguests.
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Betty in the Wild: Alaskan Interior
Fairbanks, Alaska, seems to like to bill itself as the 'Farthest North'... whatever. Farthest North Bridge Club, Farthest North Girls Scouts Council and Harley Davidson Farthest North Outpost are three...
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A Summer Idyll--Reprise
Good Evening, Bettys! Aunt Kate of A Summer Idyll is sure a piece of work. She's a baddie of epic proportions. I mean, sure, she donates all of her estate to charity but to specifically mention a...
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Monday, October 28th.The Little DragonDiabetic patient, deliberately spilled coffee, and lies...lots and lots of lies.
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Betty in the Wild: West Coast, USA
So, back from Alaska, where apparently I missed an anonymous Betty, I found Seattle awaiting my return with all kinds of delights in store. First, my 80-something godmother is living in a high-rise...
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The Little Dragon - Reprise
Twenty-eight years ago this morning I was lying in a hospital bed, while Dr. van der Stevejinck was holding our third child. I scanned this picture this morning as proof. Proof that Dr. van der...
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Cooking With Betty
Betty Anonymous sent us an email this weekend - and now I want to go buy some raspberries and whipping cream and stroopwafels!StroopwafelsWent to a different supermarket, yesterday, and what did I see?...
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Monday, November 4thHilltop TrystVeterinarian locum (turned stalker), pretend engagement, chasing a burglar down the street while wearing a dressing gown.
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Hilltop Tryst--Reprise
Dear Bettys,If I may steal from my original discussion thread: When Beatrice has to pack in a hurry to leave Great-Aunt Sybil's, she throws her odds and ends into plastic bags...'A plastic bag!"...
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Monday, November 11thFate Takes a HandFlower shop girl, orphaned cousin, secondary love story.
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Betty in the Wild: Southwestern Desert
Having introduced Tishy to that nice man in Santa Barbara, I threw Alexandra into the sinkhole of garish, smoke-heavy, pedestrian-unfriendly Las Vegas, first stop in a desert tour.She only nipped into...
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Fate Takes a Hand - Reprise
I spent last weekend in San Francisco, visiting my eldest son and his wife in their new home. Well, it's new to them. It was actually built in 1906 - right after the big earthquake. They purchased...
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Monday, November 18thThe Doctor's GirlBlack eye, caddish Cousin Charles, trip to Brighton.
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The Doctor's Girl--Reprise
I think this cover is just as cute as can be.Good day, Bettys! "Oh," you're thinking. "This is the one with THAT surname." The one that I can't help but say in my head 'Fuhforde'. So, I looked it...
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