The Ides of March is the name of March 15 in the Roman calendar. The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October. The Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars and a military parade was usually held. In modern times, the term Ides of March is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was assassinated...In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Caesar is warned to "beware the Ides of March." -WikipediaLet slip the dogs of war! In honor of the auspiciousness of the date, we, the Founding Bettys, are going to get two of our least favorite Neels off our chests this coming week. They are both fairly equally despised by us, so we flipped a coin as to who got which. Neither of us has read either of these books in a long time...so it will be interesting to see if absence has made the heart grow fonder. We're hoping that some of our readers have read these (or re-read, or re-re-read...)
Monday, March 15 - Grasp A Nettle. Crumbling clock tower, Panther de Ville, elevensies, attempted thwarting, lost child, slipping on a banana peel...
Thursday, March 18 - The Gemel Ring. Nice Americans, white Lamborghini Espada, hospital fire, scheming grandmother.
A reminder for those who missed it..."Her Dawning Realization" contest...get your entries in by Friday night!
I don't know if I'll be able to sleep tonight in anticipation--The Gemel Ring is my second favorite. Plus it has the funniest comment by the requisite elderly-gets-to-say-what-she-likes-relative in Neelsdom. Let's see if the Founding Bettys spot it.
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