tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post2936869077014913969..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: The Secret Pool--RepriseBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-46940639102074043662016-10-03T05:04:07.551-07:002016-10-03T05:04:07.551-07:00Re reusing the name Lisa.
I was told about the Lo...Re reusing the name Lisa.<br /><br />I was told about the Louisiana Museum of Art in Denmark quite a time ago . . .<br /><br />***<br /><br />LOUISE, LOUISE & LOUISE<br /><br />Why is it called Louisiana? Many people, especially those from outside Denmark, wonder about the name of the museum. The short explanation is this: a nobleman and his three wives. Knud W. Jensen chose to “take over” the name of the country house that he later converted to a museum. The property had been built and named in 1855 by Alexander Brun (1814-93), who was an officer and Master of the Royal Hunt and who married three women who were all named Louise. Here at Louisiana he was a pioneer in beekeeping and the cultivation of fruit trees.<br /><br />***<br /><br />It doesn't say if any of the three Louises had daughters called Louise!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-52929740702393056052014-12-11T03:06:36.205-08:002014-12-11T03:06:36.205-08:00But would her efforts have been likely to have res...But would her efforts have been likely to have resulted in the conditions BN names?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-28103791832658020262012-10-03T11:31:20.991-07:002012-10-03T11:31:20.991-07:00No, the poor little mite was born handicapped beca...No, the poor little mite was born handicapped because her mother tried to abort her. Poor Litrik.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-90038732169480276402012-10-02T01:32:24.237-07:002012-10-02T01:32:24.237-07:00I assumed that the 'not his child' was to ...I assumed that the 'not his child' was to prevent worry about a genetic predisposition.<br /><br />The reactions to the death of the child were very, very moving.<br /><br />Wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-91563890235560832942012-04-01T02:52:50.160-07:002012-04-01T02:52:50.160-07:00No, Betty Mary, I can't see him as an RDD eith...No, Betty Mary, I can't see him as an RDD either. He may have the nose, but not the eyes. He looks typical for an actor from that time, I thought. The picture is from a 1937 movie and he is 32, by the way. I used to watch a lot of 30s/40s movies as a youth and the pictures of Louis Borel reminded me so much of that time...And I thought, this is the type of actor/movies The Great Betty would have seen when she was young, because she and Borel are almost of an age. (Though she wasn't in the Netherlands until years later, of course.)<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-22678787062379975492012-03-31T16:49:48.403-07:002012-03-31T16:49:48.403-07:00Are you suggesting Louis Borel as an RDD? Cuz I...Are you suggesting Louis Borel as an RDD? Cuz I'm not seeing it. Maybe as a Brighton loving <a href="http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/JS1564106/louis-borel-and-jessie-matthews-hugging" rel="nofollow">Tony </a> type.<br /><br />Let's see if blogger is being kinder to me. But I post through google. Does that make a difference?BettyMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676458096380002508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-69105261321959312782012-03-31T12:35:25.513-07:002012-03-31T12:35:25.513-07:00"Service Unavailable
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That'..."Service Unavailable<br />Error 503"<br />That's what it says. Did it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-47353634410497573442012-03-31T12:32:23.814-07:002012-03-31T12:32:23.814-07:00Blogger (?) has been bugging me for days. Keeps sa...Blogger (?) has been bugging me for days. Keeps saying "Error 503 ...not found" after I press <i>publish</i>, but posts the comments anyway. Now the thing did not say error but "mislayed" the links.<br /><br /><b>Louis Borel</b> www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-JS1564106.jpg?size=67&uid=a23268c0-bcd6-48ac-a98f-2f119f4f7d59<br /><b>George Frederik Willem Borel</b> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frederik_Willem_Borel<br /><b>Frederik van Eeden</b> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_van_Eeden<br /><b>Johan Thorn Prikker</b> nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Thorn_Prikker<br /><b>Louis Couperus</b> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Couperus<br /><br />Little man, er, sorry, little person in the computer, could you perhaps find the error in the system and fix it? That would be great. Thanks.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-32787681933338051102012-03-31T12:10:37.716-07:002012-03-31T12:10:37.716-07:00Dutch actor
Louis Borel (1905 - 1973) appeared in...Dutch actor <a href="www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-JS1564106.jpg?size=67&uid=a23268c0-bcd6-48ac-a98f-2f119f4f7d59" rel="nofollow"><b><br />Louis Borel</b></a> (1905 - 1973) appeared in films in the Netherlands, in Great Britain and in Hollywood. He also adapted, translated, directed and starred in many stage plays. At the end of his career he became a popular TV star. (He was on <i><b>Topper</b></i> too, <i>Topper’s Desert Island, 1955</i>.)<br /><br />Louis (Lodewijk) Borel (Amsterdam, Oct 6, 1905 – Amsterdam, April 24, 1973) is a Dutch actor. Son of Dutch author and journalist Henri Jean Francois Borel. Grandson of <a href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frederik_Willem_Borel" rel="nofollow"><b>George Frederik Willem Borel</b></a>.<br /><br /><b>Henri (Jean Francois) Borel</b> (Dordrecht, 23 Nov, 1869 – Den Haag, 31 Aug, 1933) studied in Leiden and afterwards (1894 – 1899) he was an <b>interpreter in China</b> and a <b>civil servant in the Dutch East Indies</b>. After his return to the Netherlands in1913, he became a journalist and litarary critic for <i><b>De Telegraaf</b></i> and <i>Het Vaderland</i>. Besides that he wrote several books. He became known as a novelist with <i>Het jongetje</i> (The little boy) (1898) and <i>Het susje</i> (The little sister) (1900). Among his friends were Dutch psychiatrist and author <a href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_van_Eeden" rel="nofollow"><b>Frederik van Eeden</b></a>, Dutch artist <a href="nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Thorn_Prikker" rel="nofollow"><b>Johan Thorn Prikker</b></a>, and Dutch novelist and poet <a href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Couperus" rel="nofollow"><b>Louis Couperus</b></a>.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-16513926229651835482012-03-31T11:55:55.105-07:002012-03-31T11:55:55.105-07:00Betty Barbara,
Cannot say I like the idea either. ...Betty Barbara,<br />Cannot say I like the idea either. Which reminds me. About a month ago I searched information on Dutch actor Louis Borel and found very interesting articles on his father and grandfather. One of his father's friends was Dutch novelist and poet Louis Couperus, who was the youngest of eleven children. Dutch wikipedia page:<br /><i>Louis Marie Anne Couperus werd genoemd naar drie zusjes van hem die vóór zijn geboorte gestorven waren.</i><br />Louis Marie Anne Couperus was <b>named after three of his sisters</b> who had died before his birth.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-56890557342932857472012-03-31T08:19:03.435-07:002012-03-31T08:19:03.435-07:00Betty Barbara here--
Hi Betty Anonymous-- thanks f...Betty Barbara here--<br />Hi Betty Anonymous-- thanks for clearing that up. I missed the ref to young Benedict L in <i>Girl with Green Eyes</i>. I guess I was just kinda gobsmacked by them naming their daughter Lisa. (I'm not a fan of re-using names of dead children for later kids. It seems squicky to me).Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-23530223345099816682012-03-31T03:47:53.351-07:002012-03-31T03:47:53.351-07:00Betty Barbara,
re: did you notice that in one foll...Betty Barbara,<br />re: <i>did you notice that in one follow on book the post-Lisa child is a girl? and in the other book, the post-Lisa child is a boy?</i><br /><br />In <i>No Need to Say Goodbye</i> it's a boy, Benedict Litrik, in <i>The Girl with Green Eyes</i> it's a girl, Lisa, <b>in addition to little Litrik</b>, and they are planning on adding another two pledges.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-9587515888879368942012-03-29T11:46:13.359-07:002012-03-29T11:46:13.359-07:00Betty Barbara here--
BettySue--please contact Bett...Betty Barbara here--<br />BettySue--please contact Betty Debbie [contact address is in the right side-bar, right below the recent comments] with your e-mail address. I will get that from her and then contact you re: shipping.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-25525703532925027692012-03-29T09:01:55.323-07:002012-03-29T09:01:55.323-07:00Hi, Betty Barbara:
If you still have this book, t...Hi, Betty Barbara:<br /><br />If you still have this book, the Secret Pool, I would love to have.<br /><br />BettySue (I hope no one else is using this name).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-21069395732275023382012-03-29T07:28:58.444-07:002012-03-29T07:28:58.444-07:00Well, she'd already have to like Mijnheer van ...Well, she'd already have to like Mijnheer van Voorhees because he's non-negotiable...Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802633046486840052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-540588458702226262012-03-29T07:20:25.179-07:002012-03-29T07:20:25.179-07:00If you had a child like Lisa - to what lengths wou...If you had a child like Lisa - to what lengths would you go to make her happy?<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-77801548168438723782012-03-29T07:16:25.729-07:002012-03-29T07:16:25.729-07:00I have read The Secret Pool several times. I have ...I have read <i>The Secret Pool</i> several times. I have always liked it - even Litrik's shutting Fran out after Lisa's death. It seems realistic. But I didn't much care for the Tante-Olda-conveniently-asking-the-most-important-question-part. I should have preferred Litrik having the guts to declare himself and ask her himself.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-19684216683717960082012-03-27T17:15:59.149-07:002012-03-27T17:15:59.149-07:00Betty Barbara, no I didn't remember that (!), ...Betty Barbara, no I didn't remember that (!), but I did remember they named their next daughter Lisa and the interesting discussion that ensued <a href="http://everyneelsthing.blogspot.com/2010/06/secret-pool-1986.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> at TUJD.Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-70814728448577901312012-03-27T13:53:32.812-07:002012-03-27T13:53:32.812-07:00No, I just meant that I felt like it wrapped up to...No, I just meant that I felt like it wrapped up too fast. I liked where it was headed but I would have liked a different approach to the end...Maybe some poignant proposals at The Secret Pool?Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334172370385784966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-63412494067557830002012-03-27T12:12:30.280-07:002012-03-27T12:12:30.280-07:00Betty Barbara here--
Betty Lulu, did you notice th...Betty Barbara here--<br />Betty Lulu, did you notice that in one follow on book the post-Lisa child is a girl? and in the other book, the post-Lisa child is a boy?Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-19238909251005048952012-03-27T12:09:48.925-07:002012-03-27T12:09:48.925-07:00Betty Barbara here--
It has taken me a bit of time...Betty Barbara here--<br />It has taken me a bit of time to organize my thoughts on this one.<br />I will 'fess up, I cried the first time I read this. When I re-read it for this post--not a tear! In fact (hold on to your hats,dear Bettys) I disliked it immensely. I didn't like Litrik at all. Yes, I could admire his devotion to Lisa and his love for her. And I understood his motivation--Lisa wants Mouse-Mom in order to be happy, so I will find Mouse-Mom. I can almost understand Francesca going along with the deal. I don't understand why she loves Litrik (who consistently treats her with disdain). And I really don't believe his declaration of love at the end.<br />And why were we given that whole soap opera about Lisa not being his biological child? Was it to make him look noble and big-hearted for so loving a child who was not his? Pfui!<br /><br />I have a fairly good copy (original cover) up for grabs. If any of my fellow Bettys is in need, I will gladly send it out.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-29737404450313230412012-03-26T22:14:19.410-07:002012-03-26T22:14:19.410-07:00The relationship between Lisa and Fran just touche...The relationship between Lisa and Fran just touches my heartstrings. And, like Betty Lulu, this is the only Betty that made me cry. I'm not too happy about Litrik's treatment of Fran, true, but the rest of it makes up for it. One of my favs.opramumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576604368249554678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-89728453476500071602012-03-26T20:29:30.181-07:002012-03-26T20:29:30.181-07:00Betty Keira, did you mean Litrik emotionally manip...Betty Keira, did you mean Litrik emotionally manipulated Francesca into the marriage deal? Or Betty Neels emotionally manipulated us into thinking this is one of her most beautifully sad books? Well, it worked for me. The way she wrote the progression of Lisa's decline and death was the most poignant thing I've read in Neelsdom. That and the secret pool being a tangible reminder of Lisa. This was the only Neels that made me bawl.<br /><br />I didn't mind all the angst in the second half of the book because we see Litrik and Fran so happy in two more appearances in Neelsdom (<i>No Need to Say Goodbye</i> and especially <i>Girl With the Green Eyes</i>).Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-49815494438700083442012-03-26T11:45:13.935-07:002012-03-26T11:45:13.935-07:00The pics are fabulous! How lucky can you be to fin...The pics are fabulous! How lucky can you be to find a mousy head on a college desk wearing blue!!!!<br />mwah<br />B. Francesca (and now I know who has my name...;))<br /><br />I like Litrik's Francesca. I bet she had a cute heart shaped face like the cute mouse in that illustration. So pretty and cute. And so adorable that little Lisa liked her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-10120263782003719612012-03-26T11:33:54.653-07:002012-03-26T11:33:54.653-07:00This one sounds a bit different from the general r...This one sounds a bit different from the general run of her books!Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.com