tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post322082054117676789..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: LemonsBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-28853129279485104472016-01-06T05:31:00.557-08:002016-01-06T05:31:00.557-08:00I just read 'A Tale of Two Cities' for the...I just read 'A Tale of Two Cities' for the first time, despite having heard the story summarized many a time and oft. I really enjoyed it. I thought Sydney Carton made an admirable martyr: no whining, just sees a need and gets on with it. I concur absolutely that Betty's heroines don't typically volunteer for their troubles, as true martyrs do, but I do think some of them - including, forgive me, Becky - are awfully wet about putting up with abusive family.Betty van den Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462647734423787992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-90843884995984998912015-12-06T11:51:45.620-08:002015-12-06T11:51:45.620-08:00Great new header image! Good work!Great new header image! Good work!Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-74683027481456418162015-12-06T11:36:23.006-08:002015-12-06T11:36:23.006-08:00Is that a poisonous snake around her wrist to go w...Is that a poisonous snake around her wrist to go with the shower curtain? It did not find mention in the novel. Unless its name is Nina van Doorn. <b>;o)</b>Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-88152286986889151062015-12-06T11:31:32.218-08:002015-12-06T11:31:32.218-08:00Yes, the world is not their oyster. ― But the hero...Yes, the world is not their oyster. ― But the heroes will find they are above rubies. <br />That is a beautiful excerpt ― the beginning of one of the most beautiful stories. <br />The next time I read it I will read more meaning into Becky's whistling and pay it the attention it deserves. <br />The meaning may have escaped me before...<br />Thank you!Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.com