tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post3693480299301347305..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Caroline's Waterloo--RepriseBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-41383483544434977852021-02-24T11:43:58.751-08:002021-02-24T11:43:58.751-08:00By the time I reached the last chapter, "I...By the time I reached the last chapter, "I'm gonna make you love me, yes I will, YES I WILL!!!" was playing so loudly in my head I could barely make out the words on the page.<br />The review posits an acceptable explanation for the hero's attitude, so the book is good but not my favorite. <br />Donkey comment: so what, he apologizes right away. Read it as his feeble attempt at humor. Remember this guy is seriously lacking social skills.<br /><br />B. BaersmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-53264250659159593382013-01-23T20:22:21.916-08:002013-01-23T20:22:21.916-08:00A sheet anchor is a larger than usual anchor broug...A sheet anchor is a larger than usual anchor brought out in an emergency. Alternately (and non-nautically), it's a source of support in an emergency (person or otherwise).Betty Janet AOhhttp://janetmaldrich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-26924068448859356302012-10-21T07:14:20.272-07:002012-10-21T07:14:20.272-07:00Perhaps BN meant to include the concert in the sto...Perhaps BN meant to include the concert in the story but decided against it since Radinck already knew about it.<br />Or, she never meant to include it since Radinck knew about it.<br />Or, BN meant to include the Christmas concert but Caroline took the matter into her own hands and brought the story to a close before they ever got to Christmas. Ha ha.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-45859636588107741602012-10-21T03:34:55.017-07:002012-10-21T03:34:55.017-07:00Perhaps there is about the same amount of romance ...Perhaps there is about the same amount of romance in Essie's books, but as they seem to be written in a different style to Betty's I would agree with you on the romantic content. Of course, being Dutch born I would have to be a little prejudiced towards Betty's heroes mrsfife but as I can't seem to stop reading Essie's books and downloading them as soon as I've finished the last one I guess I must be hooked. I did visit NZ in 1968, my first holiday abroad when I was 18 and I'd like to go back again to show my husband the countryside especially with the detailed descriptions I keep reading about.Betty Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-37012784287032588272012-10-20T06:19:41.929-07:002012-10-20T06:19:41.929-07:00Betty Anonymous
You're right! I misread the ...Betty Anonymous<br /><br />You're right! I misread the bit when Caro is talking to the servants and says "The moment the Professor gets home on Christmas Eve...." I assumed that meant the moment he got home from his trip, which would be on Christmas Eve, then they would sing, etc. But now I am reading it to mean that the moment he gets home from work on Christmas Eve, which is coming soon but still a bit away.<br /><br />Even so, this was such a great bit with so much anticipation building up over the course of the story that I would have liked for BN to have taken a bit more advantage of it. But I still really love this one, even without Christmas!<br />Betty Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745187425622413007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-23803018814309430412012-10-19T20:39:24.862-07:002012-10-19T20:39:24.862-07:00Summers is one of my favorite writers. She wrote ...Summers is one of my favorite writers. She wrote from her own experiences in NZ in the 1950s. I tried to get to lots of the places she wrote about when I was down under. Jane Donnelly, Mary Burchell (UK), and Joyce Dingwell--her books always have a loss in them (Australia). I travelled the world vicariously first with Harlequin. --Betty Marge in MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-62198295113249788452012-10-19T00:42:39.206-07:002012-10-19T00:42:39.206-07:00I find it interesting that you should say Summers ...I find it interesting that you should say Summers has less romance than Neels. I'd think the opposite, since the heroes in Neels seem to be more distant and chauvinistic *gasp* than in Summers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-30517604388607683792012-10-19T00:39:13.886-07:002012-10-19T00:39:13.886-07:00I've read some Jane Donnelly, but I can't ...I've read some Jane Donnelly, but I can't offhand remember her books or characters like I do with Summers and Neels. I'll now make it a mission to collect her novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-17021091482017899212012-10-18T08:39:18.781-07:002012-10-18T08:39:18.781-07:00If you send a picture of your cover via email to t...If you send a picture of your cover via email to the Founding Bettys I am sure Betty Debbie or Betty Keira will post it for you. (Below the <b>RECENT COMMENTS</b> section:)<br /><br /><b>CONTACT US</b><br />jerseydress@westopia.net Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-89980285219193141742012-10-18T07:13:38.553-07:002012-10-18T07:13:38.553-07:00Betty Keira and I both read Essie Summers...If you...Betty Keira and I both read Essie Summers...If you search this site, I think you can find three or four (or five) posts about her and her books. <br /><br />I haven't read Jane Donnelly...yet. Sounds like someone I need to look up.Betty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-73904324593566653782012-10-18T01:09:32.103-07:002012-10-18T01:09:32.103-07:00I do like Essie Summers. I think Summer in Decemb...I do like Essie Summers. I think Summer in December is my favorite. But, hands down after Betty, my favorite author is Jane Donnelly. I have all 61 of her titles. The Man Outside takes my breath away. It took me forever to find the last two titles, and I cried a bit when I finished that last one. So good.<br /><br />Betty AnoninTXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-91546631489025059332012-10-17T23:35:46.950-07:002012-10-17T23:35:46.950-07:00Sorry that should read your site!!Sorry that should read your site!!Betty Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-87037284062090874212012-10-17T23:34:50.663-07:002012-10-17T23:34:50.663-07:00My copy is completely different to the ones listed...My copy is completely different to the ones listed above. Obviously they had different covers for downunder. I would put it on your sit but not sure how to go about it.Betty Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-8713514116070326792012-10-17T23:31:57.080-07:002012-10-17T23:31:57.080-07:00Sorry I wrote your reply under Betty Caroline'...Sorry I wrote your reply under Betty Caroline's question about a "sheet anchor" by mistake. Oops my fingers must have slipped but I hope you read my reply anyway. Cheers,Betty Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-44908606104364582192012-10-17T23:30:32.416-07:002012-10-17T23:30:32.416-07:00Hi there, yes I've been reading quite a lot of...Hi there, yes I've been reading quite a lot of Essie Summers these past few weeks for a change. I got a few from the library and the rest I'm downloading for free off the internet. I notice that a lot of her stories are the same, not as much romance as in Betty's books but they are very descriptive of the NZ countryside, but I have enjoyed them immensely.Betty Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-21819610965796160472012-10-17T23:12:54.575-07:002012-10-17T23:12:54.575-07:00:)
I've been meaning to ask, does anyone here...:)<br /><br />I've been meaning to ask, does anyone here read Essie Summers? She's another of my favourites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-24397860742843170202012-10-17T20:55:18.064-07:002012-10-17T20:55:18.064-07:00And what on earth is a sheet anchor? I guess I cou...And what on earth is a sheet anchor? I guess I could Google it, but I'd rather have one of you Neels expert ladies explain. ;)Betty Carolinehttp://www.lifeunfocused.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-54006848359031685452012-10-17T20:53:28.730-07:002012-10-17T20:53:28.730-07:00The look on his face kind of makes him look like h...The look on his face kind of makes him look like he's Barney Fife with a grimace, instead of a man about to kiss his true love. Ick.<br /><br />I hadn't even noticed the nose, but you're totally right. It looks like the end of it is taped up to be a pig nose or something. Poor guy!<br /><br />The M&B cover is just so off, proportion-wise. It almost looks like they just erased that part of her arm, and stuck in a closed fist. And they almost look like they're in two different pictures stuck together. And her hair! Man alive!Betty Carolinehttp://www.lifeunfocused.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-71633629381236573892012-10-17T11:29:52.947-07:002012-10-17T11:29:52.947-07:00... and there are always girls—pretty girls if I s...<i><b>...</b> and there are always girls—pretty girls if I should wish for female company. <b>...</b></i> And so spake the weenie hermit unto the sheet anchor.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-58010065908457977182012-10-17T10:46:35.960-07:002012-10-17T10:46:35.960-07:00Radinck can be so funny. I love the scene where he...Radinck can be so funny. I love the scene where he comes to Caroline's bedsitter to take her out for dinner and then does not go to Oliver's to get the car while he is waiting for her to dress up - for fear that she might disappear! And he actually tells her!!!<br />I like the buttons on the little baby outfit you made. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/swapnae/7598088082/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">Gorgeous pattern!</a>Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-89773509227340334522012-10-17T10:27:01.456-07:002012-10-17T10:27:01.456-07:00You are right, the cheekbones are wrong. But also ...You are right, the cheekbones are wrong. But also the nose. Is that a snub nose? And his lips? Cold sores all around? (I enlarged the image <b>Ctrl</b> + <b>+</b>, 6 times.)<br />M&B: That grip on her arm had me puzzled, too. Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-69607983827971740172012-10-17T08:41:23.493-07:002012-10-17T08:41:23.493-07:00Still not sure how I feel about this one. Overall ...Still not sure how I feel about this one. Overall I like the story flow, and it's well written with great characters. But I get so riled up at Radinck throughout the book, and I'd forgotten how cold he is until I re-read it this weekend. I definitely love the plucky Caroline, however. ;)Betty Carolinehttp://www.lifeunfocused.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-11638115872002792882012-10-17T08:34:06.184-07:002012-10-17T08:34:06.184-07:00I have the Harlequin 2393, but there's somethi...I have the Harlequin 2393, but there's something about Radinck's face I don't like. The cheekbones or something. I kind of like the Mills & Boon cover, as it goes with the story, but the grip he has on her arm makes it look like it's about 2 inches in diameter. ;)Betty Carolinehttp://www.lifeunfocused.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-70025798842310219002012-10-17T02:07:06.570-07:002012-10-17T02:07:06.570-07:00No major fail on anyone's part, I am happy to ...No major fail on anyone's part, I am happy to say. The story ended <b>before Christmas</b>. Last night, I re-read the story from where Caroline says to Noakes "<a href="http://books.google.de/books?id=wD01gVUIoVEC&pg=PT127&lpg=PT127&dq=%22christmas+is+getting+close%22+intitle:caroline%27s+intitle:waterloo+inauthor:neels+inauthor:betty&source=bl&ots=w65V-_a_-s&sig=5AZgh5n_J0S3tYuMYVM5NmbqV_s&hl=de&sa=X&ei=j29-UJPYA4mI4gSAr4GoDw&redir_esc=y" rel="nofollow">Christmas is getting close</a>" (somewhere around page 186 in my 224 pages copy), paying close attention to the time frame. Before that, I went over the story to see when Caroline returned to England, when the Professor came over, when exactly they got married, to see how close we were getting to Christmas. Such a lot seems to be happening between the time they get married and the end of the novel, when in "reality" it's just a matter of a few weeks.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-43969151825259816232012-10-17T01:36:23.154-07:002012-10-17T01:36:23.154-07:00Correction: The Professor stays at the Connaught w...<b>Correction:</b> The Professor stays at the <b>Connaught</b> when he is "<i>in England for a few days</i>", he has "<i>a small house in Essex but it is hardly worth going there unless</i>" he is "<i>over for a week or more</i>". And we never get to see it!<br />Betty met de rode pen AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com