tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post4646232912908394852..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Fate Takes a Hand--1995Betty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-4679465906098844402021-07-23T13:19:50.387-07:002021-07-23T13:19:50.387-07:00Dodge and Trottie love story - how sweet it was!!!...Dodge and Trottie love story - how sweet it was!!! (the only one in Neelsdom?)Dorotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-73415541468124603952021-06-01T03:06:05.059-07:002021-06-01T03:06:05.059-07:00Lol, Betty Meredith!
B. BaersmaLol, Betty Meredith!<br /><br />B. BaersmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-43009582001124599062021-05-31T19:40:51.574-07:002021-05-31T19:40:51.574-07:00That should have been “Don’t Say it with Flowers.”...That should have been “Don’t Say it with Flowers.”Betty Meridithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569082183184422077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-2223427956403009622021-05-31T10:06:53.698-07:002021-05-31T10:06:53.698-07:00A few random thoughts about this book:
I agree th...A few random thoughts about this book:<br /><br />I agree that the title is pretty bad. “Fate Takes a Hand” on a medical-themed book made me think about amputations. More than one RDD/RBD has had to lop off someone’s limb to get to his HEA.<br /><br />“The Doctor and the Hot Flower Girl” implies an age gap that even Betty wouldn’t approve of (see the cover of “Wedding Bells for Beatrice”.) “The Doctor and the Hot Florist”, “Say it with Flowers”, or “Ursula Knows her Foes” would tell me immediately which book this is.<br /><br />A child suffers serious injuries in a hit and run and there’s no police investigation? Mrs. Trusk leaves boxes all over her shop and there’s no ambulance-chaser waiting to help Trottie file a law suit? Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.<br /><br />Betty doubled down with her “nothing good ever came from America” stance. Evil Victor and his snide sister were just back from America. Ursula’s boring friends were American, and Ursula’s “other man” is-gasp!-from Chicago, which just happens to be in America!<br /><br />I liked the Dodge and Trottie love story. Was Fenno the only RDD who played match-maker and went to the pub with his FFR?<br /><br />Overall a pleasant read. Lally was a bit snippy for my taste, but what’s a girl to think when an engaged man gives her $56,000 pounds (how very specific, Betty) and a cottage? Not to mention a few random but very enjoyable kisses. Very entertaining review.Betty Meridithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569082183184422077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-67304195901548873612014-09-02T20:41:07.896-07:002014-09-02T20:41:07.896-07:00I rather enjoyed this one. I do wish someone would...I rather enjoyed this one. I do wish someone would buy me a 56,000 pound house! You would need grappling hooks to get me out of it! Del Norrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-91444847331725782562013-10-25T14:30:40.320-07:002013-10-25T14:30:40.320-07:00I once hear Keira Knightley explain that for I thi...I once hear Keira Knightley explain that for I think Pirates of the Caribbean they painted cleavage on her with brown make-up (she is very thin) and you can see the same here!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-19419173041128342162013-08-24T20:52:50.314-07:002013-08-24T20:52:50.314-07:00Shocked at 56,000 pounds!!! Fairy God mother indee...Shocked at 56,000 pounds!!! Fairy God mother indeed.Loved their interactions. Especially because she was so sassy! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-57438967056064161062013-01-23T19:46:09.433-08:002013-01-23T19:46:09.433-08:00That's it! "Waiting for Deborah" was...That's it! "Waiting for Deborah" was the one I was thinking of! Thank you!Betty Janet AOhhttp://janetmaldrich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-10903738509027373512013-01-23T12:16:46.296-08:002013-01-23T12:16:46.296-08:00Waiting for Deborah
Trotty was on one side of the...<a href="http://books.google.de/books?id=LWkIcVWYSScC&pg=PA147&dq=trotty+nanny+inauthor:neels+inauthor:betty&hl=de&sa=X&ei=JEMAUdHfONGRswa8roHACQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=trotty%20nanny%20inauthor%3Aneels%20inauthor%3Abetty&f=false" rel="nofollow">Waiting for Deborah</a><br /><br /><i><b>Trotty</b> was on one side of the bed and Sir James on the other. They were both looking at her, one with the brisk regard of a dyed-in-the-wool <b>nanny</b> intent on restoring her charge to a state of cleanliness and comfort, the other with a look of<b> ...</b></i>Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-43426174542663035172013-01-23T12:13:14.442-08:002013-01-23T12:13:14.442-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-68869060169107992602013-01-23T09:43:53.507-08:002013-01-23T09:43:53.507-08:00Never mind, I've done it myself. Adam's f...Never mind, I've done it myself. Adam's former nanny is Matty. Is that close enough to Trotty for you?Betty van den Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462647734423787992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-42571916986250364502013-01-23T09:38:51.435-08:002013-01-23T09:38:51.435-08:00The only other Trotts I've recorded are the gr...The only other Trotts I've recorded are the greyhound, Trotter, in <i>A Good Wife</i>, the cat Mrs. Trot in <i>Roses for Christmas</i>, the lodge-keeper Trott in <i>Grasp a Nettle</i>, the gardener Old Trott in <i>Hilltop Tryst</i> and the golden lab Trotter in <i>Roses Have Thorns</i>.<br /><br />Ooo, ooo! Maybe you're thinking of <i>Only By Chance</i>, where Henrietta gets her first-ever holiday, with first-ever glimpse of the sea, courtesy of Adam's former nanny. Betty Anonymous will look up Nanny's name for us.Betty van den Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462647734423787992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-55603738367127523292013-01-23T05:57:35.886-08:002013-01-23T05:57:35.886-08:00Adored Fenno and Peter, wanted to smack Eulalia a ...Adored Fenno and Peter, wanted to smack Eulalia a number of times. Boyfriend's good enough to make sure you have a place to live and something to live on and you get all "Waah! How dare you?" instead of reading it as "He must REALLY love me!" (or at least see it as affection instead of turning him into a sugar daddy in your imagination. Whatever.)<br /><br />Ursula was so obviously over -- you don't keep ditching your betrothed like that if you were going to go the distance, IMHO.<br /><br /><i>Tout de même</i>, it was a pleasant way to spend the evening. BTW, I'm trying to remember which book it was that the RDD/RED took his beloved to his former nanny for protection, etc. Said nanny was also named "Trotty". Perhaps, Steed and Mrs. Peel need to look into this obviously nefarious conspiracy of Nannies who all have the same name ... I'm sure Nanny Goat is behind it all! :)Betty Janet AOhhttp://janetmaldrich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-42666221136018981342012-12-11T14:34:25.374-08:002012-12-11T14:34:25.374-08:00And I wondered on stylistic grounds who had in fac...And I wondered on stylistic grounds who had in fact written it . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-22175021669709308232012-12-11T14:33:22.990-08:002012-12-11T14:33:22.990-08:00I thought that E and F just weren't together e...I thought that E and F just weren't together enough and that there weren't enough misunderstandings/dramatic incidents.<br /><br />Compare The Moon for Lavinia . . . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-28984964091625829842011-04-18T17:42:36.719-07:002011-04-18T17:42:36.719-07:00Betty Barbara here-
Betty Magdalen--yes!!I noticed...Betty Barbara here-<br />Betty Magdalen--yes!!I noticed that!, but I didn't want to mention it for fear of raising a blush in the cheeks of fellow Bettys.<br />And, you have been watching too much HGTV to imagine Eulalie and the "Flip This House" scenario! But that still would have left her looking for lodgings for Trottie, Peter and herself.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-38533908248632954382011-04-18T12:31:48.903-07:002011-04-18T12:31:48.903-07:00I can't say I took to this one. I kept thinki...I can't say I took to this one. I kept thinking of ways Eulalia (sounds like a town in Mississippi) could have reacted to the realization that Fenno has bought her a house.<br /><br />Personally, I think she should have flipped it. You know, she added the mod. cons., staged it with fresh paint, curtains, and her nice furniture. And the deed's in her name, so nothing's stopping her from selling it at a vast profit, giving Fenno back his original purchase price plus the £56,000 and I'll bet she still has £25,000+ to hold onto.<br /><br />But that would have been fairly proactive for Eulalia and she just wasn't that girl. In fact, there wasn't a lot of personality there at all. She had three modes: normally bland, annoyed to the point of rudeness, and gratitude tinged with apology.<br /><br />Not much more than Treacle Tart for me, I'm afraid. That's for the book. The review is Lashings of Whipped Cream!<br /><br />P.S. And did y'all notice when Dodge and Trottie spend the night together unchaperoned? I was shocked. Well, okay, not really. But sort of.Magdalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551590278859598110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-16021699004642831272011-04-18T09:08:10.038-07:002011-04-18T09:08:10.038-07:00About the fish- I have heard that you shouldn'...About the fish- I have heard that you shouldn't get fish on Mondays too. The reasoning being that they don't get shipments over the weekend so on Monday they are trying to get rid of the weekend's left overs. Eeew.Samurai Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410319102135155577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-3403040612444692962011-04-18T08:59:58.476-07:002011-04-18T08:59:58.476-07:00Betty Barbara here--
I really liked this one. Exce...Betty Barbara here--<br />I really liked this one. Except for the names! Oh please, dear Betty, why did you go with all those unsuitable names in your waning years? Anywho--This is at least the second Eulalie and the umpteenth variation on Trot (one of whom, if I remember correctly, was a cat!).<br />I just giggled happily with Fenno acting so much the 'fairy Godfather'--he so enjoyed being "The Hand of Fate".<br />And I really liked the secondary romance, not something that the Betty often did. Dodge was awesome.<br />Of course Ursula was a classic Neels Veronica--don't know why Fenno didn't dump her sooner. (Actually, don't know why he even got hooked up with her to start with--her acting skills must have been awesome in order to snag him.)<br />Boeuf en Croute seems just about right.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.com