tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post6597741110143658651..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Two Weeks To Remember--RepriseBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-46704342018597428012014-01-02T07:44:17.273-08:002014-01-02T07:44:17.273-08:00Bn has problems when the hero is too nice too soon...Bn has problems when the hero is too nice too soon and when there is really not much plot. Both the case here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-7210662197410905142013-09-26T12:54:15.234-07:002013-09-26T12:54:15.234-07:00Vigeland Park, Oslo. Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vig...<a href="http://www.vigeland.museum.no/en/vigeland-park" rel="nofollow"><b>Vigeland Park</b></a>, Oslo. Norwegian sculptor <a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/628635/Gustav-Vigeland" rel="nofollow">Gustav Vigeland</a> (1869 - 1943).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-63289408769787831972013-09-24T12:30:25.193-07:002013-09-24T12:30:25.193-07:00OSLO
CHAPTER SIX
page 136
She turned to look at hi...<b>OSLO</b><br />CHAPTER SIX<br />page 136<br /><i><a href="http://books.google.de/books?id=cAo64CJVbGkC&pg=PT104&dq=%22my+mother%27s+home+is%22+sognefjord+%22near+a+small+town+called+flam%22+inauthor:neels+inauthor:betty&hl=de&sa=X&ei=rkdAUpKVLOrb0QXUq4HgDQ&ved=0CDkQuwUwAA#v=onepage&q=%22my%20mother%27s%20home%20is%22%20sognefjord%20%22near%20a%20small%20town%20called%20flam%22%20inauthor%3Aneels%20inauthor%3Abetty&f=false" rel="nofollow">She turned to look at him</a>, and surprised a look on his face which she couldn't read, only it disquieted her so that she added hastily, 'Of course, it's like home to you.' 'Indeed yes. Although my home, or rather, my mother's home, is some way away from here. Near a small town called <b>Flam</b> on the <b>Sognefjord</b>. We're driving up there next weekend.' And at her doubtful look, 'You and I, Charity.' She turned away to look at the incredible view.</i><br /><br />page 136/137<br /><i><a href="http://books.google.de/books?id=cAo64CJVbGkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:two+intitle:weeks+intitle:to+intitle:remember+inauthor:neels+inauthor:betty&hl=de&sa=X&ei=nEU_UoTxDsrAtQa4joCIDQ&ved=0CDkQuwUwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Vigeland%20Park%22%20%22viewed%20the%20sculptured%20figures%20with%20awe%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">The following afternoon</a> he took her to <b>Vigeland Park</b> where she <b>viewed the sculptured figures with awe</b>, led rather briskly from one to the other by her companion, although she refused to be hurried when they reached the <b>Monolith</b>, a fifty-foot-high block of stone carved into over a hundred figures. And when she had done studying this, she wandered round the <b>groups of figures about it</b>, depicting life from the cradle to the grave.</i><br /><br />page 137<br /><a href="http://books.google.de/books?id=cAo64CJVbGkC&pg=PT105&dq=%22went+back+to+the+vigeland+park%22+%22staring+wide-eyed+at+the+statues%22+inauthor:neels+inauthor:betty&hl=de&sa=X&ei=SEhAUt6qGoTB0QX1r4GIDw&ved=0CDkQuwUwAA#v=onepage&q=%22went%20back%20to%20the%20vigeland%20park%22%20%22staring%20wide-eyed%20at%20the%20statues%22%20inauthor%3Aneels%20inauthor%3Abetty&f=false" rel="nofollow">The professor wasn't free the following afternoon</a>; he had a working lunch and, since she was well ahead with her work, she took a tram and went back to the <a href="http://www.vigeland.museum.no/en/vigeland-park" rel="nofollow"><b>Vigeland Park</b></a>, where she wandered round in the snow at her leisure, <b>staring wide-eyed at the statues</b>, wishing that Jake was with her.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-73650852569324784162013-09-24T12:28:55.812-07:002013-09-24T12:28:55.812-07:00Dear Bettys, make sure to keep your smelling salts...Dear Bettys, make sure to keep your <b>smelling salts</b> close to hand, for, quite by chance, thanks to <a href="http://everyneelsthing.blogspot.de/2010/01/enchanting-samantha-1973.html?showComment=1379802538300#c2839730215458902601" rel="nofollow">Betty Maddie</a>, I have found the <i><b>perfect</b></i> accompaniment to <i>Two Weeks to Remember</i>. Before you scroll your way all the way down in the link, remember, these are <b>works of art</b> bearing the <b>Betty Seal of Approval</b>. Don’t miss the <b>Flåm Railway</b> link within the link. Gorgeous scenery.<br /><br /><a href="http://threeminutesofapricity.wordpress.com/category/food/drinks/" rel="nofollow"><b><b>Point your shovels in a south-westerly direction, and burrow through to Bergen.</b></b></a><br />Posted on July 30, 2013<br />(BERGEN)<br /><br /><b><b>“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.” ― Orson Welles</b></b><br />Posted on July 1, 2013<br />(OSLO)<br /><br /><b><b>The most important things I learned in the last three months in convenient bite-sized pieces. </b></b><br />Posted on June 24, 2013<br /><br /><br /><i>Two Weeks to Remember</i>, © 1986<br /><br /><b>BERGEN</b><br />CHAPTER SEVEN<br />page 168 (?)<br /><i>They left the following morning while it was still only half light, waved away by everyone in the house, and took the ferry to <b>Gudvangen</b>.<br />It meant going down one arm of the fjord and up another but it was the <b>only way to reach the road to Bergen</b>.</i><br /><br />page 171<br /><i><a href="http://books.google.de/books?id=cQWUpPmHXwgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:eomqWEYEFG8C&hl=de&sa=X&ei=T0k_UsXNMYORtQb29oH4CQ&ved=0CD8QuwUwAQ#v=snippet&q=%22funicular%20to%20floien%22%20bryggen&f=false" rel="nofollow">'There's a <b>funicular to Floien</b></a>—that's the mountain you can just see. We'll go up there tomorrow. Now we are going to look at the market.' He walked her briskly past the shops down to the bottom of the street to the wide quay at the head of the fjord and then slowed his pace so that she might admire the flower stalls [...]<br /><br />Charity, oblivious of the icy wind and the snow underfoot, stood and took it all in, listening to Jake's quiet voice telling her about the <b>Bryggen</b>—a row of medieval buildings facing the harbour—and King Haakon's Hall at the end of the wharf.</i>Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-81898328164644394492011-12-08T19:27:27.071-08:002011-12-08T19:27:27.071-08:00Aw, I actually liked this particular Betty, perhap...Aw, I actually liked this particular Betty, perhaps mostly due to the Norwegian backdrop and the "Wyllie-Lyon" -- I know it's pronounced willy but it's always been wiley lion in my head.Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-17188016180329815532011-12-06T13:41:37.914-08:002011-12-06T13:41:37.914-08:00Betty van den Betsy,
Dec 5 = Sinterklaasavond = St...Betty van den Betsy,<br />Dec 5 = Sinterklaasavond = St Nicholas Eve<br />avond = evening<br />Dec 6 = St Nicholas Day<br />There is a concise Wikipedia article on "Sinterklaas".<br />There is a more detailed article in Dutch. You can let google translate the page which makes it a funny reading experience. Google "Sinterklaas 2012 - Stichting Beleven".<br />The Dutch get their presents on Sinterklaasavond. We would find goodies in our boots or shoes (placed on the window sill the night before) on St Nicholas Day early in the morning.<br />I will now venture to post this revised comment. And I do hope that the bad little man in the internet doesn't wipe it out again. Do you think Santa will put him in his black book for being so nasty to me? He did this before to me you know.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-21034527419782497042011-12-06T03:31:07.392-08:002011-12-06T03:31:07.392-08:00Today is St Nicholas day and its also my daughter&...Today is St Nicholas day and its also my daughter's birthday. Got her a chocolate letter from a chocolate factory not far from us. We can buy chocolate letters from dutch shops online in Australia and also from the specialty delicatessens in our Malls. I still remember that song from my childhood, didn't realise it was in the movie you mentioned. Will have to watch it this Christmas if its on again. Keep up the good work on your site, and merry christmas to all fellow Betty Neels fans.Betty Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-52195781984853104882011-12-05T16:25:27.759-08:002011-12-05T16:25:27.759-08:00Betty van den Betsy: Brilliant!Betty van den Betsy: Brilliant!Betty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-57637604334859174902011-12-05T15:33:37.037-08:002011-12-05T15:33:37.037-08:00Betty Debbie, you can write off your trip to Belgi...Betty Debbie, you can write off your trip to Belgium as a business expense against TUJD, LLC. Especially if you can find a medical conference taking place in Belgium, and snap some photos of tall, fair-haired men with beaky noses there.Betty van den Betsynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-57945508323121200092011-12-05T14:16:05.452-08:002011-12-05T14:16:05.452-08:00Betty Anonymous: And now I want to pop Miracle on ...Betty Anonymous: And now I want to pop Miracle on 34th Street into my dvd player...good thing I own it!<br /><br />Betty van den Betsy: I was in Brugge, Belgium a few years back and remember seeing the chocolate letters in many of the chocolate shop windows - I didn't buy any, but would be happy to make the trip to get some. Oh wait, I'm not fabulously wealthy with unlimited time on my hands. Nevermind.Betty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-32723805857481840572011-12-05T13:45:39.616-08:002011-12-05T13:45:39.616-08:00Does Sinterklaasavond translate as St. Nicholas Da...Does Sinterklaasavond translate as St. Nicholas Day? I have a poignant regret reading the older Neels, from the early 70s, when SND is a more important holiday for the Dutch than Christmas. As the decade progresses, it slowly loses out to the English tradition.<br /><br />A couple of years ago, I stumbled on a confectioner's shop in Paris that had chocolate letters. I almost squealed in public, I was so excited -- bought them for everyone and brought them home for Christmas, to go with the crackers and paper crowns. Perhaps this year I shall essay olieboellen at New Year's...Betty van den Betsynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-56801728798645931952011-12-05T13:39:08.553-08:002011-12-05T13:39:08.553-08:00December 5th.
It's Sinterklaasavond!
It's ...December 5th.<br />It's Sinterklaasavond!<br />It's that wonderful day when good little boys and girls and some of our heroines get little packages from the Sint during the evening. I have to get out my "Sister Peters in Amsterdam" and re-read the scene.<br /><br />Sinterklaas kapoentje,<br />Gooi wat in mijn schoentje,<br />Gooi wat in mijn laarsje,<br />Dank u Sinterklaasje.<br /><br />I’m sure you’ve all seen the little Dutch girl in Miracle on 34th street singing this song along with Kris Kringle:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOJXyqdF3uY&feature=related<br /><br />This is more or less how they sing it:<br /><br />Sinterklaas kapoentje,<br />Geef wat in mijn schoentje,<br />Geef wat in mijn laarsje,<br />Dank u Sinterklaasje.<br /><br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-60462160888383971532011-12-05T12:57:20.434-08:002011-12-05T12:57:20.434-08:00Haven't read this one in a long time. How long...Haven't read this one in a long time. How long had she been dating Sidney? For if she'd been involved with him then I'm afraid Jake wouldn't have done anything about it. (Like Hugo van Elven and Sarah?) Have to read it again.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-3033912701285819392011-12-05T11:50:37.213-08:002011-12-05T11:50:37.213-08:00Betty Barbara here--
Just finished this one (can&#...Betty Barbara here--<br />Just finished this one (can't believe I hadn't read it before!) and have to agree--not much to grab onto.<br />I had the same problem with Jake--I didn't understand the picture on the desk. I cannot see why he didn't make a push with Charity when she was employed by the hospital (besides not wanting to feed the gossip).<br />Oh well--another for the give-away bag. If any Bettys out there need a copy, I'll be happy to send along mine. Let me know soonest.Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-65168759638862364712011-12-05T10:45:09.181-08:002011-12-05T10:45:09.181-08:00Who falls in love and waits *two years* to do anyt...Who falls in love and waits *two years* to do anything about it? The debilitatingly shy and the married, that's who. Jake is neither. I think 'Victory for Victoria' is the only Neels that describes people falling in love and really enjoying it. Every other heroine gets about ten seconds of bubbles and then an "Oh, no -- doom and despair!" reaction.<br /><br />Thank you, Betties Debbie and Keira, for the photo of a stave church. I would never have visualized...Betty van den Betsynoreply@blogger.com