tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post5293447961803507212..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Betty by the Numbers: Touring the NetherlandsBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-44892832039156574392012-06-05T11:51:32.557-07:002012-06-05T11:51:32.557-07:00I see I did myself a disservice in choosing that p...I see I did myself a disservice in choosing that picture. Assuming he were the pig - would you not have to agree that he is adorable?<br />Betty AnonymousBetty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-89326380758961738052012-06-05T11:05:51.863-07:002012-06-05T11:05:51.863-07:00Okay, that photo is darn funny--I assume the pig i...Okay, that photo <b>is</b> darn funny--I assume the pig is Reilof?...Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-32274113181463822092012-06-05T08:26:08.489-07:002012-06-05T08:26:08.489-07:00Betty JoDee, guess what I was singing, mostly in m...Betty JoDee, guess what I was singing, mostly in my mind, for hours yesterday. Albeit with a slightly altered tune.<br />♬ One of these things is not like the others ... ♬<br />Yet still <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gigfm9NJiFk/TjLRFp_LTWI/AAAAAAAAAII/et91bao3yGU/s1600/one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other.jpg" rel="nofollow">endearing</a><br />Betty AnonymousBetty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-13077902306505512682012-06-04T08:37:35.329-07:002012-06-04T08:37:35.329-07:00See, I said you did not know.
Betty AnonymousSee, I said you did not know.<br />Betty AnonymousBetty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-88893377444276934982012-06-04T07:08:33.578-07:002012-06-04T07:08:33.578-07:00Your new post - Betty A. must have slipped on the ...Your new <b>post</b> - Betty A. must have slipped on the touchpad again.<br />I like the variety of pictures you have chosen for your post. The difference in style in the Van Goghs. Very interesting.<br /><i>Hissing, spitting and glottal-stopping</i> - ha ha ha! (Is there a glottal stop in Scheveningen?) That must have been great fun. I wish I had seen the waiter's face...<br />Vondelpark seems to be <b>the park</b> for walking your dog. At least three heroes and one heroine (MOC wife of hero #3) took their dogs there for a walk.<br /><br /><i>All the same, Tweedle, who disliked her, was very much afraid that he would marry her sooner or later, even if only for the sake of an heir. Coenraad, threading the Volvo through the early morning traffic, was not thinking of Margriet, however. Today, the English Sister would be at the clinic for the first time. He hoped that he had made a wise choice—she had seemed exactly the type of girl they had been hoping for, but there was always the language difficulty. Even with lessons it would be a few weeks before she could make herself understood. It would be interesting to see how she would make out.<br />He parked the car and strode rapidly through the <b>Vondelpark</b>, the two dogs careering ahead, making the most of their half hour's run. Back home, the professor read his post and glanced at the papers as he ate his breakfast.</i><br /><i><b>Sister Peters in Amsterdam</b></i>, 1969<br /><br /><i>'That is Boots — a black labrador. I have another dog, too — a Corgi called Vondel.'<br />'But I thought he was a Dutch poet...'<br />'So he was — I found Vondel in Vondel Park, tied to a tree: he was a very small puppy.'<br />'Oh, how beastly; I'm glad you found him — and Boots? Don't tell me you found him too?' Raf laughed. 'Well, yes — lying in the doorway of a chemist's...</i><br /><i><b>When May Follows</b></i>, 1980<br /><br /><i>They went to <b>Vondel Park</b>, a long walk which took them past the Rijksmuseum and through a tangle of small streets to the park. Here Humbert raced to and fro while they walked the paths briskly in the teeth of a cold wind. 'Tomorrow we will take the car,' said Mr van der Leurs cheerfully, 'so that you may get a glimpse of Holland. This is not the time of year to see it, ...</i><br /><i><b>Dearest Eulalia</b></i> ( in <i>Mistletoe Miracles</i>, 2000)<br /><br />Good thing RDDs are fond of dogs or we would never have heard of the park.<br /><br />Looking forward to the next BbtN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-41851491234969285372012-06-03T21:32:10.608-07:002012-06-03T21:32:10.608-07:00Nasty Reilof is exceptionally something....hmmm in...Nasty Reilof is exceptionally something....hmmm insults, put-downs, condescension, endearing--one of these things is not like the other, one of these just does not belong....Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-54370918104099583372012-06-03T13:28:29.154-07:002012-06-03T13:28:29.154-07:00I wish I could. Grab a suitcase, throw in a few tw...I wish I could. <i>Grab a suitcase, throw in a few tweeds and woolies, cram some wispy bits of lace into the corners, ...</i><br />Your new makes me want to do just that. Thank you for the the guide and art info.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-54680928485920494092012-06-03T08:31:08.245-07:002012-06-03T08:31:08.245-07:00Says she who does not know how exceptionally hands...Says she who does not <b>know</b> how exceptionally handsome, loveable and endearing Nasty Reilof is.<br />Betty Staring Retribution Brave in the Face AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-32894661174670366872012-06-02T16:38:31.174-07:002012-06-02T16:38:31.174-07:00If my Fellow Bettys had proper taste in The Canon,...If my Fellow Bettys had proper taste in The Canon, they would <b>know</b> <i>Heaven Is Gentle</i> is partially set in Scotland because it would be their favorite book....Betty JoDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552570070311742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-5550871969480829982012-06-02T12:45:04.338-07:002012-06-02T12:45:04.338-07:00No need to hide: Your brain knew that Heaven Aroun...No need to hide: Your brain knew that <i><b>Heaven</b> Around the Corner</i> is another one in Norway, the Simon Savage one, nothing gentle about that name.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-88696294563587519392012-06-02T12:38:00.468-07:002012-06-02T12:38:00.468-07:00My guess for #2 is Portugal (including Madeira), #...My guess for #2 is Portugal (including Madeira), #3 Norway.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-11699116204317996412012-06-02T12:28:43.853-07:002012-06-02T12:28:43.853-07:00Uithuizen
Oethoezen in Gronings, the language spo...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uithuizen" rel="nofollow"><b>Uithuizen</b></a><br /><br /><i>Oethoezen</i> in Gronings, the language spoken in Groningen.<br /><br /><i>'Your language?' 'We have our own language in Groningen, just as they do in Friesland. It's quite different, but I expect you'll pick up a few words quickly enough.'</i><br /><i><b>Sun and Candlelight</b></i> (page 93 of 217)<br /><br />The <b>meaning</b> of the name Uithuizen<br />uit = out<br />huizen = houses<br />because those were the first <b>houses</b> built <b>out</b>side of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_dwelling_hill" rel="nofollow"><i>wierde</i></a> (artificial hill) Brunwerd (now called Oldorp = the old village).<br /><br />Born in Uithuizen - and very "Neels" too:<br /><br /><a href="http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/i/image/image-idx?sid=cbd1789946957afb31a61e8bb90f37b0;q1=Willem;rgn1=umpor_ve;size=20;c=umpor;lasttype=boolean;view=entry;lastview=thumbfull;subview=detail;cc=umpor;entryid=x-000.441;viewid=2000_08_25_004.SID;start=1;resnum=3" rel="nofollow">Ite Boerema</a>, October 14, 1902 – June 23, 1980: <i>a Dutchman with a <a href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wQnjd5FK_IoC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=ite+boerema&source=bl&ots=PWTSt6-dEE&sig=W7iThcWYdP44ec7kuJNMi9Dikdg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-V3KT5e_AsrP4QSPnO0B&sqi=2&ved=0CHoQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=ite%20boerema&f=false" rel="nofollow">brilliant academic surgical career, and war hero</a><br />, decorated for resistance to the Germans in World War II. As a man who regarded surgery as "engineering in medicine," we still feel his legacy in medical technology today, specifically with regard to his work on <b>esophageal anastomoses and hyperbaric oxygen therapy</b>.</i><br /><br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-28888815929327768412012-06-01T21:42:49.833-07:002012-06-01T21:42:49.833-07:00MIDNIGHT SUN'S MAGIC!!! Not Heaven Is Gentle!!...MIDNIGHT SUN'S MAGIC!!! Not Heaven Is Gentle!!! Why oh why do I not think well when I'm typing. I'm so embarrassed. (going off to hide)<br /><br />Betty AnoninTX who really does own all the Betty books and truly reads and re-reads themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-64094211028536307072012-06-01T18:04:59.960-07:002012-06-01T18:04:59.960-07:00Good gosh, why didn't I think of Norway??!! H...Good gosh, why didn't I think of Norway??!! How many times have I read Heaven Is Gentle...not enough fingers and toes. Please forgive me, Betty. My birthday was the 30th, and my brain has already weakened with the additional age.<br /><br />Betty AnoninTXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-89304903087571205082012-06-01T17:22:13.101-07:002012-06-01T17:22:13.101-07:00If we're counting Scotland as a separate count...If we're counting Scotland as a separate country, then it's third and Norway is #2. Or I've got those backwards...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-19049529651038858652012-06-01T17:11:52.557-07:002012-06-01T17:11:52.557-07:00I love Tangled Autumn.
Portugal? Algarve.
Spain...I love Tangled Autumn.<br /><br />Portugal? Algarve.<br /><br />Spain?<br /><br />I'm trying to think of countries in the books without cheating and doing any kind of search. (although I want to...)<br /><br />Betty AnoninTXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-45396419281412081232012-06-01T17:11:24.223-07:002012-06-01T17:11:24.223-07:00My guess for #2 is the UK (including Scotland a la...My guess for #2 is the UK (including Scotland <i>a la <b>A Kind of Magic</b></i>), and my guess for #3 is Norway.Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-81184100969755193232012-06-01T17:04:10.507-07:002012-06-01T17:04:10.507-07:00Anyone tired of me mentioning Uithuizen yet?
Uithu...Anyone tired of me mentioning Uithuizen yet?<br />Uithuizen-Menkemaborg-Groningen Province-Tangled Autumn.<br /><br />Betty von SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com