tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post8011617076864017679..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: An Apple From Eve--RepriseBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-67715087647282101322012-10-09T17:30:44.567-07:002012-10-09T17:30:44.567-07:00Interesting! That makes so much more sense. :)Interesting! That makes so much more sense. :)Betty Carolinehttp://www.lifeunfocused.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-35688836313843877942012-10-09T11:49:36.963-07:002012-10-09T11:49:36.963-07:00Re.: "tap an indicator"
Tane did not rea...Re.: "tap an indicator"<br />Tane did not reach <b><i>into</i></b> Phemie's car.<br /><a href="http://books.google.de/books?id=uMgZYiXpQHUC&pg=PT5&lpg=PT5&dq=%22to+her+right:+a+steel+grey+Bentley%22+inauthor:neels+inauthor:betty&source=bl&ots=OB6mFHdpId&sig=xaUb1oDOqGy8OHgLEJtfml2mbW4&hl=de&sa=X&ei=G2J0UIn9HNPP4QSiloC4Bw&redir_esc=y" rel="nofollow"><i><b>...to her right: a steel grey Bentley...</b></i></a><br />The<a href="http://www.mmoc-ni.co.uk/clubUploads/fckeditor/autoreg/image/Morris%20Minor%20signal.jpg" rel="nofollow"> indicator</a> was on the <b>outside</b> of the car, of course. (<a href="http://www.mmoc-ni.co.uk/clubs/minor_history.htm" rel="nofollow">Morris</a>: picture "Continued use of Trafficators (used from 1948 to 1961) ").<br />I was wondering if Tane's steering wheel may have been <a href="http://www.berlin.bentleymotors.com/Bentley/Images/HeadlineImages/current-model-overview-1.0.jpg" rel="nofollow">on the left</a> since he lived in the Netherlands. Then again, maybe not.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-72806333929035537712012-10-09T07:22:50.162-07:002012-10-09T07:22:50.162-07:00Betty Keira, I can only hope you never encounter t...Betty Keira, I can only hope you never encounter the Park Police while tossing your apples.<br /><br />I was tossing my apples alongside the Baltimore-Washington Parkway enroute to work one morning (where my brilliant executive officer was still trying to wrap his head around How To Deal With A Pregnant Commander) when the Park Police happened by. I thought they wanted to help. Au contraire. They thought I was driving under the influence. One breathalyzer and one field sobriety test later, they decided I wasn't, and with a quick "well, it looks like you're done being sick" they drove off. No apology, no asking if I were OK, just a curt acknowledgement that I wasn't under the influence.<br /><br />Strongly recommend you avoid Driving While Pregnant on any Park Service-controlled roadways!<br /><br />Hooah!<br /><br /><br />PS: Have you tried candied ginger? That used to help me quite a bit.Army Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304515646286184989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-68262520198562180532012-10-09T00:44:49.566-07:002012-10-09T00:44:49.566-07:00I like the idea that he finds her oh so charming w...I like the idea that he finds her oh so charming whilst eating an apple at the middle of a posh party! Hee!<br /><br />And that proves he has a good heart after all. Sort of like Darcy. <br /><br />BFrancescaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-55842535131617191912012-10-08T19:28:03.711-07:002012-10-08T19:28:03.711-07:00I am so excited to see an image from my favorite m...I am so excited to see an image from my favorite movie, Desk Set, which stars Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Love it! Katharine is Bunny Watson, a librarian (me!), and Spencer Tracy is a computer brain (my hubs). I so love that movie. Watch it if you have never seen it.<br /><br />Betty Keira, I'm sorry the morning bug has found you.<br /><br />I like this book a lot. It's not in my top 30, I don't think, but I enjoy it when I read it. The apple core scene cracks me up. I do like the explosion scene too.<br /><br />Betty AnoninTX Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-5007066468382534612012-10-08T12:07:18.112-07:002012-10-08T12:07:18.112-07:00I was hoping you'd discuss how, in the opening...I was hoping you'd discuss how, in the opening scene, Tane was able to reach into Phemey's car and "tap an indicator." That's one long arm!<br /><br />I agree that I don't understand why she fell in love with him when she did. I could see it happening later, when they were on a bit better terms, but not when it did. And he didn't really try to butter her up at all, did he? When on earth did he think she was going to fall in love with him? Inbetween calling her a "rude girl" and paying off her mortgage?<br /><br />I was glad to see the gas explosion (!Emergency! junkie). I couldn't remember which book it happened in, so I was happy to read it again.Betty Carolinehttp://www.lifeunfocused.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-9212947583033200802012-10-08T11:45:09.004-07:002012-10-08T11:45:09.004-07:00Oh, Betty Keira! You poor dear thing. Have you c...Oh, Betty Keira! You poor dear thing. Have you considered getting away to some semi-tropical island for the duration, with a faithful retainer to mop up after you, while one of your plumper and mousier sisters takes care of your children?<br /><br />In regards to <i>An Apple from Eve</i>, I always find the title somewhat disconcerting, given the apparent equation of the downfall of humanity with a lighthearted romance. But, y'know, whatevs.<br /><br />I like Euphemia, and I like her name, though I'd never curse anyone with it. ("Eu" may be Betty's favorite opening syllable for heroine names -- two Eulalias, and one each of Eugenia, Eugenie, Euphemia and Eustacia. She only had the one sister, right, and just one daughter, so she probably didn't have direct personal experience of frustrated parent calling child, "Chris, no Sandy, no Alex, no... oh, You! You there!" So why did that syllable resonate for her?) I don't like Tane much, though, and I don't see how she winds up happy with him. Until broken-legged boy or whatever-his-ailment-is, I don't see a lot of reason to admire the doc. A good bedside manner doesn't stop with the patient; the patient's grieving survivors have a right to some consideration, too. And socializing with selfish, unkind and arrogant parasites is bad enough, but getting engaged to one is just stupid.<br /><br />Now, as to the matter of the impending Betty Baby's name: doesn't s/he have Dutch heritage? Syske! or Renier!Betty van den Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462647734423787992noreply@blogger.com