Alison Bard Burnett - and Betty MacDonald fan club fans,
Betty MacDonald mentioned her favourite flower in several letters and in one of her books.
We asked you to tell us Betty MacDonald's favourite flower and many of you sent us the most beautiful photos.
Thanks a million!
Betty MacDonald fan club birthday card contest was really a great idea and very popular.
We got so many very creative and colourful birthday cards from all over the world.
The winner who sent the best and most original birthday card will be Honor guest of the next International Betty MacDonald fan club event.
You'll be able to read the winners' names in Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter Juni.
There will be a Betty MacDonald fan club birthday DVD with many very special birthday cards by Betty MacDonald's family and friends.
You'll be able to see wonderful cards for Betty MacDonald with very touching messages for example by her daughter Joan MacDonald Keil or her good friend Monica Sone.
There will be a Betty MacDonald fan club birthday event DVD available.
We'll have several International Betty MacDonald fan club events in 2016.
Join us in voting for your favourite city, please.
I adore King Ludwig's dream castle.
Wolfgang Hampel's Vita Magica guest was a very famous TV lady, author and singer and she is our new Betty MacDonald fan club honor member.
I guess Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli adores our new Betty MacDonald fan club honor member.
I adore her too because author and TV moderator Tatjana Geßler is a very beautiful, charming and intelligent lady.
Tatjana Geßler's books are outstanding. I've read several of them.
Mr. Tigerli is back and we enjoy his new adventures very much.
Are you hungry?
Let's have breakfast at the bookstore with Brad and Nick.
Enjoy Betty MacDonald's very beautiful Vashon Island, please.
Take care,
Walter
Don't miss this very special book, please.
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A Letter To Betty MacDonald
Dear Betty MacDonald,
I am called a Newage Dreamer.
Your Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series are great.
They are so funny that I once was about to fall off my chair.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic is my favourite till now.
Please write more funny books for us children, if possible.
In Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic, I liked the chapter, The Thought-You-Saiders cure the most.
Like the part they said,”Marilyn’s mother said Marilyn fell off her coaster and hurt her head, and they thought she said, Marilyn fell in the toaster and was burnt up dead.” It was so funny.
The other chapter I liked a lot was, The Never-Want-To-Go-To-Schoolers Cure.
I liked the time were Jody kept on tricking his mother, and his mother acted so dumply.
The other chapters were good, but not as funny as the others.
Your first book was also funny. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle the book that she told stories to teach people good lessons, was terrific for the first book of the series.
Betty MacDonald how nice it would be if you read this letter from me to you.
Best regards,
A Newage Dreamer
Betty MacDonald Fan Club proudly presents:
The amazing, very witty, charming, intelligent story written by our brilliant Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member - artist and writer Letizia Mancino.
WHEN YOU DREAM, DREAM BIG
Copyright 2011/2016 by Letizia Mancino
All rights reserved
Translated by D. Tsiaprakas
Betty, I love you! Your books „Anybody can do anything“ and „Onions in the Stew“ are really outstanding! I take them into my hand, and at a stone's throw I am right away in America ! Columbus and the egg: The great discovery!
Your bestseller „The Egg and I“ the greatest discovery. And you and I! I know America: It's true what you are writing: That's America: Absolutely right! No, even to the least detail! The landscape and the passion: Do you know the country where pistols blossom? Brava, Betty, you are describing the Americans vividly, genuinely, insufferably, brushed upon paper. If I like to read your works? To read doesn't even express it! I can even hear and see everything: Nature, culture, subculture.
America has almost remained unchanged! O those cool Americans! Calculating, stockmarket, Wall Street, the financial crisis (even back in 1930), the gamblers, the bankruptcy of companies! The swarming of dodgers and cheaters. People left without money. Dispair und hunger! A terrible „Worst Case“ (when I knew but little English I thought it is sausage with cheese).
Still how impressive is the ability to adaptone self of the Americans: They know how to enjoy life, acrobats of survival! In the twinkle of an eye they achieved to adapt themselves and effect the work of pioneers: In the morning you are a cleaningwoman, in the evening a brothel woman! No problem!
„The insufficient, here it's becoming an event; The indescribable, here it's done;“ Mary Bard Jensen, your sister, was the treasure trove of procuring work: My word, what a power woman with unlimited imagination! She has recommended you everywhere: Betty can do everything, also write novels! Go ahead, sister, hurry up! The editor wants to see your manuscripts! Up to that point you had not written a single line! Wow! And if still everything goes wrong? No problem: When you dream, dream big!
Just look, you have become famous.The Egg and I You know that, Betty? I'll slip into „The Egg and I“ and come and be your guest! I want to get to know your chickens. I hate chickens! I'm a chickens slave from North America! O Betty, without these damned animals, no chance of you becoming famous! „The Egg and I“ you would never have written! How many readers you have made happy!
Your book is so amusing! Your witty fine (almost nasty) remarks about your family members and roundabout neighbours made me laugh so much! You have been born into a special family: Comfort was not desired: I can't but be amazed: What did your father say to your mother? After tomorrow I am going to work elsewhere: Thousands of miles away...He sent her a telegram: LEAVING FOR TWO YEARS ON THURSDAY FOR MEXICO CITY STOP GET READY IF YOU WANT TO COME ALONG – That was on Monday. Mother wired back: SHALL BE READY, and so she was.That's America! Improvisation, change, adventure. You show no weakness: Let's go! Your descriptions, Betty, about the tremendous happenings in nature have deeply frightened me.
Continent America, I'm terrified by you! I feel so small and threatened like a tiny fly before an enormous flyswatter! Your novel is very many-sided! The reader may use it even as a cook book! „The Egg and I“ starts straight away with a recipe: „Next to the wisdom that lamb meat doesn't taste good unless it has been roasted with garlic“. Do you enjoy the American food?
O Betty, it's too fatty for me and I hate garlic! (Betty is presently cooking lunch for Bob. She's continually talking to „STOVE“: STOVE is Bob's rival; in the beginning I thought it was being himself). She turns round and says: Well, so no garlic for you. No lamb either, Betty. I don't eat any meat! I'd actually prefer only fried eggs. Betty, let me make them myself. Then you try it!
Blow! „STOVE“ out of order! I don't succeed in turning it on! Damned! It's got more of a mind of its own than „STOVE“ of my friend, Hilde Domin! Bob's coming! He must eat directly! „Men eat anything, the swines! Says your grandmother Gammy“. Is it true? Do you like my chickens? Bob asked me without introducing himself. Yes, Bob (rude) I love them! I'm vegetarian. Do you want to clean the henhouse with me tomorrow? A, you're always getting up so early at four o'clock! Bob, that's not a job for me! He looked at me disdainfully! A Roman cissy! You need a reeducation at once! Help, Bob's attacking me! I rather change the novel immediately and move to the „Island“!
LONDON — A British lawmaker was shot and killed Thursday in a daylight attack in the town she represented, police said.
Labour legislator Jo Cox was attacked just before 1 p.m. in Birstall, northern England, Acting Chief Constable Dee Collins of West Yorkshire Police said. She was pronounced dead by a doctor less than an hour later.
A 77-year-old man was injured.
A 52-year-old man has been arrested and Collins said police believe it is a "lone incident'' and are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.
British Member of Parliament Jo Cox is seen on May 12, 2015. (Handout photo via Reuters)
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said "the whole of the Labour Party and Labour family — and indeed the whole country — will be in shock at the horrific murder of Jo Cox today.''
Both the Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe campaigns suspended activity ahead of next week's vote over whether Britain should remain a part of the 28-member bloc at the news.
Violence against politicians is rare in Britain, as are gun attacks, and figures from all parts of the political spectrum expressed deep shock.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was cancelling a planned speech in Gibraltar after "the terrible attack.''
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Jo and her family,'' Cameron tweeted.
The rival sides in the referendum have been canvassing feverishly ahead of what is expected to be a close vote and Cox had been campaigning for the "remain'' camp.
Police crime scene tape surrounds a shoe and handbag lying on the ground outside the library in Birstall where Labour MP Jo Cox was shot on Thursday. (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
It wasn't clear if the attack on her was linked to the EU debate.
Britain's Press Association news agency quoted eyewitness Hithem Ben Abdallah as saying Cox got involved in a scuffle between two men in Birstall, 320 kilometres north of London.
Abdallah said one of the men was fighting with Cox and then a gun went off twice and "she fell between two cars and I came and saw her bleeding on the floor.''
Police forensic officers work at the scene near the library in Birstall, northern England, where Labour MP Jo Cox was shot on Thursday. (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
"Three times she was shot, the initial time which then she dropped to the floor and two more times,'' he said. "The third time he got close proximity he shot her around the head area.''
"In the meantime he was stabbing her as well. He was stabbing her with his knife.''
Shopkeeper Sanjeev Kumar told the BBC said he saw a woman lying on the ground "bleeding from the mouth and nose,'' with two women trying to help her.
After around 15 minutes, witnesses said emergency services arrived and tended to her with a drip.
Police stand guard on the perimeter of the crime scene outside the library in Birstall, northern England where Labour MP Jo Cox was shot on Thursday. (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
She has been one of the most outspoken lawmakers on the subject of the Syrian civil war, and has been critical of Britain's reluctance to deepen its military involvement against the Islamic State group as part of efforts to end it.
In the past two decades, two other British lawmakers have been attacked during their "surgeries,'' regular meetings where constituents can present concerns and complaints.
A Labour legislator was stabbed in the stomach and injured in May 2010 by a female student radicalized by online sermons from an al-Qaida-linked preacher.
In 2000, Liberal Democrat lawmaker Nigel Jones and his aide Andrew Pennington were attacked by a man wielding a sword during such a meeting. Pennington was killed and Jones injured in the attack in Cheltenham, England.
The amazing, very witty, charming, intelligent story written by our brilliant Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member - artist and writer Letizia Mancino.
WHEN YOU DREAM, DREAM BIG
Copyright 2011/2016 by Letizia Mancino
All rights reserved
Translated by D. Tsiaprakas
Betty, I love you! Your books „Anybody can do anything“ and „Onions in the Stew“ are really outstanding! I take them into my hand, and at a stone's throw I am right away in America ! Columbus and the egg: The great discovery!
Your bestseller „The Egg and I“ the greatest discovery. And you and I! I know America: It's true what you are writing: That's America: Absolutely right! No, even to the least detail! The landscape and the passion: Do you know the country where pistols blossom? Brava, Betty, you are describing the Americans vividly, genuinely, insufferably, brushed upon paper. If I like to read your works? To read doesn't even express it! I can even hear and see everything: Nature, culture, subculture.
America has almost remained unchanged! O those cool Americans! Calculating, stockmarket, Wall Street, the financial crisis (even back in 1930), the gamblers, the bankruptcy of companies! The swarming of dodgers and cheaters. People left without money. Dispair und hunger! A terrible „Worst Case“ (when I knew but little English I thought it is sausage with cheese).
Still how impressive is the ability to adaptone self of the Americans: They know how to enjoy life, acrobats of survival! In the twinkle of an eye they achieved to adapt themselves and effect the work of pioneers: In the morning you are a cleaningwoman, in the evening a brothel woman! No problem!
„The insufficient, here it's becoming an event; The indescribable, here it's done;“ Mary Bard Jensen, your sister, was the treasure trove of procuring work: My word, what a power woman with unlimited imagination! She has recommended you everywhere: Betty can do everything, also write novels! Go ahead, sister, hurry up! The editor wants to see your manuscripts! Up to that point you had not written a single line! Wow! And if still everything goes wrong? No problem: When you dream, dream big!
Just look, you have become famous.The Egg and I You know that, Betty? I'll slip into „The Egg and I“ and come and be your guest! I want to get to know your chickens. I hate chickens! I'm a chickens slave from North America! O Betty, without these damned animals, no chance of you becoming famous! „The Egg and I“ you would never have written! How many readers you have made happy!
Your book is so amusing! Your witty fine (almost nasty) remarks about your family members and roundabout neighbours made me laugh so much! You have been born into a special family: Comfort was not desired: I can't but be amazed: What did your father say to your mother? After tomorrow I am going to work elsewhere: Thousands of miles away...He sent her a telegram: LEAVING FOR TWO YEARS ON THURSDAY FOR MEXICO CITY STOP GET READY IF YOU WANT TO COME ALONG – That was on Monday. Mother wired back: SHALL BE READY, and so she was.That's America! Improvisation, change, adventure. You show no weakness: Let's go! Your descriptions, Betty, about the tremendous happenings in nature have deeply frightened me.
Continent America, I'm terrified by you! I feel so small and threatened like a tiny fly before an enormous flyswatter! Your novel is very many-sided! The reader may use it even as a cook book! „The Egg and I“ starts straight away with a recipe: „Next to the wisdom that lamb meat doesn't taste good unless it has been roasted with garlic“. Do you enjoy the American food?
O Betty, it's too fatty for me and I hate garlic! (Betty is presently cooking lunch for Bob. She's continually talking to „STOVE“: STOVE is Bob's rival; in the beginning I thought it was being himself). She turns round and says: Well, so no garlic for you. No lamb either, Betty. I don't eat any meat! I'd actually prefer only fried eggs. Betty, let me make them myself. Then you try it!
Blow! „STOVE“ out of order! I don't succeed in turning it on! Damned! It's got more of a mind of its own than „STOVE“ of my friend, Hilde Domin! Bob's coming! He must eat directly! „Men eat anything, the swines! Says your grandmother Gammy“. Is it true? Do you like my chickens? Bob asked me without introducing himself. Yes, Bob (rude) I love them! I'm vegetarian. Do you want to clean the henhouse with me tomorrow? A, you're always getting up so early at four o'clock! Bob, that's not a job for me! He looked at me disdainfully! A Roman cissy! You need a reeducation at once! Help, Bob's attacking me! I rather change the novel immediately and move to the „Island“!
Jo Cox Dead: British MP Shot To Death In Daylight Attack
Posted:
Updated:
LONDON — A British lawmaker was shot and killed Thursday in a daylight attack in the town she represented, police said.
Labour legislator Jo Cox was attacked just before 1 p.m. in Birstall, northern England, Acting Chief Constable Dee Collins of West Yorkshire Police said. She was pronounced dead by a doctor less than an hour later.
A 77-year-old man was injured.
A 52-year-old man has been arrested and Collins said police believe it is a "lone incident'' and are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.
British Member of Parliament Jo Cox is seen on May 12, 2015. (Handout photo via Reuters)
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said "the whole of the Labour Party and Labour family — and indeed the whole country — will be in shock at the horrific murder of Jo Cox today.''
Both the Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe campaigns suspended activity ahead of next week's vote over whether Britain should remain a part of the 28-member bloc at the news.
Violence against politicians is rare in Britain, as are gun attacks, and figures from all parts of the political spectrum expressed deep shock.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was cancelling a planned speech in Gibraltar after "the terrible attack.''
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Jo and her family,'' Cameron tweeted.
The rival sides in the referendum have been canvassing feverishly ahead of what is expected to be a close vote and Cox had been campaigning for the "remain'' camp.
Police crime scene tape surrounds a shoe and handbag lying on the ground outside the library in Birstall where Labour MP Jo Cox was shot on Thursday. (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
It wasn't clear if the attack on her was linked to the EU debate.
Britain's Press Association news agency quoted eyewitness Hithem Ben Abdallah as saying Cox got involved in a scuffle between two men in Birstall, 320 kilometres north of London.
Abdallah said one of the men was fighting with Cox and then a gun went off twice and "she fell between two cars and I came and saw her bleeding on the floor.''
"She fell between two cars and I came and saw her bleeding on the floor.''Clarke Rothwell, who runs a nearby cafe, told the BBC he believed Cox had been shot and stabbed multiple times.
Police forensic officers work at the scene near the library in Birstall, northern England, where Labour MP Jo Cox was shot on Thursday. (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
"Three times she was shot, the initial time which then she dropped to the floor and two more times,'' he said. "The third time he got close proximity he shot her around the head area.''
"In the meantime he was stabbing her as well. He was stabbing her with his knife.''
Shopkeeper Sanjeev Kumar told the BBC said he saw a woman lying on the ground "bleeding from the mouth and nose,'' with two women trying to help her.
After around 15 minutes, witnesses said emergency services arrived and tended to her with a drip.
"He was stabbing her with his knife.''Cox, a former worker for charities who is married with two young children, was elected to the House of Commons in the May 2015 general election.
Police stand guard on the perimeter of the crime scene outside the library in Birstall, northern England where Labour MP Jo Cox was shot on Thursday. (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
She has been one of the most outspoken lawmakers on the subject of the Syrian civil war, and has been critical of Britain's reluctance to deepen its military involvement against the Islamic State group as part of efforts to end it.
In the past two decades, two other British lawmakers have been attacked during their "surgeries,'' regular meetings where constituents can present concerns and complaints.
A Labour legislator was stabbed in the stomach and injured in May 2010 by a female student radicalized by online sermons from an al-Qaida-linked preacher.
In 2000, Liberal Democrat lawmaker Nigel Jones and his aide Andrew Pennington were attacked by a man wielding a sword during such a meeting. Pennington was killed and Jones injured in the attack in Cheltenham, England.
