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Betty MacDonald Fan Club. The original Fan Club and literary Society. Welcome to Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society - the official Betty MacDonald Fan Club Website with members in 35 countries. 
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Don't miss Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald biography and his very witty interviews on CD and DVD!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>252</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-5072327681010059109</id><published>2012-01-17T06:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-17T06:43:42.861-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald in Seattle'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald in Seattle</title><content type='html'>Lorinda:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What a well-written and amusing account of a visit to Seattle! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a few additional facts that Letizia Mancino and others might be interested to know.  Although we no longer live in Seattle (we are now 3 hours south by freeway), we still visit several times a year and read the newspaper online almost every day.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The Seattle Viaduct freeway is being replaced by a sleek underground tunnel road that will open up much Seattle's cityscape to the waterfront.  While the tunnel is being dug, the ugly viaduct is being torn down and closed in sections.  The viaduct has long been an eyesore because it has blocked off waterfront views and brought air pollution to the neighborhood.  It was also dangerous because it was built on unstable fill dirt and has gotten more structural cracks each time there is an earthquake.  Seattle and most of the West Coast are part of the Ring of Fire that includes Japan, Alaska, and New Zealand.  A park will be created in place of the viaduct and the new waterfront area will slope down to meet Puget Sound.  It is planned to be a pedestrian area, similar to what San Francisco did with their waterfront when they tore down the Embarcadero Freeway.  At the north end of downtown Seattle there is a fairly new sculpture garden with amazing territorial views, built in a reclaimed industrial area.  The newest waterfront park will be an extension of that.  It's more than time to open up the waterfront to be appreciated for its natural beauty and not its traffic.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Honestly, I never tried geoduck either, during all of the 25 years or so I lived in Seattle.  Just looking at one makes me lose my appetite.  It looks like the appendage of a horse.  People who've had it say it is rubbery anyway, so if you want my opinion, you didn't miss anything not eating it.  Yuck!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;My 14-year-old nephew attends school at the former Firland Sanitorium, now King's School, a private religious high school and middle school in the Shoreline suburb of Seattle.  It still has most of the same buildings that were there during Betty's stay, and a number of newer buildings have been added.  There is also a retirement village on campus with separate cottages for the occupants.  It's very quiet and peaceful and the grounds have beautiful mature trees and shrubs.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Seattle is a big city with traffic woes, but it still has so much to offer.  I never tire of its scenic views with mountains on all 4 sides of the city, sparkling lakes, and the emerald green of the San Juan Islands and Kitsap Peninsula, all covered with trees.  I've lived there long enough to know that there is really no suburb or island that has easy access to downtown, due to the natural geography of the area.  Even if you live on an island, you live according the ferry schedules.  There are lakes and floating bridges and the narrow isthmus of land that downtown Seattle is built on.  That narrow isthmus is the biggest reason for its traffic troubles.  That, and of course, the area's population.  Seattle has been building light rail transit for the past 15 years and it will be "finished" in another 10 or so.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;There is nothing that feeds the soul quite like seeing massive Mt. Rainier looming on the horizon at sunrise with pink shades of sun hitting the snow on it, looking for all the world like a giant ice cream cone.  There are always mountains, every way you turn.  These are REAL mountains with snow on them and jagged peaks, not the "dead brown hills" of Southern California.  There are 7 major hills in the Seattle area and this makes it easier to see the neighborhoods marching up Queen Anne Hill, for example.  I've seen bald eagles at all the lakes; they go where the salmon are.  Another visual treat is watching a floatplane take off or land on Lake Union.  Sugarplum lights are installed in all the downtown street trees as soon as the leaves fall and stay in until spring when the leaves return.  Some of my favorite viewpoints for excellent photos are from West Seattle or while on a ferryboat to the Kitsap Peninsula.  It's amazing how quickly a ferryboat can take you from the bustle of downtown to the rural, heavily treed islands of Vashon and Whidbey, and many other places besides.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Can you tell I still love Seattle?  Always will.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Happy New Year!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Lorinda&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-5072327681010059109?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/5072327681010059109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/5072327681010059109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2012/01/betty-macdonald-in-seattle.html' title='Betty MacDonald in Seattle'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-8782885709784020304</id><published>2012-01-15T01:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T01:50:34.290-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDoanld Fan Club Event 2012'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event 2012</title><content type='html'>Dino:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll organize the most important Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event in 2012.&lt;br /&gt;( Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter January Page 1 ) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join us, please. It's an unique opportunity to meet the international Betty MacDonald Fan Club members. Among them are several writers, artists and journalists.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We sent a message to Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder and Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel. Wolfgang is very busy with other projects but he should be there. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regarding Wolfgang Hampel great satirical poems we should offer a special  Betty MacDonald Fan Club edition because we got so many requests. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club members will be able to see parts of very rare interviews with Betty MacDonald and her family. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans are delighted after reading Letizia Mancino's Betty MacDonald Essay. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We hope to publish this  great Betty MacDonald Essay in other languages as a special Betty MacDonald Fan Club service for our many international Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans in 35 countries. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter January Page 3)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a sunny Sunday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dino &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-8782885709784020304?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8782885709784020304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8782885709784020304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2012/01/betty-macdonald-fan-club-event-2012.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event 2012'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-9160077105395128765</id><published>2012-01-09T03:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T04:00:07.758-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club in 35 countries'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club in 35 countries</title><content type='html'>Tomas:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anders, thank you so much for your good wishes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2011 was the most successful year in history of Betty MacDonald Fan Club. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are so very happy and grateful because of  so many Betty MacDonald Fan Club activities, events and contributions. &lt;br /&gt;We got very important donations for example Betty MacDonald letters, documents, pictures, books and many other Betty MacDonald items. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans in 35 countries:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         Thanks a Million  for your outstanding support!!! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2011 was also a very sad year  because we lost our beloved Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member Monica Sone. Monica Sone's family and her fans from all over the world miss her so much. &lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone will live in our hearts forever, in her very important book Nisei Daughter and in Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We got so many very fascinating thoughts and comments after publishing the great Betty MacDonald Essay by Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member, author and artist Letizia Mancino. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of them will be published in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Blog and in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter January. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We got many mails regarding Wolfgang Hampel's very funny poems. I agree. Some of Wolfgang's very witty treasures should be available in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Blog. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unforgettable Monica Sone was one of Wolfgang Hampel's delighted fans. Our family and friends like them very much. We can't stop laughing. &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel is a born humorist. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are so many Betty MacDonald Fan Club Projects in 2012. It'll be a great year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just wait and see...................&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have the best start in 2012!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tomas &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-9160077105395128765?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/9160077105395128765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/9160077105395128765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2012/01/betty-macdonald-fan-club-in-35.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club in 35 countries'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-6873604342441420699</id><published>2012-01-06T12:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T12:41:17.657-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happy New Year'/><title type='text'>Happy New Year</title><content type='html'>Anders:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy New Year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll be back next week. It was such a great holiday we had.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2011 was the most successful year in history of Betty MacDonald Fan Club. &lt;br /&gt;Yes, it's true. More info will come soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans in 35 countries enjoy Letizia Mancino's unique Betty MacDonald Essay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you again, dear Letizia Mancino, Wolfgang Hampel and Mary Holmes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you the best new year ever!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anders &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-6873604342441420699?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6873604342441420699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6873604342441420699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-new-year.html' title='Happy New Year'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-4981876720177003172</id><published>2011-12-25T02:00:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-28T01:41:24.567-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Letizia Mancino&apos;s journey to Betty MacDonald'/><title type='text'>Letizia Mancino's journey to Betty MacDonald</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Lenard,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We share a very special Xmas gift by beloved and very popular Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor member Letizia Mancino.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We know you'll enjoy it as much as we do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a Million, dear Letizia Mancino.&lt;br /&gt;You are an outstanding writer and artist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are so proud and happy to have you with us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia writes: One should not underestimate Wolfgang Hampel’s talent in speedily mobilizing Betty MacDonald’s friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We agree. Thank you so much dear Wolfgang Hampel for doing this. You founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club with four members.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now we have members in 33 countries around the world. A dream came true. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Holmes did an excellent job in translating this great story. &lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much dear Mary Holmes. &lt;br /&gt;We are really very grateful.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merry Christmas to Letizia, Wolfgang and Mary and to all Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans from all over the world!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lenard &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Following in Betty’s footsteps in Seattle: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or some small talk with Betty&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright 2011 by Letizia Mancino&lt;br /&gt;All rights reserved &lt;br /&gt;translated by Mary Holmes &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were going to Canada in the summer. “When we are in Edmonton”, I said to Christoph Cremer, “let’s make a quick trip to Seattle”. And that’s how it happened. At Edmonton Airport we climbed into a plane and two hours later we landed in the city where Betty had lived. I was so happy to be in Seattle at last and to be able to trace Betty’s tracks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel had told Betty’s friends about our arrival.&lt;br /&gt;They were happy to plan a small marathon through the town and it’s surroundings with us. We only had a few days free. One should not underestimate Wolfgang’s talent in speedily mobilizing Betty’s friends, even though it was holiday time. E-mails flew backwards and forwards between Heidelberg and Seattle, and soon a well prepared itinerary was ready for us. Shortly before my departure Wolfgang handed me several parcels, presents for Betty MacDonald's friends. I rushed to pack the heavy gifts in my luggage but because of the extra weight had to throw out a pair of pajamas! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After we had landed we took a taxi to the Hotel  in downtown Seattle. I was so curious to see everything. I turned my head in all directions like one of the hungry hens from Betty’s farm searching for food! Fortunately it was quite a short journey otherwise I would have lost my head like a loose screw!&lt;br /&gt;Our hotel room was on the 22nd floor and looked directly out onto the 16-lane highway. There might have been even more than 16 but it made me too giddy to count! It was like a glimpse of hell! “And is this Seattle?” I asked myself. I was horrified! The cars racing by were enough to drive one mad. The traffic roared by day and night. &lt;br /&gt;We immediately contacted Betty MacDonald's friends and let them know we had arrived and they confirmed the times when we should see them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the next morning I planned my first excursion tracing Betty’s tracks. I spread out the map of Seattle. “Oh dear” I realized “the Olympic Peninsula is much too far away for me to get there.”&lt;br /&gt; Betty nodded to me! “Very difficult, Letizia, without a car.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“But I so much wanted to see your chicken farm”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“My chickens are no longer there and you can admire the mountains from a distance”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I wanted to go there. I left the hotel and walked to the waterfront where the State Ferry terminal is. Mamma mia, the streets in Seattle are so steep! I couldn’t prevent my feet from running down the hill. Why hadn’t I asked for brakes to be fixed on my shoes? I looked at the drivers. How incredibly good they must be to accelerate away from the red traffic lights. The people were walking uphill towards me as briskly as agile salmon. Good heavens, these Americans! I tried to keep my balance. The force of gravity is relentless. I grasped hold of objects where I could and staggered down.&lt;br /&gt;In Canada a friend had warned me that in Seattle I would see a lot of people with crutches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty laughed. “ It’s not surprising, Letizia, walking salmon don’t fall directly into the soft mouth of a bear!”&lt;br /&gt;“ Betty, stop making these gruesome remarks. We are not in Firlands!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I went further. Like a small deranged ant at the foot of a palace monster I came to a tunnel. The noise was unbearable. On the motorway, “The Alaskan Way Viaduct”, cars, busses and trucks were driving at the speed of light right over my head. They puffed out their poisonous gas into the open balconies and cultivated terraces of the luxurious sky- scrapers without a thought in the world. America! You are crazy!&lt;br /&gt;“Betty, are all people in Seattle deaf? Or is it perhaps a privilege for wealthy people to be able to enjoy having cars so near to their eyes and noses to save them from boredom?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; “When the fog democratically allows everything to disappear into nothing, it makes a bit of a change, Letizia”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“ Your irony is incorrigible, Betty, but tell me, Seattle is meant to be a beautiful city, But where?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I had at last reached the State Ferry terminal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“No Madam, the ferry for Vashon Island doesn’t start from here,” one of the men in the ticket office tells me. ”Take a buss and go to the ferry terminal in West Seattle.”&lt;br /&gt;Betty explained to me “The island lies in Puget Sound and not in Elliott Bay! It is opposite the airport. You must have seen it when you were landing!”&lt;br /&gt;“Betty, when I am landing I shut my eyes and pray!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; It’s time for lunch. The weather is beautiful and warm. Who said to me that it always rains here?&lt;br /&gt;“Sure to be some envious man who wanted to frighten you away from coming to Seattle. The city is really beautiful, you’ll see. Stay by the waterfront, choose the best restaurant with a view of Elliott Bay and enjoy it.”&lt;br /&gt;“Thank you Betty!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I find a table on the terrace of “Elliott’s Oyster House”. The view of the island is wonderful. It lies quietly in the sun like a green fleecy cushion on the blue water. &lt;br /&gt;Betty plays with my words:&lt;br /&gt;“Vashon Island is a big cushion, even bigger than Bainbridge which you see in front of your eyes, Letizia. The islands look similar. They have well kept houses and beautiful gardens”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I relax during this introduction, “Bainbridge” you are Vashon Island, and order a mineral water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“At one time the hotel belonging to the parents of Monica Sone stood on the waterfront.”&lt;br /&gt;“Oh, of your friend Kimi!” Unfortunately I forget to ask Betty exactly where it was.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My mind wanders and I think of my mountain hike back to the hotel! “Why is there no donkey for tourists?” Betty laughs:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I’m sure you can walk back to the hotel. “Letizia can do everything.””&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yes, Betty, I am my own donkey!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;But I don’t remember that San Francisco is so steep. It doesn’t matter, I sit and wait. The waiter comes and brings me the menu. I almost fall off my chair!&lt;br /&gt;“ What, you have geoduck on the menu! I have to try it” (I confess I hate the look of geoduck meat. Betty’s recipe with the pieces made me feel quite sick –  I must  try Betty’s favourite dish!)&lt;br /&gt;“Proof that you love me!”  said Betty enthusiastically “ Isn’t the way to the heart through the stomach?” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I order the geoduck. The waiter looks at me. He would have liked to recommend oysters. &lt;br /&gt;“Geoduck no good for you!”&lt;br /&gt;Had he perhaps read my deepest thoughts? Fate! Then no geoduck. “No good for me.”&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;“Neither geoduck nor tuberculosis in Seattle” whispered Betty in my ear! &lt;br /&gt;“Oh Betty, my best friend, you take such good care of me!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I order salmon with salad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Which salmon? Those that swim in water or those that run through Seattle?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Betty, I believe you want me to have a taste of your black humour.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Enjoy it then, Letizia.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;During lunch we talked about tuberculosis, and that quite spoilt our appetite.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;“Have you read my book “The Plague and I”?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Oh Betty, I’ve started to read it twice but both times I felt so sad I had to stop again!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“But why?” asked Betty “Nearly everybody has tuberculosis! I recovered very quickly and put on 20 pounds! There was no talk of me wasting away! What did you think of my jokes in the book?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Those would have been a good reason for choosing another sanitorium. I would have been afraid of becoming a victim of your humour! You would have certainly given me a nickname! You always thought up such amusing names!” Betty laughed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You’re right. I would have called you “Roman nose”. I would have said to Urbi and Orbi “ Early this morning “Roman nose” was brought here. She speaks broken English, doesn’t eat geoduck but she does love cats.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Oh Betty, I would have felt so ashamed to cough. To cough in your presence, how embarrassing! You would have talked about how I coughed, how many coughs!”  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It depends on that “how”, Letizia!” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Please, leave Goethe quotations out of it. You have certainly learnt from the Indians  how to differentiate between noises. It’s incredible how you can distinguish between so many sorts of cough! At least 10!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“So few?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”And also your descriptions of the patients and the nurses were pitiless. An artistic revenge! The smallest pimple on their face didn’t escape your notice! Amazing.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“ I was also pitiless to myself. Don’t forget my irony against myself!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty was silent. She was thinking about Kimi, the “Princess” from Japan! No, she had only written good things about her best friend, Monica Sone, in her book “The Plague and I”.  A deep friendship had started in the hospital. The pearl that developed from the illness.&lt;br /&gt;“Isn’t it wonderful, Betty, that an unknown seed can make its way into a mollusk in the sea and develop into a beautiful jewel?” Betty is paying attention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Betty, the friendship between you and Monica reminds me of Goethe’s poem “Gingo-Biloba”. You must know it?” Betty nods and I begin to recite it:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The leaf of this Eastern tree&lt;br /&gt;Which has been entrusted to my garden&lt;br /&gt;Offers a feast of secret significance,&lt;br /&gt;For the edification of the initiate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is it one living thing.&lt;br /&gt;That has become divided within itself?&lt;br /&gt;Are these two who have chosen each other,&lt;br /&gt;So that we know them as one?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The friendship with Monica is like the wonderful gingo-biloba leaf, the tree from the east. Betty was touched. There was a deep feeling of trust between us. &lt;br /&gt;“Our friendship never broke up, partly because she was in distress, endangered by the deadly illness. We understood and supplemented each other. We were like one lung with two lobes, one from the east and one from the west!”&lt;br /&gt;“A beautiful picture, Betty. You were like two red gingo-biloba leaves!” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty was sad and said ” Monica, although Japanese, before she really knew me felt she was also an American. But she was interned in America, Letizia, during the second world war. Isn’t that terrible?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Betty, I never knew her personally. I have only seen her on a video, but what dignity in her face, and she speaks and moves so gracefully!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Fate could not change her”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yes, Betty, like the gingo-biloba tree in Hiroshima. It was the only tree that blossomed again after the atom bomb!” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bill came and I paid at once. In America one is urged away from the table when one has finished eating. If one wants to go on chatting one has to order something else.&lt;br /&gt;“That’s why all those people gossiping at the tables are so fat!” Betty remarks. “Haven’t you seen how many massively obese people walk around in the streets of America. Like dustbins that have never been emptied!” With this typically unsentimental remark Betty ended our conversation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ciao! I so enjoyed the talk; the humour, the irony and the empathy. I waved to her and now I too felt like moving! I take a lovely walk along the waterfront.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now I am back in Heidelberg and when I think about how Betty’s “Princessin” left this world on September 5th and that in August I was speaking about her with Betty in Seattle I feel very sad. The readers who knew her well (we feel that every author and hero of a book is nearer to us than our fleeting neighbours next door) yes we, who thought of her as immortal, cannot believe that even she would die after 92 years. How unforeseen and unexpected that her death should come four days after her birthday on September 1th. On September 5th I was on my way to Turkey, once again in seventh heaven, looking back on the unforgettable days in Seattle. 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Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-4981876720177003172?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4981876720177003172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4981876720177003172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/12/letizia-mancinos-journey-to-betty.html' title='Letizia Mancino&apos;s journey to Betty MacDonald'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-7536060289897216271</id><published>2011-12-08T01:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T01:41:07.134-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Photos'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Photos</title><content type='html'>Gitta:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can't wait to read the fascinating story of our dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor member. ( who ever it may be)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a very special Xmas Surprise for you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over 30 years ago one of my relatives wrote several times to Mary Bard Jensen's husband Dr. Clyde Jensen. She was especially interested in the famous Bard Xmas family parties.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very dear Dr. Jensen  shared several photos of  family Xmas parties by Mary Bard Jensen, Betty MacDonald, Alison Bard Burnett, Dorothea Goldsmith ( Dede ) and others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Xmas Newsletter includes several of these photos. I know you'll enjoy them very much. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Miriam, speaking of husbands and Xmas I have to tell you my husband agrees with Betty MacDonald's husband Don. He likes table trees. LOL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To my daughters and me Xmas without a huge tree isn't Xmas at all.&lt;br /&gt;So what will we have?  Of course we'll have an enormous Xmas tree. Poor hubby! &lt;br /&gt;He always says: Sometimes it's a bit complicated  if you have three women in your house. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can't tell you how much we love Xmas time. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gitta &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-7536060289897216271?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7536060289897216271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7536060289897216271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/12/betty-macdonald-photos.html' title='Betty MacDonald Photos'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-2453491942404882342</id><published>2011-12-01T00:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T00:52:12.354-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald&apos;s Christmas'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald's Christmas</title><content type='html'>Miriam:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you know one of our beloved Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour members visited Betty MacDonald's country. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adrian and many other Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans, you asked who it is.  Just wait and see!   &lt;br /&gt;You'll enjoy this great story very much.&lt;br /&gt;One of our many Betty MacDonald Fan Club Xmas Surprises during December.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fan shares a very special letter by Betty MacDonald. Betty describes the many reasons why she loves Christmas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can read this story in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Xmas Newsletter. &lt;br /&gt;It includes several photos with Betty MacDonald and family including her cats and dogs ( do you remember Betty MacDonald's favourite dog Tudor?) under huge Christmas trees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty loved huge Christmas trees. So do I and our  three children. &lt;br /&gt;My husband don't. He always says: Little Christmas trees are so nice. &lt;br /&gt;Poor Daddy has no chance because we are shouting: We need a huge one -  the same size we had last year.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What about you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our November was very dry and sunny with lots of roses and other flowers.&lt;br /&gt;Just the opposite Betty MacDonald described November in THE EGG AND I.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you a very cozy December with lots of joy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Miriam &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-2453491942404882342?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/2453491942404882342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/2453491942404882342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/12/betty-macdonalds-christmas.html' title='Betty MacDonald&apos;s Christmas'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-1407377995039766136</id><published>2011-11-12T00:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-12T00:11:57.733-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald&apos;s paradise'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald's Paradise</title><content type='html'>Adrian:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just visited Betty MacDonald Gallery by  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor member, author and artist  Letizia Mancino. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's artwork and essays are my favourites. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I visit Letizia Mancino's galleries I can smell flowers and listen to birds even in grey November. It's like in paradise.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbara, you mentioned a Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor member visited Washington State. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who is it and when can we read the story of the journey to Betty MacDonald's country? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wonder if it is Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel whose very funny journey poems belong to my favourites. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Greetings,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adrian &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-1407377995039766136?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1407377995039766136'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1407377995039766136'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/betty-macdonalds-paradise.html' title='Betty MacDonald&apos;s Paradise'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-4784421529159895545</id><published>2011-11-08T06:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-08T06:19:40.143-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Coub Literary picture'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Literary Picture</title><content type='html'>Barbara:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katrin, dear we tremendously enjoyed your essay. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You described Betty MacDonald's typical Bard optimism and painted a great literary picture.&lt;br /&gt;You included letters and documents in your very entertaining and exciting story. &lt;br /&gt;We can read your warmhearted lines over and over again. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are so grateful for your Betty MacDonald Fan Club contribution. &lt;br /&gt;Katrin, thank you so much and please continue your great work and research. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen's letters are my Nr. 1. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My Betty MacDonald Fan Club favourites are Wolfgang Hampel's interviews with Betty MacDonald's very witty sister Alison Bard Burnett. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hendrik I agree. Wolfgang Hampel's poems make us laughing all the time.&lt;br /&gt;The poems should be published in a special Betty MacDonald Fan Club Edition. &lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel is like Betty MacDonald  a real humorist with golden laughter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I didn't know that a Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member visited Washingon State.&lt;br /&gt;Hurry up, please and tell us the story. It sounds very exciting. Thanks a lot. &lt;br /&gt;I'm sure some day I'll be there. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your November is rainy and grey I hope you have  lots of sunshine in your hearts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbara &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-4784421529159895545?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4784421529159895545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4784421529159895545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/betty-macdonald-fan-club-literary.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Literary Picture'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-6236987211092277942</id><published>2011-11-06T00:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-06T00:53:15.201-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Literature'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Literature</title><content type='html'>It's Hendrik,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katrin, thank you so much for sharing your very interesting Betty MacDonald essay. &lt;br /&gt;We adore your writing skills and excellent research. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald, Sydney Bard and Alison Bard Burnett are my favourites. Their letters and Wolfgang Hampel's unique Betty MacDonald Interviews include so many fascinating stories, details and info. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speaking of favourites I hope we can  read some of Wolfgang Hampel's very funny poems in next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletters.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member recently visited Washington State.&lt;br /&gt;Who is it? We are so curious. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are crazy about Letizia Mancino's artwork and essays. Let's see and read more of Letizia Mancino's outstanding work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you a November with lots of flowers, birds, sunshine, outstanding Betty MacDonald Fan Club literature and art&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hendrik &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-6236987211092277942?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6236987211092277942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6236987211092277942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/betty-macdonald-fan-club-literature.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Literature'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-2528155088004218363</id><published>2011-11-05T00:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-05T00:12:28.044-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Essay'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Essay</title><content type='html'>Katrin:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good morning, Berni &amp; Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Betty MacDonald  and Mary Bard Jensen Life in letters project is a very good idea. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who wrote the best letters? I enjoy Gammy's  colourful  letters very much. &lt;br /&gt;I wished I could read more of them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for sharing one of Mary Bard Jensen's letters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you remember what Betty mentioned about writing letters? &lt;br /&gt;I hope you'll enjoy my Betty MacDonald essay in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter November. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had to laugh about November, Betty's 'favourite' month. &lt;br /&gt;We don't have a typical November. Even  roses and other flowers are blooming. &lt;br /&gt;Winter seems to be so far away at the moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy Life even if  November is sort of rainy and grey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katrin &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-2528155088004218363?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/2528155088004218363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/2528155088004218363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/betty-macdonald-fan-club-essay.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Essay'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-1450241719073386670</id><published>2011-11-04T00:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-04T00:22:42.411-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDoanld&apos;s life in letters'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald's life in letters</title><content type='html'>Hi it's Berni speaking,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petra, Lena and Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans, what about a project Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard Jensen's life in letters? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Collection is really amazing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find all the details in these letters even who is who in Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard Jensen's books.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who do you think is the best writer in the family? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty wrote it was her mother Sydney. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll share a letter written by Mary Bard Jensen. I adore her intelligent and very funny letters. (  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter November Page 3 )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for your contributions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you a nice November, Betty MacDonald's 'favourite' month. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Berni&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-1450241719073386670?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1450241719073386670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1450241719073386670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/betty-macdonalds-life-in-letters.html' title='Betty MacDonald&apos;s life in letters'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-1740162927643610468</id><published>2011-10-28T17:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-28T17:51:17.575-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald&apos;s grandmother Gammy'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald's grandmother Gammy</title><content type='html'>I'm Lena,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations, Petra!  You can learn so many details after reading the letters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My favourites are Gammy's letters. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Betty MacDonald Fan Club Letter Project is really very successful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Greetings,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lena &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-1740162927643610468?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1740162927643610468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1740162927643610468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/10/betty-macdonalds-grandmother-gammy.html' title='Betty MacDonald&apos;s grandmother Gammy'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-8023086969752873859</id><published>2011-10-22T00:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T00:38:45.181-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald&apos;s letters'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald's letters, Monica Sone</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Franco,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We adore Petra's outstanding Betty MacDonald Research. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard Jensen's letters are very interesting and so funny. ( Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter October, III a)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita, Eartha Kitt II, Lasse, Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald fans,  it's true. We should learn from History. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone was a great lady. She was fighting for her rights. Everybody should do this to change our societies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone's book Nisei Daughter is very well written. Betty MacDonald did a very good job in supporting her friend Monica Sone publishing this very important book. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can see Betty MacDonald described Monica as Kimi in her book The plague and I in  a very realistic way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A fabulous, very social,  charming, funny and intelligent lady.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll never forget Monica Sone's definition of jelous dwarfs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Monica Sone, thank you so much. People like you make our world a better place. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forever yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Franco &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's Lasse,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi Anita and Eartha Kitt II,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for sharing your very important information. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To me it's quiete a shock to learn the depressing facts of  internment of Japanese, Japanese Americans, European and European Americans in a democratic society. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over 31.000 people were kept interned until July 1948  - more than three years after the war in Europe had ended. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope we can learn from the past and we are willing to. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member Monica Sone was furious at the blatant disregard of her civil rights. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone said to Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner Wolfgang Hampel: &lt;br /&gt;I didn't move from Seattle - they moved me away and I never came back. &lt;br /&gt;( only for family visits ) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course everybody can understand Monica Sone's  feelings. &lt;br /&gt;A democratic society has to protect the civil rights of their people. Otherwise it's no longer a democratic society. A simple fact. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the camps, internees were seen more as prisoners of war than as civilians. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just imagine the loss of property, the personal insults, the barbed wire, armed guards, the dust storms, horrible food, unfinished barracks,  barren land, shared huts, inadequate washing and toilet facilities, green uniforms, military work details,  snapping to attention at an officer's approach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore Monica Sone's Nisei Daughter is a very important book. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder, author,  poet and Monica Sone's good friend Wolfgang Hampel told us that Nisei Daughter belonged to the very few books he was rereading. I know many of us do the very same. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald encouraged her friend Monica Sone in publishing her book 'Nisei Daughter'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald said: 'Nisei Daughter ' is a very remarkable book, humorous and delightfully readable, that takes you into the heart of a Japanese-American family and into the mind of the sensitive, perceptive eldest daughter.&lt;br /&gt;The internment of the American born Japanese during World War II is handled with honesty and rare dispassion. It is certainly to Monica Sone's credit that she she still sings God bless America. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald was right. Having Monica Sone's experiences I'm not sure I would. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree with John Heitman "In a world where there are lots of smoke screens and J. Edgar Hoovers, an individual can really be hurt."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lasse&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-8023086969752873859?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8023086969752873859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8023086969752873859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/10/betty-macdonalds-letters-monica-sone.html' title='Betty MacDonald&apos;s letters, Monica Sone'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-8858457817742289839</id><published>2011-10-10T23:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-11T00:01:07.749-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald praises Monica Sone'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald praises Monica Sone</title><content type='html'>It's Lasse,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi Anita and Eartha Kitt II,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for sharing your very important information. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To me it's quiete a shock to learn the depressing facts of  internment of Japanse, Japanese Americans, European and European Americans in a democratic society. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over 31.000 people were kept interned until July 1948  - more than three years after the war in Europe had ended. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope we can learn from the past and we are willing to. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member Monica Sone was furious at the blatant disregard of her civil rights. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone said to Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner Wolfgang Hampel: &lt;br /&gt;I didn't move from Seattle - they moved me away and I never came back. &lt;br /&gt;( only for family visits ) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course everybody can understand Monica Sone's  feelings. &lt;br /&gt;A democratic society has to protect the civil rights of their people. Otherwise it's no longer a democratic society. A simple fact. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the camps, internees were seen more as prisoners of war than as civilians. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just imagine the loss of property, the personal insults, the barbed wire, armed guards, the dust storms, horrible food, unfinished barracks,  barren land, shared huts, inadequate washing and toilet facilities, green uniforms, military work details,  snapping to attention at an officer's approach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore Monica Sone's Nisei Daughter is a very important book. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder, author,  poet and Monica Sone's good friend Wolfgang Hampel told us that Nisei Daughter belonged to the very few books he was rereading. I know many of us do the very same. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald encouraged her friend Monica Sone in publishing her book 'Nisei Daughter'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald said: 'Nisei Daughter ' is a very remarkable book, humorous and delightfully readable, that takes you into the heart of a Japanese-American family and into the mind of the sensitive, perceptive eldest daughter.&lt;br /&gt;The internment of the American born Japanese during World War II is handled with honesty and rare dispassion. It is certainly to Monica Sone's credit that she she still sings God bless America. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald was right. Having Monica Sone's experiences I'm not sure I would. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree with John Heitman "In a world where there are lots of smoke screens and J. Edgar Hoovers, an individual can really be hurt."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lasse&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. 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Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-8858457817742289839?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8858457817742289839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8858457817742289839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/10/betty-macdonald-praises-monica-sone.html' title='Betty MacDonald praises Monica Sone'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-2557630522955262548</id><published>2011-10-09T01:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-09T01:07:47.258-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Do we learn from our past?'/><title type='text'>Do we learn from our past?</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Anita and Eartha Kitt II,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We lost a friend. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eartha and I and many Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans are so sad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was rereading Monica Sone's very important book 'Nisei Daughter'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree with Milion S. Eisenhower who asked:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"How could such a tragedy have occurred&lt;br /&gt;in a democratic society&lt;br /&gt;that prides itself on individual rights and freedoms?" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I didn't know  that  some 10,905 enemy aliens from Germany were interned - along with 16,849 Japanese, 3,278 Italians, 53 Hungarians, 25 Rumanians, five Bulgarians and 161 others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the camps, internees were seen more as prisoners of war than as civilians. &lt;br /&gt;John Heitmann's research paints a picture of shared huts, inadequate washing and toilet facilities, green uniforms, military work details and snapping to attention at an officer's approach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most important question is: Do we really  learn from our past? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The mentioned websites are really very important and we learned a lot.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May Monica Sone's and Betty MacDonald's spirit live forever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our world needs personalities like these outstanding two ladies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita and Eartha Kitt II &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RECOMMENDED READING:&lt;br /&gt;JAPANESE INTERNMENT,&lt;br /&gt;MEMOIRS AND MORE.&lt;br /&gt;Courtesy of History San Jose &lt;br /&gt;http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt3p30207v/?brand=oac&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 921 SON, Nisei Daughter&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone spent her childhood in pre-World War II Seattle, in a part Japanese, part American world. Dinner might be steak and pumpkin pie or pickled daikon, rice, and soy sauce; there was American public school during the day and the strict formality of Japanese school in the late afternoons. "I found myself switching my personality back and forth daily like a chameleon. At Bailey Gatzert School I was a jumping, screaming, roustabout Yankee, but at the stroke of three...I suddenly became a modest, faltering, earnest little Japanese girl with a small timid voice." Her memories of growing up are vivid and full of marvelous stories, showing the confusion, frustration, and enrichment of living within two cultures. These elements come together when Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and Monica and her family are sent to an internment camp in Topaz, Idaho. Nisei Daughter describes the loss of property and the personal insults, the barbed wire and armed guards, the dust storms, horrible food, unfinished barracks, and barren land - and the efforts of the Japanese-Americans to maintain their ethics, family life, and belief in the United States. Monica Sone is furious at the blatant disregard of her civil rights, and yet ironically, it is during her time in the camps and afterwards in the Midwest that she finally brings together the various aspects of her heritage. Straightforward, searching, often funny, this is a highly readable account of one woman's experience living in many worlds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.foitimes.com/internment/history.htm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Years of silence: The untold story of German-American internment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;by Deborah McCarty Smith&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More than fifty years have passed since the beginnings of the arrest and internment of European Americans in the United States during World War II. For the most part, the history of internment has been either quieted or distorted. For example, the majority of the best-selling collegiate and secondary school history texts in the United States claim that, unlike Japanese Americans, the German and Italian Americans were not arrested and interned; and both the print and electronic news media have propagated this myth. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;56% of all internees (14,426 of 25,655) were Europeans and European Americans--Germans, Italians, Hungarians, Romanians, Bulgarians, even several Czechs and Poles. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The arrest of Germans, German Americans, Italians and Italian Americans began on December 7, 1941--four days before the U.S. was at war with Germany and Italy. [Source: ibid.]European and European Americans were kept interned until July 1948--more than three years after the war in Europe had ended.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Europeans and European-Americans accounted for 56 percent of all internees during World War II, according to Arthur Jacobs, co-editor of World War Two Experience: The Internment of German-Americans. In all, some 10,905 enemy aliens from Germany were interned - along with 16,849 Japanese, 3,278 Italians, 53 Hungarians, 25 Rumanians, five Bulgarians and 161 others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the camps, internees were seen more as prisoners of war than as civilians. Heitmann's research paints a picture of shared huts, inadequate washing and toilet facilities, green uniforms, military work details and snapping to attention at an officer's approach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Do we really learn from our past?" John Heitmann wonders, tracing parallels between the internment of German- Americans in the '40s and government plans to intern suspected communists in the '50s, Iranians in the '70s and Iraqis in the '90s. In the FBI Filegate flap of the Clinton administration, in current anti-immigrant sentiment, in anti-terrorist legislation that circumvents due process, historians hear ominous echoes of earlier times. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There are some intrinsic flaws in human nature that reappear and are reflected in our institutions. It's a story of how institutions end up biting people," Heitmann said. "In a world where there are lots of smoke screens and J. Edgar Hoovers, an individual can really be hurt," he said, acknowledging a professional curiosity that is fueled by a personal quest to discover a part of his family history that is buried under years of silence. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Self-identity is an important purpose of history. It's a handle or fulcrum of how you understand yourself better. We're all a product of a complicated past. I see this as an example of what anyone can do: history as a process of self-discovery." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deborah McCarty Smith &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. 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Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-2557630522955262548?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/2557630522955262548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/2557630522955262548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/10/do-we-learn-from-our-past.html' title='Do we learn from our past?'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-2718443465081319873</id><published>2011-09-25T00:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T00:29:40.608-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club lost a friend'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club lost a friend</title><content type='html'>I'm Reni,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our very beloved first Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member, Monica Sone passed away on September 5, 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Author Gwen Grant shared her thoughts but we got so many other touching messages from our  international Betty MacDonald Fan Club members. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are only a few examples to show how people feel.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;David, author, Japan:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is indeed sad news. Monica Sone  touched many people in her life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blessings, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;David &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lorinda, Washington State&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is very sad to hear that Monica Sone passed away. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I did not realize she had a Masters in Clinical Psychology - that is really interesting. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I suspect her intelligence was put to good use in that field and she helped a lot of people during her lifetime.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe you could say she took the lemons life gave her and made lemonade!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lorinda&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Janet, author and journalist from Seattle:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to reading Monica Sone's very important  book NISEI DAUGHTER  as I had friends who were also sent to those Japanese internment camps.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What a terrible thing my government did to those people!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One boy in my school class was sent there along with his family.  Such a shame.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many years later, my classmates and I were able to locate him living in another state and invited him to our class reunion.  He accepted our invitation and even gave a little speech about his experiences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was wonderful to have him with us again.  I have written several articles about him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many best wishes,  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Janet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linda, USA:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I enjoyed Monica Sone's  book Nisei Daughter very much. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was a fascinating story of a life long friendship and Monica painted a picture with  words. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I learned a lot and am so glad I've read it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I enjoy any info about Betty MacDonald, her friends and her amazing life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish I had been able to be a part of her world. Her outlook on life was infectious and it reached so many people, decades later her magic is still at work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have been a friend for a long time now, so maybe Monica Sone's and Betty MacDonald's spirit truly lives on. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linda &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We lost our very good friend Monica Sone and miss her so much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All our love to Monica Sone's family and friends and to our Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club members, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reni &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-2718443465081319873?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/2718443465081319873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/2718443465081319873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/betty-macdonald-fan-club-lost-friend.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club lost a friend'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-4516375309773650648</id><published>2011-09-12T00:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-12T00:59:02.707-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gwen Grant about Monica Sone (Kimi)'/><title type='text'>Gwen Grant about Monica Sone (Kimi)</title><content type='html'>Good morning, I'm Desi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved author and Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member was sending this message to Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm so very sorry to hear about Monica Sone.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've just been looking again at THE PLAGUE AND I and loving all over again her pared down elegance and gentle personality. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone (Kimi) was a person anyone could love and she has had a firm place in my heart since the day I met her through Betty's book. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I not only loved her but admired her so much.  Kimi was one of the most memorable characters I have ever met through literature and, of course, she will live on, just as Betty does. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the highlights of last year for me was receiving her e-mail and I am so happy to hear that she liked my Christmas story. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sad news that can only allow us to be glad that any of us got to meet Monica Sone, through the books THE PLAGUE AND I and NISEI DAUGHTER  or in real life for it was such a privilege to know her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much love,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a Million dearest Gwen! I love your books and your Christmas story so much. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone touched many people in her life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Desi &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-4516375309773650648?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4516375309773650648'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4516375309773650648'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/gwen-grant-about-monica-sone-kimi.html' title='Gwen Grant about Monica Sone (Kimi)'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-4040702463095853530</id><published>2011-09-11T00:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T00:31:40.755-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone Memorial Service in 5 continents'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone Memorial Service in 5 continents</title><content type='html'>I'm Fumi, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Monica Sone has so many international fans we had some very special Monica Sone Memorial Services in five continents. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone will live in our hearts forever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;( see also Monica Sone Fan Club Newsletter September )  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fumi &lt;br /&gt;in the name of the intenational fans of Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica K. Sone &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Age 92 of Canton passed away Monday afternoon in Aultman Hospital.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Born in Seattle, Wash. she was the daughter of the late Seizo and Ben (Nagashima) Itoi. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica spent three years in an internment camp in Idaho during World War II, after which she moved to the Midwest where she started her college years. She graduated from Case Western with a Masters in Clinical Psychology. Her professional life as a clinical psychologist and social worker for the Catholic Community League was a deep source of gratification to her. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica authored a book, NISEI DAUGHTER, which depicted her life on the west coast and her experiences in the internment camp. At the time of her death, she was writing her second book. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Geary M. Sone in 1998.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She is survived by her sons, Philip G. Sone of Canton, Peter S. (Irene) Sone of Canton, John K. (Mindy) Sone of Akron; daughter, Susan M. (Gary) Davison of Massillon; grandchildren, Andrew (Ashwini) Davison, Mariko Davison and Stephanie Davison.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Wackerly Funeral Home with Rev. David W. Tebbs officiating. A private burial for the family will take place in North Lawn Cemetery following the service. Friends may call Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your favorite charity. Monica was a magnificent wife and mother. Her gentle accepting spirit will be missed by many. For those unable to attend services you may register on line at our 'On Line Registry Page' at www.wackerlyfuneralhome.com&lt;br /&gt;(Wackerly 330 455-5235)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Published in The Repository from September 7 to September 8, 2011 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-4040702463095853530?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4040702463095853530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4040702463095853530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/monica-sone-memorial-service-in-5.html' title='Monica Sone Memorial Service in 5 continents'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-4835780140616906633</id><published>2011-09-09T01:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-09T01:21:36.287-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone Obituary'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone Obituary</title><content type='html'>It's Claus, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel forwarded the very sad news.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We all lost a wonderful friend. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone passed away on Monday in Canton at the age of 92.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She is the beloved author of the very important book Nisei Daughter. She has so many fans from all over the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone is first Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor member and we will never forget her.&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone lives in our hearts forever. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald described Monica Sone as Kimi in her book The Plague and I in a perfect way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone  was a wonderful lady and we miss her so much. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can read a Monica Sone Obituary and other info in a special Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All our love to Monica Sone's family and her many fans from all over the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Claus &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-4835780140616906633?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4835780140616906633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/4835780140616906633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/monica-sone-obituary.html' title='Monica Sone Obituary'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-6955501657417333602</id><published>2011-09-07T04:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-07T04:08:39.157-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone passed away'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone passed away</title><content type='html'>It's Bengt,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our very beloved Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor member, Monica Sone passed away Monday in Aultman Hospital, Canton, OH at the age of 92.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are very sad. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All our love to Monica Sone's  family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A very sad Bengt  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-6955501657417333602?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6955501657417333602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6955501657417333602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/monica-sone-passed-away.html' title='Monica Sone passed away'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-7386292397547978146</id><published>2011-09-02T00:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-02T00:18:54.447-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happy Birthday dear Monica Sone'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday dear Monica Sone</title><content type='html'>I'm Margit, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member Monica Sone celebrates her 92th birthday on September 1.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone is the author of Nisei Daughter. Monica Sone and her family had run a hotel in Seattle before Executive Order 9066 sent all West Coast Japanese Americans into exile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/SONNIS.html	&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;With charm, humor, and deep understanding, a Japanese American woman tells how it was to grow up on Seattle's waterfront in the 1930s and to be subjected to "relocation" dring World War II. Along with some 120,000 other persons of Japanese ancestry-77,000 of whom were U.S. citizens-she and her family were uprooted from their home and imprisoned in a camp. In this book, first published in 1953, she provides a unique personal account of these experiences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Monica Sone's account of life in the relocation camps is both fair and unsparing. It is also deeply touching, and occasionally hilarious."-New York Herald Tribune&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The deepest impression that this unaffected, honest little story made on me was of smiling courage."-San Francisco Chronicle &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, Monica Sone's friend, author of Betty MacDonald biography, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award  sent his very special birthday wishes: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright 2011  by Wolfgang Hampel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dearest Monica,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy birthday, dear Monica!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was rereading your book Nisei Daughter and I have to tell you that I agree with your many international fans. I wished I could read many more books written by great author and unique personality Monica Sone. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also agree with the New York Herald Tribune review of Nisei Daughter: Monica Sone's account of life in the relocation camps is both fair and unsparing. It is also deeply touching, and occasionally hilarious.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, that's it!  Deeply touching, also occassionally hilarious! When I'm reading your great book ( Nisei Daughter belong to the VERY few  books I'm reading over and over again )  I'm really deeply touched. I'm with you and your great family.  I adore your outstanding book and even much more I adore your unique personality. You are a genius but very human and warm with a deep understanding and a golden heart. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first time I heard your very warm voice I was lost. To me it's the most beautiful voice in the whole world. Voice and personality fit together in just a perfect way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks A Million for your friendship. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although we are far away you and your family are always in our thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many hugs and greetings especially from Master Peter to great Lady Monica. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All our love&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang, Angelika and Peter -&lt;br /&gt;your old Wolf and your many fans worldwide&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'd love to hear from Monica Sone fans.Send your birthday wishes to &lt;a href="mailto:lindelund2000@yahoo.com"&gt;lindelund2000@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;, please.Thank you so much!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regards,&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interview with Monica Sone - author of Nisei Daughter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://rhankins.blogspot.com/2008/10/daughter-with-author-monica-sone_16.html"&gt;http://rhankins.blogspot.com/2008/10/daughter-with-author-monica-sone_16.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Birthday, Monica Sone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.densho.org/2009/09/happy-birthday-monica-sone.html"&gt;http://blog.densho.org/2009/09/happy-birthday-monica-sone.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 26 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-7386292397547978146?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7386292397547978146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7386292397547978146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/happy-birthday-dear-monica-sone.html' title='Happy Birthday dear Monica Sone'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-3802960064068380214</id><published>2011-08-19T16:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-19T16:44:13.707-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club in Paradise'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club in Paradise</title><content type='html'>Good morning, this is Anja from Vienna,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kjel and Ole, thanks a lot. Our world don't need the stupidity of jealous and hateful dwarfs. We need more intelligence, tolerance and understanding. That's what we need. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many Betty MacDonald and Hilde Domin fans enjoyed Letizia Mancino's &lt;br /&gt;THE SECOND PARADISE even she didn't mention racoons in her delightful story.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you remember my experiences in Prater? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was a wonderful day. We visited Prater in Vienna with our friends and it reminded us on Betty MacDonald's book Onions in the Stew. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You might think: Is Anja foolish? You can't compare Prater in Vienna with Vashon Island in  Washington State.  Believe me, you can! Even here you can see racoons. They are really very shameless when they are looking for food. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you remember? Betty MacDonald, her husband Donald Chauncey MacDonald and daughters Anne and Joan had their funny moments ( sometimes ) with racoons at Dolphin Point on Vashon Island. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many readers asked us a question: Who translated Letizia Mancino's THE SECOND PARADISE  in english language? It's excellent. &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member Letiza Mancino told us it had been translated by  Mary Holmes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald and Hilde Domin Fan Club are very grateful. &lt;br /&gt;Dear Mary Holmes, thank you so much for doing this. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE SECOND PARADISE &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright by Letizia Mancino&lt;br /&gt;All rights reserverd&lt;br /&gt;translated by Mary Holmes &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Lord God, one day, met Adam in Paradise and saw him lying under a palm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God spoke to him: Adam, my son, are you happy, are you content with Paradise ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adam answered: Oh Lord, it is wonderful!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: But I will create a second Paradise and give you a wife.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adam answered: Oh Lord, that is wonderful!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: I will create the wife according to your wishes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Adam stood under the palm and thought hard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: Adam, are you ready?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adam answered: My wife should be as lively as a bird but she should not fly. She should swim like a goldfish but not be a fish….. She should be as playful as a cat but not catch mice….. She should be as busy as an ant but not so small.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: So shall she be: Like a bird, a goldfish, a cat, an ant…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adam answered: Oh Lord, that is wonderful, but she should be as faithful as a dog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God asked: Adam, have you finished?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh Lord, cried Adam. She should also be as delightful and gentle as a lamb and as defiant as a cock!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;….She should be as curious as a monkey and as pampered as a lapdog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: So shall she be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Adam said: My wife should be as courageous as a lion and as headstrong as a goat…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: So, like a bird, a goldfish, a cat, an ant, a dog, a lamb, a cock, a monkey, a lapdog, a lion, a goat… and slowly and surely he wished to begin creating…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Adam stretched himself under the palm and called:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lord, Lord, she should be as adaptable as a chameleon but not creep on four feet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She should have sparkling eyes like, like… real diamonds. She should be as fiery as a volcano&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But … she should have crystal-clear thoughts like a mountain spring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God, the Almighty, was speechless…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Adam spoke: Also she should be as quick as lightening…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: Man, have you finished????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No, said Adam! She should be as strong as a horse, as long living as an elephant but as light as a butterfly!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God found Adam’s thoughts were good and said: So, bird, goldfish, cat, ant, dog, lamb, cock, monkey, lapdog, lion, goat, chameleon, genuine diamonds, volcano, mountain spring, lightening, horse, elephant…. butterfly…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God wished at last to begin creating her…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lord, called Adam… she should be as stable as steel, but as sweet as three graceful women in one…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God asked: Should she also be a poet?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, called Adam from under the palm…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: Adam have you finished?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lord, I wish that, in the second Paradise I shall be one and doubled: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So God according to Adams last words created:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HILDE PALM DOMIN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both, Letizia Mancino and Mary Holmes have crystal-clear thoughts like a mountain spring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letiza and Mary, we love you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a Million. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Anita and Eartha Kitt II good luck with your new Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter story. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's so fascinating and and funny to read your stories about Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett,  Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy,  Mary Bard Jensen,  Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard,  Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree with your serious warnings. It's very dangerous indeed when you listen to beloved Betty MacDonald and sister Alison Bard Burnett in Wolfgang Hampel's interviews.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I listen to Betty MacDonald, Alison Bard Burnett and Wolfgang Hampel very often because they always make me laugh. A good friend of mine roared with laughter and nearly fell off the chair. Laughter is healthy but sometimes it can be also dangerous.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the way, don't read Wolfgang Hampel's very witty poems and stories in public places, please. You can't stop laughing and people might think you are crazy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anja &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-3802960064068380214?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/3802960064068380214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/3802960064068380214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/08/betty-macdonald-fan-club-in-paradise.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club in Paradise'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-7831501433992911492</id><published>2011-08-16T01:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T01:52:13.401-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald  Fan Club in 33 countries'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club in 33 countries</title><content type='html'>I'm Kirsten,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello Anita and Eartha Kitt II,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Great to hear from you. You are the best Betty MacDonald Fan Club Team ever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member Letizia Mancino is going to share her exciting experiences.  What sort of experencies am I talking about? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wait and see. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club researcher Dan  ( see also his excellent Dorita Hess story ) was able to find a new  Betty MacDonald treasure. &lt;br /&gt;Surprise, surprise! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A very warm Welcome to our new Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans. &lt;br /&gt;Did you notice it? It's really impressive and amazing but it doesn't surprise me at all. &lt;br /&gt;Very good news. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club has members in 33 countries. &lt;br /&gt;( see also next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter September ) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Conference  was the most successful Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event in history. Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 DVD is outstanding. You shouldn't miss it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event Team deserves a special Award for organzing this great &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Meeting with so many new international Betty MacDonald Fan Club members. We can't wait to attend next international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel shares new Betty MacDonald Info and Interviews. Some of Wolfgang Hampel's beloved satirical poems and stories will be published soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many greetings &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;your very happy Kirsten &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-7831501433992911492?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7831501433992911492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7831501433992911492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/08/betty-macdonald-fan-club-in-33.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club in 33 countries'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-7322563380623186300</id><published>2011-08-09T03:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-09T04:50:49.706-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club magic'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Magic</title><content type='html'>Hi folks, this is Anita with Eartha Kitt II,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kjel, Eartha and I are very glad you and so many other Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans  enjoyed our Betty MacDonald Fan Club Letter contribution. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We got a very positive feedback.&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kjel, there is no place for jealous and hateful dwarfs. These dwarfs are very dangerous and destroy everything. They are on war.  These fools need enemies to feel better. They feel  unimportant and very small.  That's what they are! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eartha and I are huge fans of Letizia Mancino's magical art. Eartha especially likes Letizia's cats. I love to see the islands. Letizia Mancino's tribute to Betty MacDonald is unique. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope I'll be able  to read another of Letizia Mancino's essays in the future. I adore her italian style and kind of humor. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kjel, you also mentioned Wolfgang Hampel's beloved interview with very witty Alison Bard Burnett. Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett are darling persons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If  Eartha and I are in a bad mood we 'll listen to them. We can't stop laughing. Eartha just told me I was writing nonsense. But believe me, dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans, that's the way it is. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you remember what dear Vera wrote about it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vera:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett was a gifted writer and story-teller. &lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett wanted to write her autobiography. It's not easy at all to do this if you have two world famous sisters, authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard. &lt;br /&gt;We all know Alison Bard Burnett never wrote her book but something happend. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, interviewed Alison Bard Burnett several times in Seattle in 1996. Years later our dear Linde Lund and other Betty MacDonald Fans heard of Wolfgang Hampel's interviews and eventually these Betty MacDonald treasure items had been published on CD and DVD. More Wolfgang Hampel interviews will follow. Thanks a Million dear Linde Lund and your Betty MacDonald Fan Club Team for doing this! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We guess Alison Bard Burnett would be very surprised about this but you are delighted if you listen to her golden Bard Memories about her father Darsie Bard, who died 6 months before she was born. Alison Bard Burnett's magical stories about her mother Sydney Bard, grandmother Gammy, sister Betty MacDonald, Betty's husbands Robert Eugene Heskett and Donald MacDonald, Betty's daughters Anne and Joan, sister Mary Bard and her husband Dr. Clyde Jensen,. brother Cleve Bard, adopted sister Madge Baldwin, Betty MacDonald's friend Monica Sone, the 'Kettle' family, Nancy and Plum and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle are unique. &lt;br /&gt;The favourite Alison Bard Burnett memories are about her sister Dede whose real name was Dorothea Goldsmith and her very good friend Mike Gordon who felt in love with Betty. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Especially touching are Alison Bard Burnett's memories of family life in Laurelhurst, Chimacum, in the University District in Seattle, on Vashon Island and in Carmel Valley. &lt;br /&gt;It is moving to see Betty MacDonald's sister Alison Bard Burnett visiting the houses in the University District and Laurelhurst, where she was born. Alison visited it with Wolfgang Hampel. She saw it again for the first time after the Bard family left it. A very special moment! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Wolfgang Hampel said, Alison Bard Burnett was full of life and so very, very witty. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although Alison Bard Burnett never wrote a book of her own she is as popular now as her sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard. Alison Bard Burnett's gift as a storyteller delights her fans in 33 countries. Alison Bard Burnett is world famous now and in our hearts forever! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vera, that's it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita and  Eartha Kitt II &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-7322563380623186300?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7322563380623186300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7322563380623186300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/08/betty-macdonald-fan-club-magic.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Magic'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-6277805209465498729</id><published>2011-08-05T02:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-05T02:43:40.435-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Items'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Items</title><content type='html'>I'm Kjel,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siv, Ole, Selma, Dan, Brenda, Claire, Robert, Stef, Francine, Martine, Takeshi, Hiro, Fumi,  Toni, Greta, Anita, Eartha Kitt II,  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ole, we are so amazed and  impressed because of receiving so many friendly support mails especially from japanese Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans from Japan, thanks a lot for this. We know very well how brave you are in the very difficult situation in your country. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siv, you are right. Betty MacDonald Fan Club literature and art is very important for international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Community. It's great to have unique Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Members Monica Sone, Darsie Beck, Gwen Grant and Letizia Mancino. We adore their books and essays so much. &lt;br /&gt;Letzia Mancino's Betty MacDonald Tribute is sort of a milestone in Betty MacDonald Fan Club literature and artwork. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most  favourite Betty MacDonald Fan Club item  is Wolfgang Hampel's interview with Betty MacDonald's very witty sister Alison Bard Burnett. Alison got the same talent as her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard Jensen. Listening to Wolfgang and Alison we  can't stop smiling and laughing even if we have sad feelings in our hearts like now.  Both are very  funny and teasing each other all the time. It's pure joy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett are born humorists. In addition to Wolfgang Hampel's interviews and Betty MacDonald biographies and stories we enjoy Wolfgang Hampel's very witty poems so much.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Dan's huge success in researching the Dorita Hess story he is going to plan many more Betty MacDonald Fan Club  projects. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regarding this subject you can find a very interesting report written by Greta,  Anita and Eartha Kitt II in our current Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. Very funny and with many details. Ladies, thanks a lot. We love you!  It's true, Betty MacDonald would have loved you too. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a nice summer and an enjoyable weekend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kjel &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-6277805209465498729?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6277805209465498729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6277805209465498729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/08/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Items'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-781331693615863194</id><published>2011-08-01T00:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T01:11:51.516-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald  Fan Club literature and  art'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club literature and  art</title><content type='html'>It's Siv,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ole &amp; Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jealous dwarfs want to seed hate  but instead of this  L O V E  will grow. The very crazy egomanian fools reach the opposite. &lt;br /&gt;It's so important to feel solidarity and friendship in these difficult times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Excellent Betty MacDonald Fan Club literature and outstanding art support us to see the positive aspects of life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course I'm thinking of Betty MacDonald's, Mary Bard's, Alison Bard Burnett's, Wolfgang Hampel's, Monica Sone's, Darsie Beck's, Gwen Grant's, Hilde Domin's and Letizia Mancino's works. &lt;br /&gt;I hope to receive more info on artist and writer Eva Vargas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are like very good friends and I enjoy them nearly every day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I visited Letizia Mancino's galleries. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I'm reading Betty MacDonald's descriptions of her cats and I'm looking at Letizia Mancino's cats and islands I can feel golden sunshine even on a very cloudy day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All my love to our international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Community,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siv &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-781331693615863194?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/781331693615863194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/781331693615863194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/08/betty-macdonald-fan-club-literature-and.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club literature and  art'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-6594074098263538833</id><published>2011-07-28T00:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T00:53:29.672-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Norway'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Norway</title><content type='html'>I'm Ole,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Takeshi and other Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;we are so glad to hear from you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's very sad in Norway at the moment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The norwegian Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans are very grateful for receiving so many supporting mails from the international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Community. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We appreciate this very much. Thanks a lot. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was the unforgettable Betty MacDonald Fan Club Eurovision Song Contest Meeting in 2010.&lt;br /&gt;It was a perfect example for tolerance and understanding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can't help but people who act like this are in a way very ill,  jealous and  frustrated  dwarfs. They have no respect, toleration, understanding and other very important human qualities. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I bet you can remember. We discussed this before. Jealous dwarfs hate everybody in the whole world - even their parents. They need enemies because they are always on war. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The world suffers a lot because of these mental very disordered persons but we won't ever change. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We remain what we are - a very liberal and democratic country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's the same with Betty MacDonald Fan Club. There is no place for jealous dwarfs. NEVER! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's one of the many reasons I love to be a member of international Betty MacDonald Fan Club. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God bless you for your huge encouragement and solidarity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ole&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-6594074098263538833?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6594074098263538833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6594074098263538833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-norway.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Norway'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-7168935842251247747</id><published>2011-07-26T00:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-26T01:03:40.979-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Best Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event'/><title type='text'>Best Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event</title><content type='html'>I'm Takeshi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Toni, Dan, Claire, Bob, Francine, Loni, Michel, Annica, Stef, Manuel and Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The international Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans love Dan' s outstanding Dorita Hess story but we miss  ' No sports Greta ' and unique Anita with Eartha Kitt II.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear ladies, we adore your wit and charme. Come on, please. We' d like to read more of your very funny stuff. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My family, friends and I especially enjoy Letizia Mancino's essays and artwork. Her tribute to Betty MacDonald is magical. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't miss the contributions of our fascinating  Betty MacDonald Fan Club honour members Monica Sone, Darsie Beck and Gwen Grant. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's true. Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Event was the best Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event ever. I guess we'll have more Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members. We had the honour to meet great artists and writers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm overwhelmed. Thank you for your support in our country and team.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When is Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Event DVD available?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We hope to see more interviews by Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner Wolfgang Hampel. What about his very funny satirical poems?  The ones I've read in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter are outstanding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Takeshi &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-7168935842251247747?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7168935842251247747'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7168935842251247747'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-betty-macdonald-fan-club-event.html' title='Best Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-8019763465666575764</id><published>2011-07-24T00:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-24T00:14:29.106-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club party'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Party</title><content type='html'>Good morning it's Toni,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hiro, you and the other new Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans from Japan and other countries are very welcome. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are huge fans of the japanese team. You can be very proud and happy indeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you and your country all the best! You really deserve it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are great people. I'd love to see you again at the next international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was a great international Betty MacDonald Fan Club party. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best wishes,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Toni &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-8019763465666575764?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8019763465666575764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8019763465666575764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-party_24.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Party'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-1726899500324987251</id><published>2011-07-23T23:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-23T23:52:06.726-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Japan'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Japan</title><content type='html'>I'm Hiro,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stef, thank you so much for your very nice compliments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Japan is celebrating the winning team of FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. &lt;br /&gt;We are so proud of this team. They never gave up and represented our country in an excellent way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event team, I'll never forget your excellent organization and outstanding hospitality. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The international Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans are delighted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the many positive aspects of this great Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event was the already mentioned huge number of new Betty MacDonald Fan Club members. &lt;br /&gt;I'm one of them and I'd like to say: I'm very happy to be with you. I'll try everything to be part of the next international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club, continue your great work, please. &lt;br /&gt;It was one of the best decisions in my life to join.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a nice Sunday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hiro&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-1726899500324987251?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1726899500324987251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1726899500324987251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-japan.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Japan'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-6943891653714725300</id><published>2011-07-20T22:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-22T02:45:27.646-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club successful'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Successful</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Stef,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations to Fumi, Hiro, Wati, Tani and many other Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans from Japan! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Japan is World Champion and winner of  FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. &lt;br /&gt;The Final was so exciting. What a game! &lt;br /&gt;A message to our many american Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans: Don't be too sad, please. You have a brilliant team but only one team can win. That's life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The japanese team is very grateful for the support from the fans around the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Francine, I feel the same: I miss the international Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans so much but I know we'll meet us again. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can't wait to see the new Betty MacDonald Fan Club member list. &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Event was a huge success for Betty MacDonald Fan Club because so many new members including many artists and authors  joined us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was the most successful Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event in our history and I know many more will come. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner Wolfgang Hampel started Betty MacDonald Fan Club  with four members in 1983. Today we have members in more than 30 countries. The international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Community Tree grows and grows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can see every day that so many people with different background and cultures adore Betty MacDonald's wit and charme. Betty MacDonald  is a very good role model how to behave in a crisis and Betty and her family had several ones in their lives. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Manuel, I agree. Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event team does a great job. It's true. &lt;br /&gt;Every member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event team is darling and reserves a special Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event Award for their activities. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THANKS A MILLION !!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you a great time! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stef &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-6943891653714725300?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6943891653714725300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/6943891653714725300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-successful.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Successful'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-8378936224405792909</id><published>2011-07-17T07:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T07:51:29.715-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Success'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Success</title><content type='html'>I'm Manuel,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A special message to our  Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans from U.S. and Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both teams have a chance to win. I can see this final. So this will be a very special moment in my life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Annica, Francine, Maria,  Fumi, Lasse, Bengt, Pierre, Robert, Nadine, Martine, Francine, Lotta, Janet, Claire, Bob, Peter, Rudi, Werner, Linde, Dan and so many other Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans I'm so grateful for the opportunity to meet  Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans from many different countries. It's true the world is a village in these days. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had a great time and exchanged our experiences. What impressed me most so many Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans among them several artists and writers joined Betty MacDonald Fan Club in these days. A big success for Betty MacDonald Fan Club!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I knew Betty MacDonald is world famous and has many fans. Nevertheless I'm very happy, proud and impressed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event team -  I can't praise you enough. &lt;br /&gt;You did a perfect job. Thanks a lot for these unique experiences. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now I have to go. The final is waiting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many greetings from a very happy &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Manuel &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-8378936224405792909?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8378936224405792909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/8378936224405792909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-success.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Success'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-1227625843661572744</id><published>2011-07-17T02:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T02:57:28.794-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Member List'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Member List</title><content type='html'>Bonjour, this is Francine,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Annica, you are right. Sweden won third place. Congratulations.&lt;br /&gt;We are a bit sad but that's Sport. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now we are looking forward to see who will be the winner of  FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's right, Annica. We will enjoy Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 DVD very much. It includes many Betty MacDonald Fan Club member interviews, Dan's very exciting and and very well researched Dorita Hess story and several interviews by Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will never forget Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Annica, I agree the most important aspect of Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 is the fact so many international Betty MacDonald fans joined Betty MacDonald Fan Club. We are working on the new Betty MacDonald Fan Club member list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm a bit sad because we have to leave on Monday. We had such a great time and I know I'll miss the new and old Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans very, very much but we'll see us again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a lot dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event Team for your hard work. You did an excellent job - as always! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish us a very exciting final on Sunday. May the best team win. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are in my heart. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Francine &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-1227625843661572744?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1227625843661572744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/1227625843661572744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-member-list.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Member List'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-7076194182020125547</id><published>2011-07-14T01:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-14T01:53:39.042-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDoandl Fan Club Party'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Party</title><content type='html'>Hello, I'm Annica,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loni, I agree. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Event in Germany is a great party. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fumi, we enjoy Japan's team very much. Japan or the U.S. team will win FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. The final will be very exciting. Can you hear our heart beat?  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We guess Sweden will win third place. I'm very sorry, dear Martine, Nadine, Nicole, Pierre and many other Betty MacDonald Fan Club members from France. I'm joking and I know very well that France is an excellent team although they already  lost two games against Germany and U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;So Sweden has a good chance. We'll meet us again in Sinsheim. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 DVD is very interesting with many Betty MacDonald Fan Club member interviews, Dan's fascinating Dorita Hess story and some interviews by Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner Wolfgang Hampel never published before. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can be very grateful and proud indeed that so many Betty MacDonald Fans joined  Betty MacDonald Fan Club during this great event. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter August 2011 includes a new list of Betty MacDonald Fan Club members from all over the world.&lt;br /&gt;Our international  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Community is growing every day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All my love to you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Annica&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-7076194182020125547?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7076194182020125547'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/7076194182020125547'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-party.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Party'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-315997801199414436</id><published>2011-07-08T00:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-08T00:18:43.630-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fifa Event 2011'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fifa Event 2011</title><content type='html'>Good morning, here is Loni speaking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Greta, darling we hope you won't have any problems with Fifa Women's World Cup 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We enjoy the Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fifa Women's World Cup 2011 Event very much. &lt;br /&gt;It's so much fun to meet the international Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans.&lt;br /&gt;I'm so happy and proud to be a member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have a great time here in Germany. Who will win Fifa Women's World Cup 2011? &lt;br /&gt;Do you have any idea? There are so many excellent teams.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good news for those who can't attend. You'll be able to see the Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event on DVD. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club's favourite is Dan with the very exciting Dorita Hess story. He has the ability to find out everything. &lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much dear Dan for joining us and all the best for your other very fascinating Betty MacDonald projects. They are very interesting. ( see also  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter August 2011) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fifa Women's World Cup 2011  DVD includes several bonus items and some interviews by Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have fun and good luck for your team.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loni &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. 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Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. 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Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-315997801199414436?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/315997801199414436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/315997801199414436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-fifa-event.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fifa Event 2011'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-50468233191758084</id><published>2011-07-01T23:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-01T23:56:38.416-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Letizia Mancino Betty MacDonald Hilde Domoin'/><title type='text'>Letizia Mancino, Betty MacDonald, Hilde Domin</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Greta, also called No-Sports-Greta,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are very hard times. Do you know the reason why?&lt;br /&gt;Folks, do you have any idea? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's talk about great writers and poets Letizia Mancino, Hilde Domin and Betty MacDonald. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member, artist and writer Letizia Mancino shares her delightful story THE SECOND PARADISE.   I'm one of Letizia Maninco's many devoted fans. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino sent this connecting piece  to " The Second Paradise".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DEFIANT AS A COCK&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright 2011 by Letizia Mancino&lt;br /&gt;All rights reserved &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That was how my friend Hilde Domin was, dear Betty! You would have liked her so much. She had also been in America. At that time you were a famous author but she was still unknown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Did she love cats like you do?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Yes Betty, she sure did!! Otherwise how do you think she could have been a friend of mine?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Oh Letizia, don’t boast! Hilde was famous!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-It’s all the same to me, Betty, whether a person is famous or not but that person must love animals&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Why was she as defiant as a cock?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Well Betty, she was simply so!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Like a pregnant woman in my “Egg and I”?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-No not so! Betty, Hilde was a whole farm!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- A farm, how was that?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- No Betty, Hilde was more! Almost a zoo! Even more. She was all the animals in the world!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-You loved her very much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-As I love all animals. &lt;br /&gt;You Betty, if I had known you, I would have loved you exactly so because you loved animals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-But as defiant as a cock from my Bob-farm!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Yes and no! (Hilde really loved this double form of answer). Listen Betty , I’ll tell you a story about how Hilde was. You would certainly have loved her. &lt;br /&gt;I’ll call my story “The Second Paradise”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE SECOND PARADISE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright by Letizia Mancino&lt;br /&gt;All rights reserved &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Lord God, one day, met Adam in Paradise and saw him lying under a palm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God spoke to him: Adam, my son, are you happy, are you content with Paradise ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adam answered: Oh Lord, it is wonderful!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: But I will create a second Paradise and give you a wife.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adam answered: Oh Lord, that is wonderful!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: I will create the wife according to your wishes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Adam stood under the palm and thought hard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: Adam, are you ready?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adam answered: My wife should be as lively as a bird but she should not fly. She should swim like a goldfish but not be a fish….. She should be as playful as a cat but not catch mice….. She should be as busy as an ant but not so small.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: So shall she be: Like a bird, a goldfish, a cat, an ant…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adam answered: Oh Lord, that is wonderful, but she should be as faithful as a dog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God asked: Adam, have you finished?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh Lord, cried Adam. She should also be as delightful and gentle as a lamb and as defiant as a cock!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;….She should be as curious as a monkey and as pampered as a lapdog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: So shall she be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Adam said: My wife should be as courageous as a lion and as headstrong as a goat…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: So, like a bird, a goldfish, a cat, an ant, a dog, a lamb, a cock, a monkey, a lapdog, a lion, a goat… and slowly and surely he wished to begin creating…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Adam stretched himself under the palm and called:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lord, Lord, she should be as adaptable as a chameleon but not creep on four feet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She should have sparkling eyes like, like… real diamonds. She should be as fiery as a volcano&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But … she should have crystal-clear thoughts like a mountain spring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God, the Almighty, was speechless…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Adam spoke: Also she should be as quick as lightening…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: Man, have you finished????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No, said Adam! She should be as strong as a horse, as long living as an elephant but as light as a butterfly!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God found Adam’s thoughts were good and said: So, bird, goldfish, cat, ant, dog, lamb, cock, monkey, lapdog, lion, goat, chameleon, genuine diamonds, volcano, mountain spring, lightening, horse, elephant…. butterfly…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God wished at last to begin creating her…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lord, called Adam… she should be as stable as steel, but as sweet as three graceful women in one…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God asked: Should she also be a poet?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, called Adam from under the palm…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And God said: Adam have you finished?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lord, I wish that, in the second Paradise I shall be one and doubled: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So God according to Adams last words created:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HILDE PALM DOMIN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Very best wishes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino is an outstanding writer and artist.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I know you will enjoy this very charming and witty story the same way  I did! &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club members will have the chance to read the story &lt;br /&gt;"The Second Paradise" in other languages because there is lots of interest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a Million, dear Letiza Mancino!  You made my day! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you know I'm not interested in Sports but in  pets and excellent literature. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel is working on a Eva Vargas biography. I'd love to know: Did Eva Vargas like pets and cats? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can read my new story in Betty MacDonald Newsletter July. Don't be to critical, please. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's not a crime to dislike Sports. Betty MacDonald had the same feelings. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many of us all over the world although my family is crazy about Sports. I'm not! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a nice weekend!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Greta &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-50468233191758084?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/50468233191758084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/50468233191758084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/letizia-mancino-betty-macdonald-hilde.html' title='Letizia Mancino, Betty MacDonald, Hilde Domin'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-3776675956684785928</id><published>2011-06-27T23:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-27T23:52:01.578-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event July 2011'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event  July 2011</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Aga,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll have the next international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event very soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's so exciting. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can't wait to see you again. ( Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter July 2011 ) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you a great time!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aga &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-3776675956684785928?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/3776675956684785928'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/3776675956684785928'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-event-july.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event  July 2011'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-493373302640224001</id><published>2011-06-25T23:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-25T23:42:05.842-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDoandl Fan Club'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</title><content type='html'>Good morning, I'm Sabrina&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm very glad to be a member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm thrilled because of the activity of so many Betty MacDonald Fan Club members from five continents. They did an excellent research and contribute the most interesting Betty MacDonald Fan Club items.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How we enjoy Amelie's and Dan's very important  Betty MacDonald Fan Club documents. &lt;br /&gt;We've met each other at the Betty MacDonald Fan Club  Eurovision Song Contest Event and we had so much fun. It's so important to meet us in person not only via internet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel is working on a new Eva Vargas biography he continues his outstanding Betty MacDonald Fan Club  research. ( see also Wolfgang Hampel's very interesting info of Betty MacDonald shows in Betty MacDonald Fan Club  Newsletter July, Page 4 )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We adore our brilliant Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members. &lt;br /&gt;Artist and writer Letizia Mancino shares a delightful story. She has so many fans. &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald's friend and Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member Monica Sone, described in Betty MacDonald's The plague and I as Kimi and author of Nisei Daughter, is delighted.......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a nice weekend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sabrina &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eva Vargas, Eva Vargas Fan Club, Eva Vargas Society, Künstlerin, Autorin, Komponistin, Sängerin, artist, author, composer, singer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://evavargas.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://evavargas.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's website &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino, beloved artist and writer, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://letiziamancino.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Letizia Mancino's Homage a Betty MacDonald &lt;br /&gt;http://www.letizia-mancino.eu/index.php?page=gallery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde Domin Fan Club  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hildedominfreundeskreis.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasone.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasone.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonesociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://monicasonefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.gwengrant.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://gwengrantsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html"&gt;http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-macdonalds-ma-and-pa-kettle.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bettymacdonald/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund created the Betty MacDonald, Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel Blogs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610"&gt;http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Interviews on CD and DVD &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items-comments.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-fan-club-items.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/betty-macdonald-interviews-on-cddvd_17.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Community &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldcommunity.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! &lt;br /&gt;We have tons of fun! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald - Fan Club of Betty MacDonald and Society of Betty MacDonald&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonald.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Forum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldforum.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bettymacdonaldsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://marybardsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett Fan Club and Society &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy and Plum Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://nancyandplumfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pigglewigglefanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck Artist and writer of Your Essential Nature - A Practical Guide to Greater Creativity and Spiritual Harmony - nephew of authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard - Honour Member of Betty MacDonald Society and Fan Club&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://darsiebeck.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampel.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Society&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, author, journalist, artist, poet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, interviewer of Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelsociety.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers. Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a  href="http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://wolfganghampelfanclub.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1867229337323433384-493373302640224001?l=bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/493373302640224001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1867229337323433384/posts/default/493373302640224001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bettymacdonaldfanclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club'/><author><name>Betty MacDonald Fan Club</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15388942569315864610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='18' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nhHVbAc0Cs/SizsjuH7B0I/AAAAAAAAACk/Hn_6uuYZMC8/S220/egg%26i3.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867229337323433384.post-3780263834136037629</id><published>2011-06-22T00:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-22T00:40:58.801-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald, Dorita Hess</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Andi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amelie, the Betty MacDonald Fan Club Letter Collection is very interesting.&lt;br /&gt;My favourites are Betty MacDonald's and Gammy's letters. Too funny! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dan, the story of 'Dorita Hess' could be a movie. You did a great job
