Mary Bard Jensen's and Betty MacDonald's life on Vashon Island

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Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter January 2016 will be very interesting.

We are going to publish the new Betty MacDonald essay by Betty MacDonald fan club research Anita and Eartha Kitt II.

The subject is ' Betty MacDonald's life on Vashon Island ' with several never published before interviews of Betty MacDonald's family, friends and neighbours.

We've already mentioned Betty MacDonald's homemade Christmas cards.

In which year did Betty MacDonald create this Christmas card?

If you know the answer you might be our Betty MacDonald fan club parcel winner today.

Good luck! 

Don' t miss our two current Betty MacDonald fan club contests, please.

Deadline: December 31, 2015

We are so glad that our beloved Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli is back.

New  Betty MacDonald documentary will be very interesting with many new interviews.

Alison Bard Burnett and other Betty MacDonald fan club honor members will be included in Wolfgang Hampel's new project Vita Magica.

More exciting news about Betty MacDonald's filmed interview will come soon. 

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Enjoy a new breakfast with Brad and Nick, please. 

We wish you a very nice Wednesday.

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Betty MacDonald fan club letter collection includes several very important  documents.

Using some very new and very important Betty MacDonald fan club documents Anita and Eartha Kitt II are working on a Betty MacDonald essay for Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter January.

According to Anita and Eartha's research Betty especially disliked three very famous writers.

You'll be able to read their article very soon.

Are you interested in a British edition of Betty MacDonald's autobiography 'Who, Me?'

The book is in excellent condition and as a very special bonus it includes some very interesting Betty MacDonald items, letters and photos.

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli is back and we are delighted.

Have a very nice Tuesday,

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Christmas with Mr. Tigerli

Copyright 2015 by Letizia Mancino
translated by Mary Holmes
All rights reserved

He is in Maine, Betty!

B: What on earth is Mr. Tigerli doing in Maine?

He is spending Christmas in the “The Jackson Laboratory” in Bar Harbor.

B: Isn’t it too cold for him there?

He has his winter coat and a wooly hat! It is not much colder in Maine than on Olympus!

B: Is he alone?

Yes, and he hasn’t taken his motorbike.

B: And the beautiful Greek girl?

She doesn’t celebrate Christmas. A Greek goddess isn’t a Christian.

B: I have already heard something of this world famous Institute on Mount Desert Island!

Yes Betty! It’s a cats’ paradise. There are six million mice there. More than anywhere else in the world!

B: Six million! Oh my god, and all sitting around under the Christmas tree?

Yes, they are all related to each other!

B: And they are waiting for the Christmas presents to be handed out?

Yes.

B: Oh god, and they all want to have their Christmas dinner at the same table?

Yes.

B: How many tons of cheese would one need for such an enormous family?

Mr. Tigerli will invite them all to dinner. 

B: Rockefeller could not be more generous.

Neither could Pope Franciscus.

B: Aren’t the mice afraid of our cat?

He has disguised himself as the Christmas tree.

B: That would certainly suit him well!

As a Christmas present he will let all the six million mice free. The mice will be absolutely overjoyed.

B: Has our little friend already drunk too much mulled wine?

Happy, happy, cats and mice

Christmas together is very nice.

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join our two current Betty MacDonald fan club contests, please.

Tell us please in which of her books Betty MacDoanald mentioned Christmas.

Deadline: December 31, 2015

Join our second Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.

Many Betty MacDonald fan club fans from all over the World are very happy and grateful.

Very much  beloved Betty MacDonald fan club honor member - the one and only Mr. Tigerli - is back.

The very witty and charming story has been written by Betty MacDonald fan club honor member, artist and author Letizia Mancino.

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mary Holmes translated the story  in English language and did an excellent job as always.

Thanks a million and Merry Christmas dearest Letizia Mancino, Mary Holmes and Mr. Tigerli.

You are really the best team in Betty MacDonald fan club history.

We are delighted!

Read and enjoy.

Merry Christmas!

Greta

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Christmas with Mr. Tigerli

Copyright 2015 by Letizia Mancino
translated by Mary Holmes
All rights reserved

He is in Maine, Betty!

B: What on earth is Mr. Tigerli doing in Maine?

He is spending Christmas in the “The Jackson Laboratory” in Bar Harbor.

B: Isn’t it too cold for him there?

He has his winter coat and a wooly hat! It is not much colder in Maine than on Olympus!

B: Is he alone?

Yes, and he hasn’t taken his motorbike.

B: And the beautiful Greek girl?

She doesn’t celebrate Christmas. A Greek goddess isn’t a Christian.

B: I have already heard something of this world famous Institute on Mount Desert Island!

Yes Betty! It’s a cats’ paradise. There are six million mice there. More than anywhere else in the world!

B: Six million! Oh my god, and all sitting around under the Christmas tree?

Yes, they are all related to each other!

B: And they are waiting for the Christmas presents to be handed out?

Yes.

B: Oh god, and they all want to have their Christmas dinner at the same table?

Yes.

B: How many tons of cheese would one need for such an enormous family?

Mr. Tigerli will invite them all to dinner. 

B: Rockefeller could not be more generous.

Neither could Pope Franciscus.

B: Aren’t the mice afraid of our cat?

He has disguised himself as the Christmas tree.

B: That would certainly suit him well!

As a Christmas present he will let all the six million mice free. The mice will be absolutely overjoyed.

B: Has our little friend already drunk too much mulled wine?

Happy, happy, cats and mice

Christmas together is very nice.

Mary Bard Jensen, Betty MacDonald and a heavenly Christmas season

Linde Lund shared Smart Beautiful Pictures's photo.

Mary Bard Jensen - and Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

Betty MacDonald described big snowflakes in one of her unique books.

Send us your experiences with big snowflakes or your favourite video, please.

Don't miss it, please.

Perhaps you will be  our Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas surprise parcel winner today.  

Good luck folks!

Betty MacDonald: 

“ Big snowflakes fluttered slowly through the air like white feathers and made all of the Heavenly Valley smooth and white and quiet and beautiful.

Tall fir trees stood up to their knees in snow and their outstretched hands were heaped with it. Those that were bare of leaves wore soft white fur on their scrawny, reaching arms and all the stumps and low bushes had been turned into fat white cupcakes.”  

Join our two current Betty MacDonald fan club contests, please.

Tell us please in which of her books Betty MacDoanald mentioned Christmas.

Deadline: December 31, 2015

Join our second Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.

Our new Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett CD and DVD are perfect Christmas gifts. 

Enjoy a wonderful  breakfast with Brad and Nick, please.

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli will be back soon.

Merry Christmas,

Michael

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Linde Lund shared Flowers and Nature's video.

Flowers and Nature added a new video: Winter Snow.

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Mary Bard Jensen - and Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

as you know Betty MacDonald adored  cats.

You'll be able to see several of Betty MacDonald's cats in Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas newsletter which will be available on Christmas Eve.

In case you know two of Betty MacDonald's cats' names send us a mail please as soon as possible.

You might be our Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas surprise parcel winner today.

I guess it's not a  very difficult question.

We look forward to hear from you. 

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Tell us please in which of her books Betty MacDoanald mentioned Christmas.

Deadline: December 31, 2015

Join our second Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.

Our new Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett CD and DVD are perfect Christmas gifts.

DVD and CD are different. 

You can see Betty MacDonald, her sister Alison Bard Burnett and other family members and friends in front of the camera for the first time! 
 
We can offer you new wonderful Betty MacDonald Fan Club Items and a new Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett CD and DVD. 

Alison Bard Burnett shares the most interesting stories about Mary, Betty and the Bard family. 

CD and DVD interviews are different ones.

New  Betty MacDonald documentary will be very interesting with many new interviews.

Alison Bard Burnett and other Betty MacDonald fan club honor members will be included in Wolfgang Hampel's new project Vita Magica.

More great news about Betty MacDonald's filmed interview will come soon. 

Enjoy a wonderful  breakfast with Brad and Nick, please.

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli will be back soon.

I guess our brilliant Mr. Tigerli  is going to share a very exciting Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas surprise with all of us. 

Love,

Lona

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Linde Lund shared •*Secret Garden *•'s photo.

Mary Bard Jensen - and Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

in case Santa is a bit late this year you know the reason why.

However Betty MacDonald fan club is always in time to share some new Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas surprises.

Wishing you a great Wednesday and don't forget to join the two current Betty MacDonald fan club contests.

Great Betty MacDonald fan club news!

During Christmas time you have the chance to win a Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas surprise parcel every day.

Good luck!

Yours,

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Mary Bard Jensen, Betty MacDonald and Merry Christmas

Mary Bard Jensen - and Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

do you already have your Christmas gifts or do you belong to the sort of people who are chasing after them a few hours or minutes before Christmas?

Anyway - we have a great Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas surprise for you.

You only have to answer this question.

Which of Betty MacDonald's books starts with a rather sad Christmas and ends with a Merry Christmas?

It isn't difficult. Not at all!

The first three Betty MacDonald fan club fans with the correct answer are our winners today.

Good luck!

Join our two current Betty MacDonald fan club contests, please.

Tell us please in which of her books Betty MacDoanald mentioned Christmas.

Deadline: December 31, 2015

Join our second Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please.

Our new Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett CD and DVD are perfect Christmas gifts.

DVD and CD are different. 

You can see Betty MacDonald, her sister Alison Bard Burnett and other family members and friends in front of the camera for the first time! 
 
We can offer you new wonderful Betty MacDonald Fan Club Items and a new Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett CD and DVD. 

Alison Bard Burnett shares the most interesting stories about Mary, Betty and the Bard family. 

CD and DVD interviews are different ones.

New  Betty MacDonald documentary will be very interesting with many new interviews.

Alison Bard Burnett and other Betty MacDonald fan club honor members will be included in Wolfgang Hampel's new project Vita Magica.

More great news about Betty MacDonald's filmed interview will come soon. 

Enjoy a wonderful  breakfast with Brad and Nick, please.

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli will be back soon.

I guess our brilliant Mr. Tigerli  is going to share a very exciting Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas surprise with all of us. 

Astrid

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What's in it?

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great Betty MacDonald fan club news.

We have a very special Betty MacDonald fan club Christmas gift for you.

A relative of one of our Betty MacDonald fan club fans wrote about his experiences with Betty and Robert Eugene Heskett ( Bob in The Egg and I ).

We are going to share it with you because it incl. very exciting details. ( Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter December )

Take care and have lots of fun on Saturday,

Martin

Betty MacDonald described Christmas time in her book 'The Egg and I:

I put up my Christmas tree during the last week of November, just to get the feel and smell of November out of the house. Bob warned me that it would dry out and the needles would fall off before Christmas but I laughed. Not only did I think the drying out improbable but it seemed more likely that it would flourish and give birth to little Christmas trees in the moist atmosphere of the house.

I never tired of admiring and loving our little Christmas trees. When we cleared the back fields, Bob let me keep about ten of the prettiest trees for future Christmas trees. The loveliest of all we sent home to the family but the one I chose for our first Christmas was a dear, fat little lady with her full green skirts hiding her feet and all of her branches tipped with cones.

The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald is a memoir of the years in the late 1920’s that Ms. MacDonald and her first husband, Bob Heskett, spent running a small chicken farm near Chimacum, Washington. The Egg and I was Betty MacDonald’s first book, published in 1945, and she went on to write several more volumes of memoir and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books for children. 

I can see from the book why the divorce ensued. Betty MacDonald begins her story with a quotation from Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: “Such duty as the subject owes the prince, even such a woman oweth to her husband.” Berry MacDonald says she went into marriage with this sort of dutiful attitude, along with adherence to her mother’s advice “that it is a wife’s bounden duty to see that her husband is happy in his work.” 

“Too many potentially great men are eating their hearts out in dull jobs because of selfish wives,” quoth Mom, and Betty listened and found herself supporting Bob in his dream of owning a chicken farm. With no electricity. No indoor plumbing. No radio. No telephone. Bats hanging in the cellar and flying into the house. Dropping boards and chicken lice. Days that began at 4 AM and ended at midnight or thereafter. Homicidal chickens. Bears and cougars. Ma and Pa Kettle as neighbors. Babies with “fits”. 

The Egg and I is very funny. 

Betty MacDonald had a way with words. Some examples, chosen almost at random:
“Farmers’ wives who had the strength, endurance and energy of locomotives and the appetites of dinosaurs were, according to them, so delicate that if you accidentally brushed against them they would turn brown like gardenias.”

“The parlor was clean and neat. . . I was amazed considering the fifteen children and the appearance of the rest of the house. But when I watched Maw come out of the bathroom, firmly shut the door, go over and pull down the fringed shades clear to the bottom, test the bolt on the door that led to the front hallway and finally shut and lock the door after us as we went into the kitchen, I knew. The parlor was never used. It was the clean white handkerchief in the breastpocket of the house.”

“Not me!” I screamed as he told me to put the chokers on the fir trees and to shout directions for the pulling as he drove the team when we cleared out the orchard. “Yes, you! I’m sure you’re not competent but you’re the best help I can get at present,” and Bob laughed callously.

Bob’s attitude in that last quote from the book, repeated frequently throughout, is probably the reason that Betty left him in 1931 and returned to Seattle, civilization, and eventually a new husband, Mr. Donald MacDonald, who presumably appreciated her desire to support him in his work and returned the favor. 

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