Monday, March 30, 2015

Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund seriously ill


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Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

very sad news!

Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund and her daughter are seriously ill.

We wish both a million times good health.

Betty MacDonald fan club research team is working on a new Betty MacDonald exhibit.

If you are interested in joining this Betty MacDonald fan club project you are welcome.
 
Several Betty MacDonald fan club fans shared very interesting details and info regarding Betty MacDonald's fascinating experiences in Hollywood.


Thanks a million!


We are going to publish some new Betty MacDonald fan club interviews  by Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel who is working on an updated Betty MacDonald biography.
 

Good luck dear Wolfgang Hampel!

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli is a great guy even if he is a bit strange.
My British friends would say he's a bit eccentric but that's like Onions in the Stew, don't you think.

Do I agree with Betty MacDonald's description of women and men? Oh yes I do!
Betty MacDonald was such a very intelligent lady and she knew very well what she was writing about.

If we believe that Mr. Tigerli acts a bit strange what can we say of the behaviour of some men?

Betty wrote the truth! By the way I don't hate men! I love them - some of them - especially mine!


My family and friends adore Traci Tyne Hilton's books very much.

We are very happy that she is our new Betty MacDonald fan club honor member.

Betty MacDonald fan club fans from all over the world like Linde Lund's interview with Traci Tyne Hilton very much. 


Have a great Monday,

Astrid



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Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund interviewed author Traci Tyne Hilton who is a huge Betty MacDonald fan.

Many greetings to Traci Tyne Hilton and Betty MacDonald fan club fans around the world.

Lena


Betty MacDonald fan  club interview with author Traci Tyne Hilton
                Copyright 2014 by Traci Tyne Hilton & Linde Lund
                                        All rights reserved



I can find several interviews with you. Which two ones do you prefer?


Here are two recent interviews. The second one is a "character interview" with the characters from my newest book, which is kind of fun.




Which book by Betty MacDonald did you read first?

My mom gave me her copy of The Egg and I when I was about 11. It was my first taste of Betty Macdonald, but I was definitely hooked! I read it at least once a year until I was in my twenties and finally got around to finding the rest of her work at my library...and then collecting reprints.

What do you like most in Betty MacDonald's books?

I love her over the top humor paired with her brutally honest representation of life. 


Is there anything you dislike in Betty MacDonald's books?

One could call her portrayal of the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest in the Egg and I racist, but she was a woman of her time, and the things she writes about, such as alcoholism, are not untrue. They are just reported with that brutal honesty that she also uses for her white neighbors--no one is safe from her sharp pen. So, it makes me a little uncomfortable to read, but at the same time, I think it is real (from her perspective at least, and her perspective is valid,) and I don't dislike it, if that makes sense.

Did you ever read Betty MacDonald's books for children for example The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series and  Nancy and Plum?

Oh yes! I wish I had had them as kids, but I have been reading them to my kids which is even better! My sister in law bought me Nancy and Plum several years back, and I love it. I don't know why it's not a classic on par with the Secret Garden or the Little Princess! But...even better than Nancy and Plum are the Piggle Wiggle books. They crack my kids up, and were the first chapter books that my girls really devoured. They crack me up, too!

What is your favourite book by Betty MacDonald?

It is still The Egg and I. It's a book that formed so much of my opinion on fiction and held such an important part of my growing up--I don't think anything could beat it. My husband and I call snobby activities "The Theatah and the Dahnce" and I've been known to say "I itch, so I scratch, so what?" 

Did Betty MacDonald influence you as author?

Absolutely. Though I write mysteries I want them to be funny, and I hold Betty MacDonald's work up as a standard for humor.

What do you think is the reason Betty MacDonald is beloved all over the world?


Betty's work gives us a glimpse into a world that we would have never known without her. Both life in the Olympic Mountains and on Vashon are so different from regular town and city life. I think readers love to escape, and the more remote the location, the more different the people we get to meet, the more we love the work! Betty's books help us all escape to a time that is getting farther and farther away, and a place that doesn't even exist anymore, but even when it did, it was unexpected, hilarious, and stunningly beautiful.


Dearest Traci I hope I don't bore with so many questions.


I wasn't a bit bored! Betty MacDonald is definitely my favorite author and I loved having a chance to talk about her work and why I love it so much!

As I already mentioned there are several Betty MacDonald fan club fans who enjoy your books very much.

That people who love Betty MacDonald also like my books is almost unbelievable to me, and really is a dream come true, as an author. When I was a young girl, curled up with her work, escaping to that remote egg farm, I never dreamed that someday people who loved her, would also enjoy what I had to say.


Dearest Traci thanks a million for this wonderful interview.

Lots of love to you and your family.

Lots of love to you, as well! Thank you.



Traci



Thursday, March 19, 2015

Betty MacDonald and Betty MacDonald links in Spring


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Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

March is really an exciting month for Betty MacDonald fan club fans not only because of begin of our favourite season Spring.

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

There are only a few days left. 

Many Betty MacDonald fan club fans already joined our three Betty MacDonald fan club contests. 

Thanks a million for your outstanding support!

We are looking for Betty MacDonald's favourite flower, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's upside down house and the best Eurovision Song Contest winner song in history of ESC.

( see links below Betty MacDonald fan club contest, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle fan club contest and Betty MacDonald fan club Eurovision Song Contest ) 

All three of them, Betty MacDonald, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and Eurovision Song Contest celebrate their birthday very soon.

We are going to publish a new Betty MacDonald fan club birthday DVD.


Don't forget to send us some witty birthday wishes, please.

The best ones will win some new Betty MacDonald fan club items. 
 
Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Darsie Beck, Betty MacDonald's favourite nephew and son of Betty MacDonald's unique sister Alison Bard Burnett is not only a very gifted artist but also an excellent writer. He is going to share his delightful childhood memories with us.

Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel is going to answer many questions regarding updated Betty MacDonald biography and his other projects.
( see link below )

Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund  is delighted to hear from you. 
Linde and Betty MacDonald fan club ESC team are going to organize an International Betty MacDonald fan club ESC meeting. 

You'll find all the info on Betty MacDonald fan club blog and Betty MacDonald fan club newsletter.

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli  and Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Letiza Mancino are going to surprise us with new unique Mr. Tigerli treasure stories.

We miss our ' Casanova' very much but we know he feels younger than ever because of very strong Spring feelings.


Brad Craft's unique reviews and thoughts are real treasures.  
Brad is very gifted, brilliant and intelligent. 

Betty MacDonald fan club ESC voting 2015 will start in April. We are looking for the Betty MacDonald fan club ESC voting winner 2015.


That a very new Eurovision 2015 TOP 29.

We wish you a very sunny Thursday,

Albert

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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle fan club contest 

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Very important Betty MacDonald links

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Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

we have  three Betty MacDonald fan club contests at the current time.

Don't miss them, please. ( see very important Betty MacDonald fan club links below )


You'll enjoy our  Betty MacDonald fan club interviews on CD/DVD very much.


Don't forget to send us some witty birthday wishes, please.

The best ones will win some new Betty MacDonald fan club items. 
 
Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Darsie Beck, Betty MacDonald's favourite nephew and son of Betty MacDonald's unique sister Alison Bard Burnett shares his childhood memories of Vashon Island.

Darsie Beck's contribution is a very special Betty MacDonald fan club birthday gift.

Betty MacDonald fan club founder Wolfgang Hampel and  Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund  will be interviewed for Betty MacDonald fan club birthday newsletter.  

Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli is very busy according to Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Letiza Mancino but we'll hear from our darling soon.


Send us your most beautiful photo of Betty MacDonald's favourite flowers, please.

You'll be able to win many Betty MacDonald fan club items, especially the updated Betty MacDonald documentary with new interviews.  


Deadline: March 26, 2015

Don't miss  Brad Craft's fascinating article, please.



That a very new Eurovision 2015 TOP 29.

Best wishes,

Heidi

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Monday, March 16, 2015

Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund and ESC 2015

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Dearest Betty MacDonald fan club ESC fans,

excuse me please I know there are several friends who asked me the reason why I adore ESC.

You have to know many, many people in Scandinavia are crazy about Eurovision Song Contest.

So don't criticize me too much, please.

That's the way it is.

We already got many votes for our Betty MacDonald fan club Eurovision Song Contest.

Thanks a million for your great suppport. 

Which song is your favourite Eurovision Song Contest winner ever?


Dearest Betty MacDonald fan club ESC fans just send us your favourite winner entry, please or post a comment on facebook.

We'd like to hear your opinion.

We got several wrong votings because of this very important rule:
 

You are not allowed to vote for a winner song from your country.
 

That's simple, isn't it.

For example if you are from Sweden, you are not allowed to vote for Swedish winners.


No points for ABBA and Waterloo! 

You can win many facinating Betty MacDonald fan club ESC items.


Deadline: March 31, 2015


Happy 60th birthday dearest Eurovision Song Contest! 


Australia joins ESC for the first time. 

Yours,


Linde 



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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Betty MacDonald fan club contest

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Betty MacDonald fan club fans,

March will be a very exciting month for Betty MacDonald fan club fans not only because we believe in very beautiful Spring!

Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel's unique Betty MacDonald fan club interviews and his Betty MacDonald biography are the subject of Vincent's new Betty MacDonald fan club research team.

Vincent will be very glad to hear from you if you are interested in joining his new Betty MacDonald fan club research team.

Don't miss current Betty MacDonald fan club contest, please. 


You can win Betty Macdonald fan club collection with many very interesting bonus items.

Send us the most beautiful photo of Betty MacDonald's favourite flowers.

Deadline: March 26, 2015

Good luck dearest Betty MacDonald fan club fans! 

 
Betty MacDonald fan club honor member Mr. Tigerli will be back with new outstanding activities. 

Come on! Let's have a new breakfast at the bookstore with Brad and Nick.

Betty MacDonald fan club organizer Linde Lund and her Betty MacDonald fan club Eurovision Song Contest 2015 team are very busy right now. 

What about Betty MacDonald fan club ESC meeting 2015?

More info are coming soon!

This is a current Eurovison Song Contest TOP 15. 

Who will win German ESC preselection 2015 on March 5th?  

Fahrenhaidt - Frozen Silence and Mrs. Greenbird with Shine Shine Shine  seem to be  the favourites.  

Do you agree?

What's your opinion?
Send us your favourite please and you can win some very interesting Betty MacDonald fan club Eurovision Song Contest items!
Deadline: March 4, 2015

Yours,

Melanie

Betty MacDonald fan club