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Monica Sone Fan Club and Monica Sone Society. A Fan Club and literary Society. Welcome to Monica Sone Fan Club and Monica Sone Society. Monica Sone is the author of Nisei Daughter and was a good friend of  Betty MacDonald, the author of The egg and I and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Series and has been described as brilliant Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The plague and I.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/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>112</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215238964451060868.post-7080985831810102944</id><published>2011-12-25T02:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-28T01:36:41.182-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone by Letizia Mancino'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone by Letizia Mancino</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Lenard,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We share a very special Xmas gift by beloved 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;&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;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. I was flying from west to east towards the rising sun.&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. 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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/6215238964451060868-7080985831810102944?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7080985831810102944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7080985831810102944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/12/monica-sone-by-letizia-mancino.html' title='Monica Sone by Letizia Mancino'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-9178511898136641205</id><published>2011-10-11T00:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-11T00:13:43.327-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone&apos;s civil rights'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone's civil rights</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/6215238964451060868-9178511898136641205?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/9178511898136641205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/9178511898136641205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/10/monica-sones-civil-rights.html' title='Monica Sone&apos;s civil rights'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-3290018728250482871</id><published>2011-10-09T01:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-09T01:14:36.478-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone and the past'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone and the 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;&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;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/6215238964451060868-3290018728250482871?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/3290018728250482871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/3290018728250482871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/10/monica-sone-and-past.html' title='Monica Sone and the 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-6215238964451060868.post-1690046121147387508</id><published>2011-09-25T00:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T00:33:35.563-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We miss our friend Monica Sone'/><title type='text'>We miss our friend Monica Sone</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 touching messages from our  international Betty MacDonald Fan Club members. Here are only some 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, 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,  Janet&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/6215238964451060868-1690046121147387508?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/1690046121147387508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/1690046121147387508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/09/we-miss-our-friend-monica-sone.html' title='We miss our friend 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-6215238964451060868.post-7691887166409812366</id><published>2011-09-12T01:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-12T01:02:00.597-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone will live on'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone will live on</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/6215238964451060868-7691887166409812366?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7691887166409812366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7691887166409812366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/09/monica-sone-will-live-on.html' title='Monica Sone will live on'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-2857407571254129895</id><published>2011-09-11T00:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T00:34:12.834-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone lives in our hearts forever'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone lives in our hearts forever</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/6215238964451060868-2857407571254129895?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/2857407571254129895'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/2857407571254129895'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/09/monica-sone-lives-in-our-hearts-forever.html' title='Monica Sone lives in our hearts forever'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-1200820334179245177</id><published>2011-09-09T01:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-09T01:27:57.117-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone fans very sad'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone fans very sad</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;Wolfgang 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/6215238964451060868-1200820334179245177?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/1200820334179245177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/1200820334179245177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/09/monica-sone-fans-very-sad.html' title='Monica Sone fans very sad'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-7754583898649877350</id><published>2011-09-07T04:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-07T04:14:34.901-07:00</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;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;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/6215238964451060868-7754583898649877350?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7754583898649877350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7754583898649877350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.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-6215238964451060868.post-5954956929246240093</id><published>2011-09-02T00:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-02T00:28:19.057-07:00</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 2010  by Wolfgang Hampel&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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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/6215238964451060868-5954956929246240093?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5954956929246240093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5954956929246240093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/09/im-margit-dear-monica-sone-and-betty.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-6215238964451060868.post-4743283696318223369</id><published>2011-08-01T00:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T00:35:12.573-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDoanld Fan Club art'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club art</title><content type='html'>It's Siv,&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,  Wolfgang Hampel's, Monica Sone's, Darsie Beck's, Gwen Grant'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/6215238964451060868-4743283696318223369?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/4743283696318223369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/4743283696318223369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/08/betty-macdonald-fan-club-art.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club 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-6215238964451060868.post-8703897671892976630</id><published>2011-07-14T02:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-14T02:18:00.081-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone FIFA World Cup 2011 Event'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone FIFA World Cup 2011 Event</title><content type='html'>Hello, I'm Annica,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loni, I agree. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone and 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;Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 DVD is very interesting with many Monica Sone and  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 Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fans joined Monica Sone and  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 Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club members from all over the world.&lt;br /&gt;Our international Monica Sone and  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/6215238964451060868-8703897671892976630?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8703897671892976630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8703897671892976630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/07/monica-sone-fifa-world-cup-2011-event.html' title='Monica Sone FIFA World Cup 2011 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-6215238964451060868.post-6295184895387758095</id><published>2011-07-08T00:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-08T00:37:43.668-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone Event 2011'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone Event 2011</title><content type='html'>Good morning, here is Loni speaking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We enjoy the Monica Sone and 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 Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans.&lt;br /&gt;I'm so happy and proud to be a member of Monica Sone and 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 Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event on DVD. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone and 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 really 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. 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/6215238964451060868-6295184895387758095?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/6295184895387758095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/6295184895387758095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/07/monica-sone-event-2011.html' title='Monica Sone 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-6215238964451060868.post-4103488574701316943</id><published>2011-06-26T00:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-26T00:03:01.645-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDoanld Fan Club News'/><title type='text'>Betty MacDonald Fan Club News</title><content type='html'>Good morning, I'm Sabrina&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm very glad to be a member of Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm thrilled because of the activity of so many Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club members from five continents. They did an excellent research and contribute the most interesting Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club items.&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/6215238964451060868-4103488574701316943?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/4103488574701316943'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/4103488574701316943'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/06/betty-macdonald-fan-club-news.html' title='Betty MacDonald Fan Club News'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-8592462387668532965</id><published>2011-05-04T01:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-04T01:50:09.678-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone praises Claire Dederer'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone praises Claire Dederer</title><content type='html'>It's Sarah,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are delighted and enjoy these  very special easter eggs.&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner Wolfgang Hampel seems to find everything. &lt;br /&gt;These manuscripts and shows are very important and  interesting. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and Betty MacDonald's friend described as Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The plague and I, praises the Betty MacDonald essay written by author Claire Dederer: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for Claire Dederer"s essay on Betty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty would have been so pleased and also astounded that someone had studied her books on such a deep level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Claire's understanding of Betty's character, also reveals Claire's own ability to do very intelligent, creative analysis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am profoundly happy with this, in memory of a wonderful human being.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Claire Dederer,  Author of Poser : My Life In Twenty-Three Yoga Poses&lt;br /&gt;lives in Seattle and writes about books and culture for the New York Times, Vogue, Newsday, and many other publications:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It means the world to me. If one can treasure an email, I will treasure this one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It would be my honor to donate a book to the Betty MacDonald Fan club. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Claire Dederer &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soon we'll have a huge international  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love to you whereever you may be!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sarah &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/6215238964451060868-8592462387668532965?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8592462387668532965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8592462387668532965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/05/monica-sone-praises-claire-dederer.html' title='Monica Sone praises Claire Dederer'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-1925142744058972756</id><published>2011-04-14T00:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-14T00:56:21.106-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone&apos;s friend Betty MacDonald'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone's friend Betty MacDonald</title><content type='html'>I'm Ruth,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and Betty MacDonald's friend described as Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The plague and I, is sending very special Betty MacDonald birthday greetings:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans,  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald's birthday is such a special occasion to celebrate a unique person.  She understood me so well when we met at the sanatarium.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was young and uncertain about myself and others.  &lt;br /&gt;What a talent she had giving of herself in a framework of fun to learn how to laugh at oneself. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What a gift!! No wonder we continue to love her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for Claire Dederer"s essay on Betty. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty would have been so pleased and also astounded that someone had studied her books on such a deep level. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Claire's understanding of Betty's character, also reveals Claire's own ability to do very intelligent, creative analysis.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am profoundly happy with this, in memory of a wonderful human being.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many greetings to our first Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member Monica Sone. &lt;br /&gt;Thanks a Million dear Monica Sone for these very special Betty MacDonald birthday greetings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans, we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ruth &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/6215238964451060868-1925142744058972756?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/1925142744058972756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/1925142744058972756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/04/monica-sones-friend-betty-macdonald.html' title='Monica Sone&apos;s friend 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-6215238964451060868.post-1137023206557629673</id><published>2011-03-23T01:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-23T01:34:31.412-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone supports Japan'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone supports Japan</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Pascal,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and Betty MacDonald's friend described as Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The plague and I, is sending this moving message:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To the Betty MacDonald and Monica Sone Fan Club  fans from all over the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am eartbroken over the devastation in Sendai and the continuing anxieties about the nuclear plants. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I see the concern and the desire to help from all over the world, I am deeply moved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is always individual human beings who care and reach out to others who give me hope. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so grateful to them.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks A Million dear Monica Sone! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next Betty MacDonald and Monica Sone Fan Club Newsletter includes the info of the Betty MacDonald and Monica Sone Fan Club Japan Support!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pascal &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/6215238964451060868-1137023206557629673?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/1137023206557629673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/1137023206557629673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/03/monica-sone-supports-japan.html' title='Monica Sone supports 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-6215238964451060868.post-5697742349594636469</id><published>2011-03-14T09:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-14T09:31:02.324-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone fans support Japan'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone fans support Japan</title><content type='html'>I'm Nadine,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many Monica Sone Fan Club greetings to our dear friends in Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are with you in our thoughts and prayers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are going to support you in practice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll be able to read everything about supporting Japan in our special Monica Sone Fan Club Newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All our love to our friends and fans in Japan!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nadine &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/6215238964451060868-5697742349594636469?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5697742349594636469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5697742349594636469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/03/monica-sone-fans-support-japan.html' title='Monica Sone fans support 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-6215238964451060868.post-565676283650070362</id><published>2011-02-25T08:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-25T08:20:41.900-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone Meeting 2011'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone Meeting 2011</title><content type='html'>I'm Andrea,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations, dear Wolfgang Hampel in the name of our international Betty MacDonald Fans and Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members. Good luck for your future projects. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel did an excellent job. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll  have a huge international Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Conference in 2011 with Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald fans from 5 continents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll be able to see the new Betty MacDonald Documentary for the very first time. &lt;br /&gt;It includes many never published before interviews with Betty MacDonald's family and friends interviewed by Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel and other Betty MacDonald fans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a very special huge Betty MacDonald surprise you'll see parts of the magical treasure interview with our beloved Betty MacDonald filmed in colour and the Betty MacDonald Fan Club Letter Collection with many letters written by Betty MacDonald, Mary, Cleve, Dede, Madge, Sydney, Darsie, Madge, Alison, Gammy and many other family members and friends. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can read many more information in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter March 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                         Betty MacDonald Fan Club proudly presents: &lt;br /&gt;           &lt;br /&gt;The amazing, very witty, charming, intelligent story written by our brilliant &lt;br /&gt;new Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member, artist, writer and President of  Goethe Society, Letizia Mancino. As we have so many international Betty MacDonald Fans we are very happy to offer you Letizia Mancino's story in other languages, for example in italian and german language. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Greetings,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Andrea &lt;br /&gt;           &lt;br /&gt;                                When you dream, dream big &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                 Part II &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                               Copyright 2011 by Letizia Mancino&lt;br /&gt;                               All rights reserved &lt;br /&gt;                               Translated by D. Tsiaprakas&lt;br /&gt;                          &lt;br /&gt;We'll meet on Vashon Island. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don, your second husband is so very much nicer! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love islands in North America: Though I know only the island „Mount Desert“ in Maine and not the island at the Pacific Coast –Betty's Vashon Island is near Seattle – however things seem to me to be very similar: Magic landscape, cosmic influences and thousands of small odd bits of land swimming in the wide ocean. Can they really swim? It looks as if they were wearing a life jacket around the lushgreen of the woods...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I like Betty's and Don's house! Though I am missing „STOVE“ still there is a mad washing machine that makes life here interesting. What ghosts are likely to live within it? (Don is a Scotsman, I think he has taken it out of a haunted castle). Betty's daughters also live here: They are capricious girls with silly notions! „STOVE“ could be the father! Pity, they have been nicer in the other books when they were still little and sweet!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, there are nice cats and dogs: Betty is a great animal friend. She has even stored a huge amount of dog and cat boxes in the house. Indeed, the American kitchen is unbelievable! &lt;br /&gt;When Betty can't buy food for humans – this happens with a stormy sea when the ferry boats can't deliver the island – she willingly resorts to those in the „worst case“.O, that culinary ability to adapt myself I will never develop! Do I perhaps eat the mice which my tomcat Tigerli brings me? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty's cook book is inexhaustible. From wild animals to marine creatures on the coast. In the Pacific fantastic fish and crustaceans live: Spoiled for choice! O seafood! „The king“ is the lobster, I learned in Maine! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However in Seattle it seems to be „Geoduck“! It's a sensation: It's got along neck! A sea giraffe? What's that? Betty help me! The damned name “Geoduck“ I don't find in my dictionary. The British encyclopedia Britannica doesn't know it either...Moment! I am looking it up in „The American Heritage Dictionary“. Thank God, I have found it: It's „a very large edible clam“. Clam of the size of 20cm.&lt;br /&gt;What's the „cazze di Napoli“ in comparison to that? Mussels, shame upon you before the American!  I look out of the window: Betty is crawling in the water with the whole family! Her daughter discovered Geoduck in the water. She grasps the neck of the animal! Clam is in a jam! It's caught! All are shouting for  joy! What a delicacy! Betty is running into the kitchen: Clam is being prepared: I turn my eyes elsewhere, I don't want to see anything of it. I hear how the meat is smashed. Eggs are beat together with it. My stomach also feels sick.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty is calling to eat. I dont eat that strange animal. It tastes heavenly, says Betty! I believe &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will leave the island.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&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/6215238964451060868-565676283650070362?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/565676283650070362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/565676283650070362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/02/monica-sone-meeting-2011.html' title='Monica Sone Meeting 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-6215238964451060868.post-131746185248811260</id><published>2011-02-04T04:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-04T04:09:10.204-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wolfgang Hampel celebrates birthday'/><title type='text'>Wolfgang Hampel celebrates birthday</title><content type='html'>Bonjour, I'm Arlette,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy birthday, dear Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's success story began in 1983 when he founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club with 4 fans. In 2011 we have members in 30 countries. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel visited all the places where Betty MacDonald and her family lived.&lt;br /&gt;He interviewed Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard Jensen's family and friends. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The international Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club members  tremendously enjoy Wolfgang Hampel's fascinating Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle  biography, his satirical poems and very witty interviews but also his brilliant friends. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner, author and journalist Wolfgang Hampel, meets the most wonderful personalities, for example our Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members, outstanding authors and artists Monica Sone, Darsie Beck, Gwen Grant and Letizia Mancino. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you dream -  dream BIG! Wolfgang Hampel's big dream came true because of his unbelievable strength and huge energy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2010 was the most successful year in history of Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club with three international Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Events in Oslo, Stockholm and South Africa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2011 will be even more successful.  &lt;br /&gt;The international Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club ribbon is growing every day.&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Guru Wolfgang Hampel is especially delighted  that we'll have the first Betty MacDonald Fan Club Wedding in 2011. &lt;br /&gt;More Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members and international Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club meetings will follow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel is currently working on a biography of artist, singer and writer Eva Vargas. Good luck and a million times good health!  &lt;br /&gt;We are looking forward to listen and read Wolfgang Hampel's interviews, stories, poems and  biographies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a Million for founding Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club and all the activities in the past and future! &lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel shares his oustanding comical talent and brings lots of joy and golden laughter to all of us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have the most wonderful birthday ever, dear Wolfgang Hampel!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All our love in the name of Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club members in 30 countries &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arlette &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/6215238964451060868-131746185248811260?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/131746185248811260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/131746185248811260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/02/wolfgang-hampel-celebrates-birthday.html' title='Wolfgang Hampel celebrates birthday'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-3811683412163414417</id><published>2011-01-25T03:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-25T04:00:29.935-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone greetings'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone greetings</title><content type='html'>I'm Amelie,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita and Eartha Kitt II,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We love you. &lt;br /&gt;Anita, you wrote the most interesting Monica Sone stories. You have a very wise friend named Eartha Kitt II. Don't kill her, please. She is very honest.  There is no need to be jealous. Not at all. You both are very clever. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Greta, it's so nice to hear from you. It's true. Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club members in 30 countries admire Wolfgang Hampel's fascinating stories, satirical poems and very witty interviews but also his brilliant friends. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I often visit the websites of our dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members Monica Sone, Darsie Beck, Gwen Grant and Letizia Mancino.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a great feeling to be part of Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm sending my love to Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner and Fan Club founder Wolfgang Hampel and our international Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club members in 30 countries and to our dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amelie&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;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;&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;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;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6215238964451060868-3811683412163414417?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/3811683412163414417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/3811683412163414417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2011/01/monica-sone-greetings.html' title='Monica Sone greetings'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-5453332474792237518</id><published>2010-12-16T23:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-16T23:48:03.739-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Moncia Sone&apos;s friend Betty MacDonald'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone's friend Betty MacDonald</title><content type='html'>I'm Anders,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our beloved Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor member, Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and Betty MacDonald's friend described as Kimi in Betty's The Plague and I is sending her Christmas greetings to all Betty MacDonald Fan Club members: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My warmest Christmas greetings to all of you ... the many, many members of the Betty MacDonald Fan Club.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I honor all of you for your love and steadfast loyalty to Betty. Not only was Betty a uniquely talented writer but she also was a wonderful human being who extended her friendship to me when I needed it most ... at the tuberculosis sanatorium. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And she will continue to touch people's hearts even as the years go by. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love to you all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Kimi  ( Monica Sone )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright 2010 by Monica Sone &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone loves to hear from her fans. If you would like to send Monica Sone your special Christmas greetings don't hesitate to contact us, please. Monica Sone will be very happy to hear from you. Don't believe any tiny, jealous dwarfs who tell you the opposite! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isn't this a delightful message from great Monica Sone?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Monica Sone, Merry Christmas to you and your family!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merry Christmas to you, dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll see us again in 2011 without any jealous dwarfs!  Nobody needs them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anders &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;&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;&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;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 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;&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/6215238964451060868-5453332474792237518?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5453332474792237518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5453332474792237518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/12/monica-sones-friend-betty-macdonald.html' title='Monica Sone&apos;s friend 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-6215238964451060868.post-7885417183714712153</id><published>2010-12-12T02:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-12T02:48:22.181-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Moncia Sone and jealous dwarfs'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone and jealous dwarfs</title><content type='html'>Good morning  Betty MacDonald fans,&lt;br /&gt;it's Henning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2010 was the most successful year in the history of Betty MacDonald Fan Club.&lt;br /&gt;When Betty MacDonald Memorial Award Winner Wolfgang Hampel started Betty MacDonald Fan Club in 1983 we had 5 members. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We 'll have Betty MacDonald Fan Club members from 30 countries soon. You'll find all the details in next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. What a success story!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A special message for tiny, jealous dwarfs: A dream will come true if you believe in yourself and work hard on it. OK? The way our great Betty MacDonald Fan Club member and author Monica Sone describes jealousy is excellent. I totally agree. That's it! Monica Sone is a genius.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have the great honour and pleasure to introduce a new wonderful Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member, writer, artist and President of a world famous literary Society.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This will happen in a few days. The new Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member even created a Betty MacDonald Gallery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care and enjoy the season,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Henning &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/6215238964451060868-7885417183714712153?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7885417183714712153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7885417183714712153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/12/monica-sone-and-jealous-dwarfs.html' title='Monica Sone and jealous dwarfs'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-9153425360223730560</id><published>2010-12-08T08:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-08T08:09:29.707-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Merry Christmas Monica Sone fans'/><title type='text'>Merry Christmas Monica Sone Fans</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Stig,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angie, your grandmother was a very wise lady as it is our beloved Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member Monica Sone. To me jealous people are like dwarfs because of their mental disorder. I dislike them very much especially during Christmas time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very cold days in the State of Washington. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know Gwen Grant's very special Christmas gift will warm our hearts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I adore Gwen Grant's books. We can be very proud to have unique Betty MacDonald Fan Club Members like this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a Million dear Gwen Grant for sharing this wonderful story! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                            ‘ON TOP OF THE WORLD’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     George One had been staring down at the Earth for a little while before he realised something was different.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     But what?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Squinting, he concentrated on the big space telescope, the one that was always aimed directly at him.   Well, at him and Mr. Estimet, he corrected, because whatever was different seemed to lay there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      ‘Ah!’ he exclaimed, as his eyes focussed.  ‘That’s it.   There’s a new person on the telescope, Mr. Estimet.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Mr. Estimet, who had also been looking down at the Earth, gently rocking backwards and forwards on his heels, suddenly came to life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘A new person, George?’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     George zoomed in on the new person and read her name badge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Tilly,’ he announced.  ‘Tilly Moffat.  Haven’t seen HER before.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    George and Mr. Estimet knew all the people who worked on the big telescope.  They knew the ones who got excited about any little change in the Universe, just as they knew the ones who remained calm, even a touch aloof when a new star was spotted, or a new asteroid, or a new anything come to that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     George smiled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Sometimes, just for the fun of it, he would throw a scrap of foil through the observation window, chortling at the sudden burst of activity below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Hardly worth a moment’s amusement, though, he admitted, because then he had to go out and get it back and that wasn’t easy, not with the pulling and tugging of all those gravitational fields swooping and soaring around him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Felt as if he’d been dragged through a force field backwards by the time he’d finished.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     But there you are, as Mr. Estimet always said, there was enough junk from the earth cluttering the cosmos without him adding to it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Now here was Tilly Moffat and George had no idea how she would respond.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘And that,’ Mr. Estimet pointed out, ‘is because she hasn’t been behind the telescope before.  Wasn’t it Zachariah Bumble before Tilly?’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Then Mr. Estimet also closed up on Tilly Moffat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Looks quite pleasant,’ he observed, ‘for a person.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     George was not convinced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Hmmm.  Pleasant until she buys a great big field and builds a great big house on it with no regard for the non-humans who were there first.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Now, now, George,’ Mr. Estimet began, then let it go. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;       His own eyes shifted from Tilly Moffat back to the earth.  He could see snow falling in parts of that little world down there and he totally loved snow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Adored it, really.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Why, if there was anything that could make him volunteer for the very next stint on earth as an observer, it would be snow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     There was no snow on their planet, no misty mornings, no blue seas and golden sands, no anything, really.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    ‘You know,’ he began, ‘despite all the things they do wrong…’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Which is practically everything,’ George put in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Mr. Estimet stopped him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    ‘I know, George, I know, but on the other hand, they do have a capacity for love.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     George One almost snorted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Love, he thought.   They had a capacity for love all right when they drowned the sea in oil and chemicals, when they chopped down the rain forests, when they polluted the air and chucked things into space without a thought for those living there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     But all he said was, ‘Really?   They have a capacity for love?  Are you sure about that, Mr. Estimet?’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Well, look at what some of them do,’ Mr. Estimet began.  ‘Some try to save the whale and the tiger.  Quite a lot of them are trying to save the world.  Yes, yes,’ he held up a hand as George One’s mouth opened, ‘I know much of it is self-interest to avoid extinction but not all of it, George.   Many of them, for example, work for peace and, most promising, millions of them care about people they don’t even know.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     George thought about this.  Nope, he couldn’t believe any of these things but then, Mr. Estimet always had been a wishful thinker, although he denied it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      ‘I’m not a wishful thinker so much as a hopeful energy source,’ he would say, ‘just like some of those people on earth.’ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Now, he smiled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Can you see those trees?’ he asked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     George looked down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘You mean the few they’ve got left,’ he retorted tersely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘No,’ Mr. Estimet’s voice was gentle.  ‘I mean the trees with stars on them.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      ‘Stars?’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Stars.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     There was silence for a moment as both George and Mr. Estimet winkled out the star dressed trees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    ‘Hmmm,’ George murmured.  ‘Very pretty.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Mr. Estimet glanced at him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    ‘Pretty?’ he repeated, and George blushed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    ‘I know it’s an earth word,’ he said defensively, ‘but it happens to be one I like.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘And why not,’ Mr. Estimate smiled.   Then, ‘Well, George, those trees are called Christmas trees.   No, don’t ask me why.   I have no idea.   All I know is that they do this to them every year and what I thought was, we could put a Christmas tree on top of our planet to show the earth that we quite like them.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘At the moment,’ he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Ignoring the last remark, George said, ‘Wouldn’t it have to be an extraordinarily big tree?’                                          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘It would.’  Mr. Estimet’s agreement was instant.   ‘But we can do that.   We can put a Christmas tree in space with a star on its top branch.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘How about the North Star,’ George suggested.  ‘That’s the brightest star we’ve got.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      Mr. Estimet shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Better not.  They’ll get a bit miffed down there if the North Star suddenly disappears.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     When it was ready, George and Mr. Estimet sent their particle Christmas tree roaring into the silence of the Universe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      It was enormous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Bite bare,’ George said thoughtfully, balancing the North Star on the tip of the tree, whipping a long strand of the Milky Way out of place then&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;draping it artistically over the branches so that the tree sparkled and shone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      For a moment, the whole Universe shuddered until Mr. Estimet put the strand back almost as fast as George had removed it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     ‘Sorry,’ George said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Other stars were fastened to the tree along with two or three glittering comets put on for a bit of interest and they were having a fine old time until George noticed Tilly Moffat staring up at them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    ‘She can see the tree,’ he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    ‘Yes,’ Mr. Estimet nodded.  ‘She can.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     The response was immediate from the little world below them and when George spelt out ‘HAPPY CHRISTMAS’ in very small stars, hanging them on the tree in place of the bit of the Milky Way that had been there before, Zachariah Bumble and the whole of the telescope team crowded around Tilly Moffat to stare at the Christmas tree floating in space.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      ‘Happy Christmas, George,’ said Mr. Estimet, holding the Universe steady as George carefully took down the North Star and put it back where he had found it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     In the deep still silence, George said, ‘Happy Christmas, Mr. Estimet,’ and glancing down at Tilly Moffat’s shining eyes, added one more word to his banner of stars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      ‘HAPPY CHRISTMAS, WORLD.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      And to Mr. Estimet’s surprise, this time, George meant it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                   © by GWEN GRANT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant's Christmas story is delightful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merry Christmas to Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member Gwen Grant, our other Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members Monica Sone and Darsie Beck  and our Betty MacDonald Fans from all over the world. By the way I know that we'll have Betty MacDonald Fan Club members in 30 countries in the near future. More info will come soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A happy and grateful Stig &lt;br /&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;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;&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/6215238964451060868-9153425360223730560?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/9153425360223730560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/9153425360223730560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christmas-monica-sone-fans.html' title='Merry Christmas Monica Sone Fans'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-574791689062839352</id><published>2010-11-28T02:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-28T02:40:57.673-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone and jealousy'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone and jealousy</title><content type='html'>This is Angie,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone is right about jealous people who destroy everything. Nobody wants to have these crazy clowns around. My dear grandmother used to say about jealous people: They belong in a circus or madhouse. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angie&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/6215238964451060868-574791689062839352?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/574791689062839352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/574791689062839352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/11/monica-sone-and-jealousy.html' title='Monica Sone and jealousy'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-3628635974660556823</id><published>2010-11-01T12:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-01T12:50:09.825-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Monica Sone's definition of jealousy</title><content type='html'>Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member and described as Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I talkes about feeling jealous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So sorry to be slow about discussion on jealousy".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fans Mara, Dag and Inga write knowledgeably about it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a complex subject. For now, I would define " jealousy " as a very common feeling. Each one of us feels it, one time or another. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One feels jealous when you see someone has something you value a great deal but you don't have it. Feeling jealous can be handled in a positive or negative way. It can stimulate you to work hard to get what you want or one could hold on to jealousy and feel emotionally unhappy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My definition may be disappointing because it's so simple. Jealousy can be hidden so one's behavior does not show jealousy. One could go on and on about this subject. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A book can be written about it but I won't.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone&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/6215238964451060868-3628635974660556823?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/3628635974660556823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/3628635974660556823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/11/monica-sones-definition-of-jealousy.html' title='Monica Sone&apos;s definition of jealousy'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-8832212182767129044</id><published>2010-10-28T00:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-28T00:17:12.318-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone and jealousy'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone and jealousy</title><content type='html'>Good morning, this is Inga&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'd love to hear Monica Sone's opinion regarding jealousy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jealousy is a very serious illness. These persons have no self value feeling. They act like angry childs, destroy everything and have a miserable life. Very negative persons, indeed!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel sorry for our beloved Betty MacDonald because there was lots of jealousy in her life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find comments of other writers for example: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald only wrote about herself and boring chickens.  I can't understand the reason why THE EGG AND I  is so successful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's so typical for jealous persons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd like to change this sad subject now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's talk about our future Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members. We are very happy and grateful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald influenced so many people including many writers and artists. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An excellent writer moved to the State of Washington because of Betty MacDonald's unique books.   &lt;br /&gt;An outstanding artist and writer will create a special Betty MacDonald Gallery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are going to introduce the new Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter and on our website in December and January. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope we'll meet us again in 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My friends and I enjoyed the Betty MacDonald meetings so much. Thank so much for organizing these unforgettable events. It's the unique chance to meet so many international Betty MacDonald fans. They are very optimistic, bright, witty, brilliant and intelligent just the way unique Betty MacDonald is in her books.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love you and miss you so much! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you a great time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours forever,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inga &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/6215238964451060868-8832212182767129044?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8832212182767129044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8832212182767129044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/10/monica-sone-and-jealousy.html' title='Monica Sone and jealousy'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-6766824633036375099</id><published>2010-10-13T17:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-13T17:59:11.255-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone Contact Info'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone Contact Info</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Anita with Eartha Kitt II&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If there is a Monica Sone fan who would like to tell her that he or she enjoyed her excellent book Nisei Daughter Monica Sone is always very happy to hear from you. Betty MacDonald described her as Kimi in The Plague and I in a perfect way. &lt;br /&gt;Eartha looks at me and seems to say: Anita, you dull bore why are you talking about these things? Everybody knows it. &lt;br /&gt;I can tell you the reason why, Eartha.  Monica Sone and our other Betty MacDonald Fan Club honour members Gwen Grant and Darsie Beck are very glad to hear from their fans from all over the world. &lt;br /&gt;Eartha you and I and many international fans know it. It's a fact, although there are some people  who don't know it. I can only say: Don't believe anybody who tells you the opposite. By the way I heard Monica Sone and other family members can't even remember  talking to a person who tells fairy-tales like this. Very strange, indeed!  To make a long story short: Every Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald, Mary Bard Jensen and Alison Bard Burnett fan in the whole world is welcome to contact us and our Betty MacDonald Fan Club honour members. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join our international Betty MacDonald Community with fans in 26 countries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll organize a huge international Betty MacDonald Event in 2011.&lt;br /&gt;You'll find more info in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter November 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eartha Kitt II and  I are looking forward to meet you. We'll never forget Oslo, Stockholm and South Africa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are delighted to hear from you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All our love to you and your families&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita and Eartha Kitt II&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club dream team &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/6215238964451060868-6766824633036375099?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/6766824633036375099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/6766824633036375099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/10/monica-sone-contact-info.html' title='Monica Sone Contact Info'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-3019506468765478202</id><published>2010-10-11T01:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-11T01:09:22.842-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone delighted to hear from fans'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone delighted to hear from fans</title><content type='html'>I'm Jakob,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor members are unique personalities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, Monica Sone's very good friend and author of Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography told us that Monica Sone is always delighted to hear from her fans. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's the same with our other Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour members,  author Gwen Grant and  Betty MacDonald's nephew, artist and writer Darsie Beck. If you have any questions or greetings don't hesitate to send them, please. The Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour members are very happy to hear from you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I admire Monica Sone's book Nisei Daughter. Betty MacDonald was right when she described Monica as Kimi the way she did in her book The Plague and I. Monica is very witty and intelligent although the subject of Nisei Daughter isn't a funny one. Just the opposite! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After reading Gwen Grant's book Private! Keep out!  we want to read her other books. &lt;br /&gt;Golden Humor! A gifted writer! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck's book and artwork are outstanding. &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald would be very proud. What a wonderful family with so many creative personalities! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2010 is such a great year for Betty MacDonald Fan Club. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Several new famous writers and artists will join us. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita, you and Eartha Kitt II are really Betty MacDonald Fan Club dream team Nr. 1!&lt;br /&gt;We admire your outstanding Betty MacDonald research and your support for Betty MacDonald Memorial letter project.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gerti, good luck with your fascinating project Betty MacDonald's favourite books and writers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jakob &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/6215238964451060868-3019506468765478202?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/3019506468765478202'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/3019506468765478202'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/10/monica-sone-delighted-to-hear-from-fans.html' title='Monica Sone delighted to hear from fans'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-5151121156783733006</id><published>2010-09-28T01:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-28T01:54:00.480-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Monica Sone Interview</title><content type='html'>I'm Stella,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll write a story about Monica Sone and would need some more support.&lt;br /&gt;You can find my contact info Page 3, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter, September.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a lot!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stella &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/6215238964451060868-5151121156783733006?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5151121156783733006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5151121156783733006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/09/monica-sone-interview.html' title='Monica Sone Interview'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-7200961283127409044</id><published>2010-09-22T08:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-22T08:47:43.786-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald</title><content type='html'>Hi, I'm Tanja,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wonderful Betty MacDonald News! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My family and friends are so very much delighted to hear that there are filmed interviews with Betty MacDonald, Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde R. Jensen, Joan MacDonald Keil, Jerry Keil,  Alison Bard Burnett, Cleve Bard, Mary Alice Bard, Darsie Beck and many other family members.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What about Monica Sone?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When will we be able to see this magical stuff?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tanja&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tanja, you can see Wolfgang Hampel's new Betty MacDonald documentary of Betty MacDonald's life in Boulder, Butte, Seattle, Laurelhurst, Chimacum, Vashon Island, Carmel and Carmel Valley and several of the mentioned interviews at our next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event. You can read everything about this Betty MacDonald Event in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter October. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks A Million for your great support and interest! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Benny &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/6215238964451060868-7200961283127409044?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7200961283127409044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/7200961283127409044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/09/monica-sone-betty-macdonald.html' title='Monica Sone, 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-6215238964451060868.post-6257391160032652781</id><published>2010-09-21T01:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-21T01:18:44.788-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Best Monica Sone Story'/><title type='text'>Best Monica Sone story</title><content type='html'>I'm Ari, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I admire your Monica Sone Fan Club story about Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald, Robert Heskett,  Donald MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy,  Mary Bard Jensen,  Clyde R. Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard,  Dorothea Darsie Bard Goldsmith, Alison Bard Burnett,  Jerry Keil, Joan MacDonald Keil, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Perry Woodfin,  Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and many others. &lt;br /&gt;It's the best Monica Sone Fan Club story ever beside Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography and his magical Betty MacDonald Interviews.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I heard one of the next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter stories are about our beloved Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor members Monica Sone, Darsie Beck and Gwen Grant. &lt;br /&gt;When will it be published? In October? I hope so very much because I believe that these  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor members are outstanding artists and writers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ari&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/6215238964451060868-6257391160032652781?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/6257391160032652781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/6257391160032652781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/09/best-monica-sone-story.html' title='Best Monica Sone story'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-2838905204140748826</id><published>2010-09-18T11:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-18T11:21:00.225-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='First Monica Sone Fan Club Honour member'/><title type='text'>First Monica Sone Fan Club Honour Member</title><content type='html'>I'm Björn,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can introduce you the first Monica Sone Fan Club Honour Member in next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. The new Monica Sone Fan Club honor member is an outstanding artist. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita, I was reading the first part of your Betty MacDonald Fan Club story in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. You are a genius! I guess Eartha Kitt II supported you a lot. Outstanding teamwork! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How did you find all these info about Betty MacDonald, Robert Heskett,  Donald MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy,  Mary Bard Jensen,  Clyde Jensen, Sydney Cleveland Bard, Mary Alice Bard,  Dorothea DeDe Goldsmith,  Jerry Keil, Joan MacDonald Keil, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Perry Woodfin,  Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others?  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a surprise. My parents visited the Northwest in the sixties. Both are huge Betty MacDonald Fans and  they went to Vashon of course and they met  ........&lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Cleve Bard and Mary Alice Bard. We have many photos of the family and my father filmed them with his camera. So you can see and hear the Bard family. I'm going to present this at the next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Meeting. &lt;br /&gt;Mary Bard Jensen is very funny, indeed  but you'll enjoy Clyde Jensen, Cleve and Mary Alice Bard as well. A wonderful family! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jens, you wrote: Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography and Betty MacDonald interviews have fans in 26 countries. I bet there will be many more fans in the future. &lt;br /&gt;Isn' t this amazing? Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett are born humorists. Both delight their fans from all over the world. I'd love to have a Wolfgang Hampel CD and DVD  with his very funny poems and stories. What about a book? We adore Wolfgang Hampel's high humor and wit in Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography and his wonderful Betty MacDonald interviews. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jens, I agree. I appreciate Wolfgang Hampel's most interesting info of The Egg and I, The Plague and I, Anybody can do anything, Onions in the Stew, Nancy and Plum and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle stories. Also included are Mary Bard Jensen's books The Doctor wears three faces, Forty odd, Just be yourself and the Best friends series. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any news of Betty MacDonald's filmed interview? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bye for now,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Björn &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/6215238964451060868-2838905204140748826?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/2838905204140748826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/2838905204140748826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/09/first-monica-sone-fan-club-honour.html' title='First Monica Sone Fan Club Honour Member'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-5640812817850906586</id><published>2010-09-14T07:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-14T07:16:38.746-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald Documentary</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Thomas,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans are very interested in Wolfgang Hampel's interviews, stories and poems. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll be able to read some of Wolfgang Hampel's new satirical stories and poems in our next Betty MacDonald Fan Club magazine. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel is a journalist, author, artist and poet.&lt;br /&gt;He is the winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award sponsered by a group of international Betty MacDonald collectors and fans. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we all know Wolfgang Hampel founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society in 1983. Betty MacDonald Fan Club has members in 26 countries. &lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel visited all the places where Betty MacDonald and her family lived. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's new Betty MacDonald documentary of Betty MacDonald's life in Boulder, Butte, Seattle, Laurelhurst, Chimacum, Vashon Island, Carmel and Carmel Valley is really fascinating. My personal favourites are scenes of Betty's and Don's life in Carmel and Carmel Valley. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of Betty MacDonald Biography, interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers, for example Truman Capote, J. K. Rowling, Maurice Sendak, David Guterson, Donna Leon, Ingrid Noll, Walt Woodward and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members Monica Sone, Darsie Beck and Gwen Grant. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;We are going to share Wolfgang Hampel's artwork with many fans from all over the world who adore his Betty MacDonald Biography and unique Betty MacDonald Interviews. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Viele Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans sind sehr an Wolfgang Hampels Interviews, Geschichten und Gedichten interessiert. &lt;br /&gt;Sie können einige von Wolfgang Hampels neuen satirischen Geschichten und Gedichten im nächsten Betty MacDonald Fan Club Magazin lesen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel ist ein Journalist, Autor, Künstler und Poet.&lt;br /&gt;Er ist der Träger des ersten Betty MacDonald Gedächtnispreises, der von einer Gruppe internationaler Betty MacDonald Sammler und Fans gestiftet wurde. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wie wir alle wissen gründete Wolfgang Hampel 1983 den Betty MacDonald Fan Club und die Betty MacDonald Society. Der Betty MacDonald Fan Club hat Mitglieder in 26 Ländern.&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel besuchte alle Orte wo Betty MacDonald und ihre Familie lebte. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampels neue Betty MacDonald Dokumentation über Betty MacDonalds Leben in Boulder, Butte, Seattle, Laurelhurst, Chimacum, Vashon, Carmel und Carmel Valley ist wirklich faszinierend. Ein Höhepunkt sind Szenen von Bettys und Dons Leben in Carmel und Carmel Valley. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, Autor der Betty MacDonald Biografie, interviewte Betty MacDonalds Familie und Freunde und viele andere berühmte Künstler und Schriftsteller, z.B. Truman Capote, J. K. Rowling, Maurice Sendak, Donna Leon, David Guterson, Ingrid Noll, Walt Woodward und Betty MacDonald Fan Club Ehrenmitglieder Monica Sone, Darsie Beck und Gwen Grant. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel ist auch berühmt für seine satirischen Gedichte und Geschichten. &lt;br /&gt;Wir werden Wolfgang Hampels Werk den vielen Fans aus aller Welt vorstellen, die seine Betty MacDonald Biografie und die einzigartigen Betty MacDonald Interviews schätzen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thomas &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/6215238964451060868-5640812817850906586?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5640812817850906586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5640812817850906586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/09/monica-sone-betty-macdonald-documentary.html' title='Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald Documentary'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-8009213600368193905</id><published>2010-09-06T00:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T00:25:28.277-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happy Birthday dear Monica Sone'/><title type='text'>Happy birthday, Monica Sone</title><content type='html'>I'm Gregor,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's Monica Sone tribute is very touching.&lt;br /&gt;Happy birthday, Monica Sone. I'm one of the many fans who would like to read many more books written by wonderful Monica Sone. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor member and author Gwen Grant sent this message to Monica Sone, Wolfgang Hampel and Betty MacDonald Fan Club &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Wolfgang, &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I can't thank you enough for giving me the opportunity to write to Kimi. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Lucky day for me when you came along, Wolfgang! &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Gwen &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Dear Ms. Sone, &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;This is not to bother you or to require an answer but simply to pay homage to you and to thank you for the years of pleasure you have given me knowing you as Kimi. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Betty called you 'gentle, intelligent, considerate, witty and beautiful,' in her book and everything you said and did supported that summing up. &lt;br /&gt;You were a great inspiration to me with your sweet and gentle behaviour and, of course, your dry and very funny wit. I'm sure many, many others found you so, as well. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I understand it is your birthday and hope very much that you have a lovely day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Writing to you is something I would never have dreamt could happen so I am very grateful to you for allowing me to send this and for giving me the opportunity to once again thank you for being the Kimi I loved and still love so much. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Nena, I hope we can read your Betty MacDonald Fan Club story about Betty MacDonald's second husband Don MacDonald in one of the next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletters.&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's fascinating and witty Betty MacDonald interviews include many   memories of Donald Chauncey MacDonald and I wished to have more information. Thank you so much for doing this! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald biography include very important details and facts of her life and work. I admire Betty MacDonald's books The Egg and I, The Plague and I, Anybody can do anything, Onions in the Stew, but also Nancy and Plum and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle stories. Which is my favourite book? It's impossible to answer this question.&lt;br /&gt;I love all of them. &lt;br /&gt;Therefore I enjoy Betty MacDonald biography very much. It's an excellent opportunity to learn so much more of Betty MacDonald's life in Carmel and Carmel Valley. I'd love to go there to see all this and perhaps to meet wonderful Doris Day. Did Betty MacDonald and Doris Day know each other? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I admire Wolfgang Hampel's brilliant stories and poems. I can't wait to read  new ones in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. A Wolfgang Hampel CD and DVD should be available soon. Betty MacDonald would love Wolfgang Hampel's poems and stories as much as we do. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gregor &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/6215238964451060868-8009213600368193905?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8009213600368193905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8009213600368193905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/09/happy-birthday-monica-sone.html' title='Happy birthday, 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-6215238964451060868.post-8574787974230627170</id><published>2010-09-04T01:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-04T01:30:45.089-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Monica Sone, Mary Bard Jensen</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Nena, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I enjoyed Wolfgang Hampel's very special birthday greetings to Monica Sone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy birthday, dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour member, Monica Sone.&lt;br /&gt;Nisei Daughter is one of my favourite books. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Wolfgang Hampel mentioned it's very sad that Monica Sone is a one book-author. &lt;br /&gt;I'd love to read more Monica Sone books because her writing is excellent. &lt;br /&gt;Nisei Daughter is so very touching. &lt;br /&gt;Something comes in my mind. Can you remember what Betty MacDonald's sister Mary Bard Jensen said about one book authors in Betty MacDonald's Anybody can do anything? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speaking of special birthday anniversaries, what about Betty MacDonald's husband Donald MacDonald? &lt;br /&gt;Donald Chauncey  MacDonald was born Sept. 2, 1910, in Council Bluffs, Iowa 100 years ago. He died in 1975 at the age of only 65 in Monterey. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm working on a story about Donald Chauncey MacDonald with many facts, information and photos for Betty MacDonald Newsletter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Wolfgang Hampel's wonderful Betty MacDonald interviews Betty MacDonald's beloved sister Alison Bard Burnett and many other relatives and friends  tell the most interesting memories of Donald Chauncey MacDonald. I hope these interviews will be published soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's new Betty MacDonald documentary of Betty MacDonald's life in Boulder,Butte, Seattle, Laurelhurst, Chimacum, Vashon Island, Carmel and Carmel Valley is really fascinating. My personal favourites are scenes of Betty's and Don's life in Carmel and Carmel Valley. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope that Betty MacDonald's filmed interview will be available soon. Where are the Mike Gordons, Bill Gates and Dagobert Ducks? Help us, please. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's satirical poems and stories are delightful and so very witty. It's a very good idea to offer a special CD and DVD of Wolfgang Hampel's work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've read Gwen Grant's PRIVATE! KEEP OUT.  A very funny book! &lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant is a wonderful writer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I adore Darsie Beck's beautifully written childhood memories of Vashon Island.&lt;br /&gt;Therefore I'm also very interested in reading Darsie Beck's book. I'd appreciate some more info about Darsie Beck's book and artwork. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I love Betty MacDonald's Nancy and Plum and  Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle they will be the subject of one of my next stories for Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everybody is talking about next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honory member.   I only know it's a famous artist and writer and President of a worldfamous Society. Who is it? I can't wait any longer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bye for now and enjoy your weekend!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nena &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/6215238964451060868-8574787974230627170?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8574787974230627170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8574787974230627170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/09/monica-sone-mary-bard-jensen.html' title='Monica Sone, Mary Bard Jensen'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-5682217149063555567</id><published>2010-09-01T02:05:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-01T02:06:42.375-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wolfgang Hampel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monica Sone Birthday wishes'/><title type='text'>Monia Sone birthday wishes, Wolfgang Hampel</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 91th birthday today. &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 2010  by Wolfgang Hampel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dearest Monica,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;we are so very happy to hear that you are well again and wish you a wonderful birthday today. A Million Times good health and all the best! &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;2010 was a very successful year for Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Linde Lund and her Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event Team organized the Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Royal Wedding Event in Stockholm with many Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald fans from five continents.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They saw the swedish royal wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling.&lt;br /&gt;Victoria is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and belongs to the Royal House of Bernadotte. Born as a Princess of Sweden, she was designated Crown Princess in 1979 ahead of her younger brother.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club sent a wedding present, books written by unique Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald and some Betty MacDonald Interviews by me, Wolfgang Hampel. &lt;br /&gt;When I heard it I was very amazed. What do you think about this, dear Monica?&lt;br /&gt;I hope Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling will enjoy it very much. &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;Darling Peter said to me: Monica seems to get younger and younger and you are getting older and older. Before you look like an ooooolllllddd Wolf and act like a grandpa you should better ask Monica, what her secret is. Perhaps she might be able to help you. So Monica help me please, will you? It's really urgent. I'm awaiting your instructions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have a Royal Wedding Weather today with lots of sunshine. The sky is so blue and there are no clouds in the sky. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We wish you'll have the same 'Queensweather' and the most wonderful birthday ever. &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/6215238964451060868-5682217149063555567?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5682217149063555567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/5682217149063555567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/09/monia-sone-birthday-wishes-wolfgang.html' title='Monia Sone birthday wishes, Wolfgang Hampel'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-4983903402445394843</id><published>2010-08-28T02:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-28T02:23:54.181-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Monica Sone, Wolfgang Hampel gifted writers</title><content type='html'>I'm Jens,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a brilliant idea to ask our great Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honory Members, authors and artists Monica Sone, Darsie Beck and Gwen Grant about their experiences of chickens.&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone's book Nisei Daughter is very well written. A very important book. I wished I could read some more books written by Monica Sone, but it's the only one she ever wrote.&lt;br /&gt;I'd love to have some more info of Darsie Beck's book and artwork. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much, dear Linde Lund. We can be very grateful that Linde Lund heard of Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald Interviews. Linde had the fascinating idea to share them with Betty MacDonald Fans from all over the world. Linde, you are great! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography and Betty MacDonald interviews have fans in 26 countries. I bet there will be many more fans in the future. &lt;br /&gt;Isn' t this amazing? Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett are born humorists. Both delight their fans from all over the world. I'd love to have a Wolfgang Hampel CD and DVD  with his very funny poems and stories. What about a book? We adore Wolfgang Hampel's high humor and wit in Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography and his wonderful Betty MacDonald interviews. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Morten, I agree. We have to find somebody like Mike Gordon, Bill Gates or Dagobert Duck who might be interested in purchasing Betty MacDonald's filmed interview. &lt;br /&gt;Did you already ask your cousin? I'd die to see Betty MacDonald's filmed interview in colour.&lt;br /&gt;I wished I'd be wealthy and prrrrominent. I'd buy Betty MacDonald's filmed interview in a minute. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nice weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jens&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/6215238964451060868-4983903402445394843?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/4983903402445394843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/4983903402445394843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/08/monica-sone-wolfgang-hampel-gifted.html' title='Monica Sone, Wolfgang Hampel gifted writers'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-6330425041897118134</id><published>2010-08-24T03:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-24T03:47:57.644-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Moncia Sone  Gwen Gant&apos;s chickens'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone, Gwen Grant's chickens</title><content type='html'>I'm Morten,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know we'll enjoy your Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Story 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, Perry Woodfin,  Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a very good idea to ask our great Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honory Members, authors and artists Monica Sone, Darsie Beck and Gwen Grant about their experiences of chickens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What a surprise!&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honory Member and author Gwen Grant even wrote a book about her experience of chickens. Thank you so much  for sending this very interesting mail. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, as it happens I do have some experience of chickens. When I was a girl, my father kept hens. And I actually wrote a book about keeping hens, FOX FIRE, and the different attitudes of two children to hens and foxes. We kept the hens at the bottom of the garden in a well protected, as we thought, hen run but one morning, we found them all dead. The foxes had got them. My Dad redoubled his efforts after this and the hen run eventually became so secure, it was all anyone could do to get in it to feed them! &lt;br /&gt;The hens we had were a bit confrontational, I'm sorry to say, for when we went to get the eggs, we had to be careful as they would peck your hands. There were times though, when it was nice to go in and sometimes be allowed to stroke some feathers. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I'll draw a veil over the killing process when the hens were ready for the pot. I always made myself scarce at that point. However, my Mum taught me how to do everything from skinning and preparing a rabbit through gutting and cleaning a fish to plucking a chicken &lt;br /&gt;and cleaning it ready for the pot. All I have to say to all of these activities is Yuk. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;FOX FIRE - ISBN: 1-85213-337-6 - Orchard Books &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best wishes,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;We can't wait to read Gwen Grant's book FOX FIRE.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Morten &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/6215238964451060868-6330425041897118134?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/6330425041897118134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/6330425041897118134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/08/monica-sone-gwen-grants-chickens.html' title='Monica Sone, Gwen Grant&apos;s chickens'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-8281430126367835270</id><published>2010-08-22T01:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-22T01:28:19.557-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald's eggs</title><content type='html'>Hi, it's Anja,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello, dear Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita, good luck with your Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter story about owning chickens.&lt;br /&gt;It'll be very interesting and funny to read your story 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;Come on!  Let's ask our great Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Members,  authors and artists Monica Sone, Darsie Beck and Gwen Grant. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anja &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/6215238964451060868-8281430126367835270?l=monicasone.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8281430126367835270'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6215238964451060868/posts/default/8281430126367835270'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://monicasone.blogspot.com/2010/08/monica-sone-betty-macdonalds-eggs.html' title='Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald&apos;s eggs'/><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-6215238964451060868.post-3463924493548824000</id><published>2010-08-21T04:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-21T04:55:40.982-07:00</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 chickens'/><title type='text'>Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald's chickens</title><content type='html'>I'm Anita,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good morning, Monica Sone and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm working on a story about Owning Chickens for Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;You will learn many thoughts for example of Betty MacDonald, Robert Eugene Heskett,  Donald Chauncey MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Gammy,  Mary Bard Jensen,  Clyde Reynolds Jensen, Cleve Bard, Mary Alice Bard,  Dorothea Goldsmith whose name in Betty MacDonald's books is Dede of course, Madge Baldwin, Don Woodfin, Mike Gordon, Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and many other family members and friends. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandrine darling, you are right. A serious warning!  Don't ever listen to Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald Interviews in public places. I did it in a bus. I felt off my sit because I couldn't stop laughing about this crazy couple.  Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett share their witty experiences with  family and friends but also about owning chickens. Terribly funny! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This new Betty MacDonald CD and DVD influenced me to write a Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter story about owning chickens. I agree with humor champion Alison Bard Burnett. She got it! When you feel blue you only have to listen to Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett. Don't do it in a childish way like I did. By the way I did hurt myself. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't agree with Geoff Taylor's description about owning chickens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hens make a soothing clucking noise? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh No!!!! They don't. I know it from practice. &lt;br /&gt;They wake you up early in the morning. I'm a longsleeper. I hate their noise. It's just awful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone should have a dozen chickens?. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone? What is the reason why?   I never liked chickens.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They’re far more soothing to the jangled city psyche than colorful fish swimming in a tank on a bookshelf?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh dear, Geoff, stop it, please! This is kind of a very romantic feeling. I'm sure Betty MacDonald would hate it and I agree. A back to the country feeling. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm a city girl and love my wonderful cat named Eartha Kit, who is as beautiful as Eartha, the singer. Wild Eartha is a city girl too and of course we celebrated World Cat Day together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chickens give you eggs on your breakfast plate that are better and fresher than Bill Gates eats, unless he also keeps chickens?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eartha and I don't need eggs, in fact we don't like them.  I can't imagine Bill Gates keeps chickens. If so I'd be very disappointed because I adore his intelligence.&lt;br /&gt;So you know how I feel about Geoff Taylor's thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd like to know what our very bright and charming Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members,  authors and artists Monica Sone, Darsie Beck and Gwen Grant think about owning chickens. I'm really very curious. I bet they don't like them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chickens remain what they are. Stupid! &lt;br /&gt;The world don't need their stupidity. We need more intelligence, tolerance and understanding. That's what we need. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eartha looks at me and seems to say: Anita, dull chick you sound  like a prayer today.  You still have to learn a lot! &lt;br /&gt;Isn't Eartha very wise? She is so much more intelligent than I am. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a nice day, dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita &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. 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