<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138171121824234560</id><updated>2012-02-16T12:18:11.215-08:00</updated><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Party'/><category term='Betty MacDonald&apos;s chickens'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Contest News'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Event  Stockholm'/><category term='Share the moment with Ma and Pa Kettle'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle and sport'/><category term='Are Ma and Pa Kettle jealous?'/><category term='Wolfgang Hampel&apos;s Ma and Pa Kettle memories'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Fans in Oslo'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle in South Africa'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle CD by Wolfgang Hampel'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Library Day'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle memories'/><category term='Best Ma and Pa Kettle Story'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Fans in South Africa'/><category term='Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle'/><category term='The Kettles&apos; Million Dollar Egg Update'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle&apos;s biography'/><category term='Merry Christmas Ma and Pa Kettle fans'/><category term='Betty MacDonald and Kettles'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle DVD'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Contest Advice'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society South Africa'/><category term='Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle Contest'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Festival'/><category term='Happy New Year Ma and Pa Kettle'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Contest'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle founder&apos;s birthday'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Honour Members'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Letter'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Documentary'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Houses'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle&apos;s open house'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Day Africa'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle No sports'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Members welcome'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle&apos;s favourite flowers'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Meeting 2011'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Stories'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle in Stockhom'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle by Wolfgang Hampel'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Contact Info'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society DVD'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Event'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle in Japan'/><category term='Wolfgang Hampel and Ma and Pa Kettle'/><category term='Ma and  Pa Kettle Author Interview'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle&apos;s cat'/><category term='Alison Bard Burnett and Ma and Pa Kettle'/><category term='Robert Eugene Heskett and Kettles'/><category term='The Kettles&apos; Million Dollar Egg'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Interviews'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Honour Member'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography by W. Hampel'/><category term='Alison Bard&apos;s Ma and Pa Kettle ride'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Monument'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society supports Japan'/><category term='Betty MacDonald&apos;s Ma and Pa Kettle Story'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography tons of fun'/><category term='interviews'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society greetings'/><category term='Ma  and Pa Kettle&apos;s eggs'/><category term='Betty MacDonald&apos;s Ma and Pa Kettle'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle in Oslo'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Interview'/><category term='Ma and Pa Kettle Collection'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Society</title><subtitle type='html'>Betty MacDonald's beloved couple Ma and Pa Kettle
from 'The Egg and I' for  Ma and Kettle and Betty MacDonald Fans from all over the world.
Don't miss Wolfgang Hampel's biography of Ma and Pa Kettle, Betty MacDonald and his Betty MacDonald Interviews, released by Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><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>82</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138171121824234560.post-7863990559127345876</id><published>2011-03-14T09:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-14T09:43:55.362-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society supports Japan'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Society supports Japan</title><content type='html'>I'm Nadine,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many Ma and Pa Kettle Society  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 Ma and Pa Kettle Society  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/9138171121824234560-7863990559127345876?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7863990559127345876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7863990559127345876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2011/03/ma-and-pa-kettle-society-supports-japan.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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-9138171121824234560.post-2171990981024660414</id><published>2011-02-25T08:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-25T08:13:14.349-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Meeting 2011'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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 Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Conference in 2011 with Ma and Pa Kettle 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/9138171121824234560-2171990981024660414?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2171990981024660414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2171990981024660414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2011/02/ma-and-pa-kette-society-meeting-2011.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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-9138171121824234560.post-7824926971133338041</id><published>2011-02-04T04:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-04T04:18:31.329-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle founder&apos;s birthday'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle founder's birthday</title><content type='html'>Bonjour, I'm Arlette,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy birthday, dear Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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 Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard Jensen's family and friends. &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald's very witty sister Alison Bard Burnett is beloved all over the world because of Wolfgang Hampel's unique interviews. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The international Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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 Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club with three international Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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 Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club ribbon is growing every day.&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle and Betty MacDonald Guru Wolfgang Hampel is especially delighted  that we'll have the first Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Wedding in 2011. &lt;br /&gt;More Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members and international Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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 Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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 Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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/9138171121824234560-7824926971133338041?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7824926971133338041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7824926971133338041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2011/02/ma-and-pa-kettle-founders-birthday.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle founder&apos;s 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-9138171121824234560.post-8390858166189584177</id><published>2011-01-25T03:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-25T03:57:49.756-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society greetings'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Society greetings</title><content type='html'>I'm Amelie,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle 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;Our new great Ma and Pa Kettle Society  and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member, artist and writer Letizia Mancino was born in Rome, one of my favourite cities. I can't wait to read Letizia's story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I often visit the websites of our dear Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor members Monica Sone, Darsie Beck, Gwen Grant and Letizia Mancino.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I' ll  contribute a letter written by Betty MacDonald's fabulous grandmother Gammy.&lt;br /&gt;The Betty MacDonald Fan Club Memorial Letter Collection is very interesting and includes the most important letters written by Betty MacDonald, Mary Bard Jensen, Sydney Bard, Gammy and many other members of the family. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a great feeling to be part of Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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 Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club members in 30 countries and to our dear Ma and Pa Kettle Society and 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/9138171121824234560-8390858166189584177?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/8390858166189584177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/8390858166189584177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2011/01/ma-and-pa-kettle-society-greetings.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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-9138171121824234560.post-680013883301538175</id><published>2011-01-01T18:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T18:53:03.864-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happy New Year Ma and Pa Kettle'/><title type='text'>Happy New Year Ma and Pa Kettle</title><content type='html'>It's Hilde,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy New Year! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2010 was the most successful year in history of Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club.&lt;br /&gt;I know we will reach the goal: 2011 will  be even  more successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll have huge international Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Events in 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have the great joy to introduce our new Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member.&lt;br /&gt;A great lady, writer, artist and President of a world famous literary Society.&lt;br /&gt;This beautiful and gifted lady was born in Rome. More info will come soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story, dear Gwen Grant. You really are a great writer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree with our beloved Betty MacDonald Fan Club honor member, Monica Sone:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                 Betty MacDonald  will continue to touch people's hearts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy New Year 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hilde &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. 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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;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9138171121824234560-680013883301538175?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/680013883301538175'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/680013883301538175'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-new-year-ma-and-pa-kettle.html' title='Happy New Year Ma and Pa Kettle'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-7598271299510599435</id><published>2010-12-08T08:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-08T08:30:04.787-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Merry Christmas Ma and Pa Kettle fans'/><title type='text'>Merry Christmas Ma and Pa Kettle fans</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Stig,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merry Christmas dear Ma and Pa Kettle fans!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can read several wonderful satirical poems and stories written by Betty MacDonald Memorial Award winner Wolfgang Hampel. ( see Betty MacDonald Newsletter December ) &lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel stories and poems are my favourites. &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/9138171121824234560-7598271299510599435?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7598271299510599435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7598271299510599435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christmas-ma-and-pa-kettle-fans.html' title='Merry Christmas Ma and Pa Kettle 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-9138171121824234560.post-7693271532343558403</id><published>2010-10-27T23:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-27T23:51:39.002-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Are Ma and Pa Kettle jealous?'/><title type='text'>Are Ma and Pa Kettle jealous?</title><content type='html'>Good morning, this is Inga&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are Ma and Pa Kettle jealous? I don't think so. I'd love to hear your thoughts. &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/9138171121824234560-7693271532343558403?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7693271532343558403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7693271532343558403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/10/are-ma-and-pa-kettle-jealous.html' title='Are Ma and Pa Kettle jealous?'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-3126510898453992793</id><published>2010-10-17T01:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-17T01:30:23.067-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Contact Info'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle 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;&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 Ma and Pa Kettle, 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/9138171121824234560-3126510898453992793?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/3126510898453992793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/3126510898453992793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/10/ma-and-pa-kettle-contact-info.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle 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-9138171121824234560.post-1223195432540073441</id><published>2010-10-11T01:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-11T01:39:13.837-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter</title><content type='html'>I'm Jakob,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are going to learn much more about Ma and Pa Kettle in next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter including many interviews. &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/9138171121824234560-1223195432540073441?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/1223195432540073441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/1223195432540073441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/10/im-jakob-you-are-going-to-learn-much.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-6161471796292392103</id><published>2010-09-28T00:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-28T01:01:18.734-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography'/><title type='text'>Wolfgang Hampel, Ma and Pa Kettle Biography</title><content type='html'>I'm Sven,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm a huge Kettle fan. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I enjoy Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle biography.&lt;br /&gt;It's even funnier than the Kettle movies. Reality is the best story.&lt;br /&gt;I hope we'll be able to see the region in Wolfgang Hampel's new Ma and Pa Kettle documentary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sven &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/9138171121824234560-6161471796292392103?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/6161471796292392103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/6161471796292392103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/09/wolfgang-hampel-ma-and-pa-kettle.html' title='Wolfgang Hampel, Ma and Pa Kettle Biography'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-6169033067588434243</id><published>2010-09-22T08:52:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-22T08:53:00.788-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle, Betty MacDonald Interview</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;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. You'll receive many Ma and Pa Kettle information. &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/9138171121824234560-6169033067588434243?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/6169033067588434243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/6169033067588434243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/09/ma-and-pa-kettle-betty-macdonald.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle, Betty MacDonald 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-9138171121824234560.post-4162167844210806012</id><published>2010-09-21T01:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-21T01:37:32.844-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Best Ma and Pa Kettle Story'/><title type='text'>Best Ma and Pa Kettle story</title><content type='html'>I'm Ari, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I admire Anita's Ma and Pa Kettle Society Story  about 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 Ma and Pa Kettle 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;Björn: 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;Björn, we can't wait to see the Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde R. Jensen, Cleve Bard and Mary Alice Bard interviews filmed by your father. Did Mary Bard Jensen share any info about the story of Sandra, which Betty MacDonald mentioned in her book Anybody can do anything?&lt;br /&gt;We would like to learn more about Mary Bard's book published in the thirties. We know so much more about it after reading Anita's Top Betty MacDonald Fan Club story. Anita also tells the exciting story of Dorita Hess. Betty MacDonald describes this rather strange lady in Anybody can do anything. Did Mary Bard Jensen, Clyde R. Jensen, Cleve Bard and Mary Alice Bard mention her in the interviews?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Björn, excuse my many questions, please but it's so great to have the opportunity to see all the members of the Bard family. I'm overwhelmed. It's such a great feeling. &lt;br /&gt;I hope we'll be able to see these interviews and the filmed Betty MacDonald interview at the next Betty MacDonald Fan Club meeting. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jens: 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, it doesn't amaze me at all. As you wrote Alison Bard Burnett and Wolfgang Hampel are born humorists. I heard many more Alison Bard Burnett interviews by Wolfgang Hampel  will be published in the future. Come on, please. Do it! This couple is so funny. I can listen to them a million times without getting tired. Pure Bard and Hampel magic.&lt;br /&gt;Wonderful story tellers, world painters, great entertainers. Alison Bard Burnett and Wolfgang Hampel share it with Betty MacDonald Fans from all over the world. &lt;br /&gt;By the way I don't like poems so much but Wolfgang Hampel's satirical poems are as witty and charming as his Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography and Betty MacDonald Interviews. Wolfgang Hampel's very funny stories about everyday life make us laugh aloud. &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/9138171121824234560-4162167844210806012?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/4162167844210806012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/4162167844210806012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/09/best-ma-and-pa-kettle-story.html' title='Best Ma and Pa Kettle 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-9138171121824234560.post-7616782543161992421</id><published>2010-09-18T11:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-18T11:16:39.677-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Interview'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Interview</title><content type='html'>I'm Björn,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anita, I was reading the first part of your Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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;I hope we'll receive more info regarding the new Ma and Pa Kettle Interview.&lt;br /&gt;It'll be very interesting to to hear the thoughts of the family. &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/9138171121824234560-7616782543161992421?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7616782543161992421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7616782543161992421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/09/ma-and-pa-kettle-interview.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle 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-9138171121824234560.post-2741832609345326348</id><published>2010-09-13T10:00:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-13T10:00:52.928-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Documentary</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Thomas,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many Ma and Pa Kettle 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/9138171121824234560-2741832609345326348?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2741832609345326348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2741832609345326348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/09/ma-and-pa-kettle-documentary_13.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle 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-9138171121824234560.post-3837385982659335996</id><published>2010-09-06T00:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T00:52:45.943-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Documentary</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 Ma and Pa Kettle biography The Kettles' Million Dollar Egg is so very funny. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle biography include very important details and facts of Ma and Pa Kettle's  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/9138171121824234560-3837385982659335996?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/3837385982659335996'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/3837385982659335996'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/09/ma-and-pa-kettle-documentary_06.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle 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-9138171121824234560.post-1444282106866337001</id><published>2010-09-04T01:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-04T01:39:52.649-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Documentary'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Documentary</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Nena, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's new Ma and Pa Kettle and 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'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;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/9138171121824234560-1444282106866337001?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/1444282106866337001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/1444282106866337001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/09/ma-and-pa-kettle-documentary.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle 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-9138171121824234560.post-2839057433704666033</id><published>2010-09-01T02:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-01T02:48:11.440-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Biography, 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 91th birthday today. Monica Sone enjoyed Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle biography entitled &lt;br /&gt;The Kettles' Million Dollar Egg. &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;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/9138171121824234560-2839057433704666033?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2839057433704666033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2839057433704666033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/09/ma-and-pa-kettle-biography-monica-sone.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography, 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-9138171121824234560.post-459748207371319690</id><published>2010-08-28T02:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-28T02:04:44.815-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle, Wolfgang Hampel</title><content type='html'>I'm Jens,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good luck with your Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club story 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, 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;&lt;br /&gt;I adore Alison Bard Burnett's goldies in Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald Interviews.&lt;br /&gt;You can compare unique Alison Bard Burnett with her famous sister Betty MacDonald, although she never wrote a book of her own. &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/9138171121824234560-459748207371319690?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/459748207371319690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/459748207371319690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle-wolfgang-hampel.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle, 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-9138171121824234560.post-970078490285974807</id><published>2010-08-24T03:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-24T03:38:55.727-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography tons of fun'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle biography tons of fun</title><content type='html'>I'm Morten,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;when we listen to Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald interviews we are laughing all the time. The same happens while  reading Wolfgang Hampel's  Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography and his very funny poems and stories.  &lt;br /&gt;It's wonderful that there will be a new Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett CD and DVD. Alison Bard Burnett and Wolfgang Hampel share their golden laughter. &lt;br /&gt;Anja, you mentioned one of your friends nearly fell off the chair while listening to them.&lt;br /&gt;My aunt fell off the chair! It's not a joke. Auntie was ok but I agree laughter can be dangerous. &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/9138171121824234560-970078490285974807?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/970078490285974807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/970078490285974807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle-biography-tons-of-fun.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle biography tons of fun'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-2736008616948487543</id><published>2010-08-22T01:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-22T01:22:56.767-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma  and Pa Kettle&apos;s eggs'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle's eggs</title><content type='html'>Hi, it's Anja,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello, dear Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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, Ma and Pa Kettle and others.  &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/9138171121824234560-2736008616948487543?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2736008616948487543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2736008616948487543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettles-eggs.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle&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-9138171121824234560.post-7874253030197054870</id><published>2010-08-21T04:50:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-21T04:50:48.218-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alison Bard&apos;s Ma and Pa Kettle ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Betty MacDonald&apos;s chickens'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle, Betty MacDonald's chickens</title><content type='html'>I'm Anita,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good morning, 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. 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 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/9138171121824234560-7874253030197054870?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7874253030197054870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7874253030197054870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle-betty-macdonalds.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle, Betty MacDonald&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-9138171121824234560.post-6336312190735787036</id><published>2010-08-19T02:10:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-19T02:13:56.851-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle memories'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle memories</title><content type='html'>Bonjour, I'm Sandrine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett  shares  very witty experiences with Ma and Pa Kettle.  Be careful, please. Don't listen to Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle Interviews in public places like I did. I was sitting in a train and had to laugh so hard all the time. People gave me very strange looks. Alison Bard Burnett is a champion in humor like her sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard. She deserves world wide fame because of this unique ability to make us laugh.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I adore Wolfgang Hampel's fascinating Betty MacDonald Interviews and biographical books The Kettles'  Million Dollar Egg, The Egg and Betty, The Tragic End of Robert Eugene Heskett, Betty MacDonald and Mike Gordon, Betty MacDonald in Butte, Chimacum, Seattle and Carmel, Betty MacDonald's illness published by BMC 2009/2010. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My aunt knows one of Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's close friends. I'll share  many wonderful stories about Ma and Pa Kettle. My story about Ma and Pa Kettle will be published in Ma and Pa Kettle Society Newsletter September 2010 including very interesting photos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandrine &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-6336312190735787036?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/6336312190735787036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/6336312190735787036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle-memories.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle memories'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-7034291407592211958</id><published>2010-08-17T04:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-17T04:51:28.802-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle DVD'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle DVD</title><content type='html'>Hello this is Dagmar,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Great Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club news! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can order our new Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett CD and DVD!&lt;br /&gt;DVD and CD are different. You can see Betty MacDonald, her sister Alison Bard Burnett and other family members and friends in front of the camera for the first time! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can offer you new wonderful Betty MacDonald Fan Club Items and a new Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett CD and DVD published by Betty MacDonald Fan Club 2010. More exciting news about Betty MacDonald's filmed interview will come soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anne Elizabeth Campbell Bard was born March 26, 1907 in Boulder, Colorado, the second child of Sydney and Darsie Bard. Betsy and her three sisters and brother had an adventurous, somewhat unconventional childhood owing to the strong and creative personalities of their parents and Darsie's mother, "Gammy," and the many lessons in independence they survived gracefully. ( see story Betty and Gammy  written by Wolfgang Hampel published by Betty MacDonald Fan Club 2009/2010  and Interviews with Betty MacDonald and her sister Alison Bard published on CD/DVD Betty MacDonald Fan Club 2009/2010. The interviews on CD and DVD are different ones )&lt;br /&gt;When Betsy was 12 her father died of pneumonia, but the family's strong relationships and optimism remained intact through this sorrow and the ensuing financial trials.&lt;br /&gt;Betsy (who later preferred the nickname Betty) said that for the Bard children, there were really only two household rules: "We were expected to be polite and to tell the truth, no matter how appalling. "Apart from that, the Bard children did as they pleased and went forth into the world with well-defined personalities, acutely-developed senses of humor and adventure, and a remarkable zest for life.&lt;br /&gt;Betty married at 20 and went to live on a chicken ranch in the Olympic mountains. Her experiences there are chronicled in her first book, The Egg and I . ( see  books The Kettles'  Million Dollar Egg, The Egg and Betty, The Tragic end of Robert Eugene Heskett  by Wolfgang Hampel published by BMC 2009)&lt;br /&gt;Life in such isolation and hardship palled after 4 years and she returned with her two small daughters to her Seattle family just as the Depression hit. The amazing stories of their survival and triumph are related in Anybody Can Do Anything. Betty and her family had a wonderful friend who supported them during this very difficult time.&lt;br /&gt;( see  Betty and Mike by Wolfgang Hampel published by BMC 2009 and Wolfgang Hampel's interview with Alison Bard published by BMC 2009/2010)&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard tells some delightful treasure stories about this wonderful friend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Betty's career as a businesswoman was cut short when she contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and entered Firlands, an endowed sanitorium north of Seattle. Lying flat on one's back for 8 1/2 months doesn't seem the stuff of which humor can be made, but Betty did indeed spin gold out of straw, in The Plague and I.&lt;br /&gt;( see Betty MacDonald's illness written by Wolfgang Hampel and published 2009 by BMC and  comments of Betty MacDonald's family and friends incl. Betty MacDonald's wonderful friend Kimi )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After her recovery, Betty married Donald MacDonald and they moved their family to Vashon Island, leading an idyllic and interesting existence as portrayed in Onions in the Stew. While on Vashon Betty also wrote her works for children: the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series and Nancy and Plum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty and her husband bought a ranch near Carmel, but illness forced her to move back to Seattle. She died of cancer at the age of 50 on February 7, 1958. ( see  Betty MacDonald's illness by Wolfgang Hampel, published by BMC 2009 and Wolfgang Hampel's interview with Alison Bard, published by BMC 2009/2010 )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why is Betty's writing so beloved among so many people all over the world? The first and most obvious reason is that it's hilarious - sharp, sometimes irreverent. vivid and unexpected. Betty manages to find humor everywhere: on the early morning streetcar, in a hospital ward, in a home with two cranky adolescents, in job situations from farm work to secretarial duties. To read Betty's writing is to laugh -- often out loud, in public places, whether you want to or not. She has a terrific eye for the absurd and can paint a striking and side-splitting word picture in a few succinct strokes.&lt;br /&gt;But Betty fans also love her optimism, her strength, her intense love for her family, her times of self-doubt, and the zest with which she approaches all of life and relishes simple pleasures.( see many comments of Betty MacDonald Fans in  books, stories and interviews with Betty MacDonald's family and friends published by BMC 2009/2010 )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty's indomitable sister Mary Bard, whom we encounter in all four books but meet most vividly in Anybody Can Do Anything, also went on to write (her first book is dedicated to Betty, "Who Egged Me On"). Mary's books, The Doctor Wears Three Faces, Forty-Odd, Just Be Yourself, and the children's series Best Friends, are also much beloved by Betty fans who find themselves quickly becoming Mary fans as well. ( see Wolfgang Hampel's interviews with Alison Bard. She tells the most interesting stories about Mary, Betty and the Bard family. )&lt;br /&gt;The CD and DVD interviews are different ones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more info send a mail to lindelund2000@yahoo.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for your support and interest! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dagmar &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;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 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 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/9138171121824234560-7034291407592211958?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7034291407592211958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7034291407592211958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle-dvd.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle DVD'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-4790116594502279431</id><published>2010-08-14T01:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-14T01:12:05.138-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Letter'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Letter</title><content type='html'>It's Carla,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll contribute something to Ma and Pa Kettle Letter project. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald's son-in-law and Joan MacDonald Keil's husband Jerry Keil was very kind. I'm going to share some of Joan MacDonald Keil's and Jerry Keil's letters about Ma and Pa Kettle. The letters are very funny and interesting. You'll enjoy them very much. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nice weekend, Ma and Pa Kettle Soicety, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans and Cornelia!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carla &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-4790116594502279431?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/4790116594502279431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/4790116594502279431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle-letter.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Letter'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-2446899924796138844</id><published>2010-08-12T01:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-12T01:19:31.153-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle&apos;s cat'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle's cat</title><content type='html'>I'm Cornelia,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good morning Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stella, it was World Cat Day.  My sisters and I have many cats and they got their World Cat Day gifts. Our children love them. I'm not sure what our husbands think about them. I guess they like dogs, but we are crazy about cats.  We know  Betty MacDonald owned cats but what about Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle?&lt;br /&gt;She has a cat named Lightfoot and Wag, her dog.  Nancy and Plum play with a black mother cat and her three kittens in the barn on Christmas Day. Even Ma and Pa Kettle own a cat. Can you remember Betty MacDonald's description of Ma and Pa Kettle's cat in The Egg and I? Oh dear! Poor cat! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member loves cats. You can see this in  artwork and books. A famous writer and artist and President of a world famous Society.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members are outstanding.&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald loved our Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members,  her fascinating nephew, artist and writer Darsie Beck and her wonderful friend, author Monica Sone. Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard would have been crazy about author Gwen Grant and our next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member because you can read this in their books. &lt;br /&gt;Are you curious now? I hope so very much. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans, do you know who is the next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member? If so send a message to Francine, please. You can find her contact info in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter Page 1. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are right you can win one of the future Betty MacDonald Fan Club Items.&lt;br /&gt;Deadline is end of August.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cornelia &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-2446899924796138844?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2446899924796138844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2446899924796138844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettles-cat.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle&apos;s cat'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-5354209859737645733</id><published>2010-08-08T01:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-08T01:02:35.784-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='interviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle biography, interviews</title><content type='html'>Good morning, it's Guni&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hello Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography is our Nr.1.&lt;br /&gt;I agree it's very sad that Alison Bard Burnett never published her autobiography. The interviews with Wolfgang Hampel are terribly funny and it's such a great feeling to hear Alison Bard Burnett's wonderful voice and laugh.&lt;br /&gt;The same with Betty MacDonald. When Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett are talking about life in Butte, Chimacum, Seattle, Laurelhurst, Vashon Island and Carmel you can feel the typical Bard magic. I hope we can hear and see Betty MacDonald's filmed interview and her radio interview in the near future. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a sunny sunday,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guni &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-5354209859737645733?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/5354209859737645733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/5354209859737645733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle-biography-interviews.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle biography, interviews'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-7073616519989359988</id><published>2010-08-07T05:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-07T05:36:25.886-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography by W. Hampel'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Biography by W. Hampel</title><content type='html'>I'm Gracia,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello Miriam and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle biography is much funnier than a Ma and Pa Kettle movie. When Betty MacDonald's sister Alison Bard Burnett talkes about her experiences with the Kettles even my mother-in-law is laughing. This is very surprising because she laughs very seldom.  &lt;br /&gt;We don't have neighbours like the Kettles. Our neighbours are like Mr. and Mrs. Hicks.&lt;br /&gt;They have no children. We have a boy and two girls. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks are cutting down everything in the garden. Ours looks like a paradise or a green hell  with many trees and brenches. Mr. Hicks always says to us: If you need help I'll cut everything down for you but we refuse so far. We have two dogs. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks don't like dogs or cats because Mrs. Hicks is very allergic. By the way we won't ever have any chickens although is seems that our children bring a new pet home every day. I know what they are talking about when they say: Mother, we have a surprise! You won't believe it!  ( I do! )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs. Hicks is cleaning the house night and day and is called ' our newspaper' because she knows everything about the people in our community. &lt;br /&gt;You know I thought it was a very witty idea to lend our Mrs. Hicks Betty MacDonald's The Egg and I which she wasn't aware of. After she read Betty MacDonald's book she said smiling: It was very funny but I dislike this awful Mrs. Hicks. She obviously doesn't understand the meaning of life. I couldn't say anything and looked at her with an open mouth. Mrs. Hicks gave me a strange look and said: Darling, is everything ok with you? You look terrible this morning!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to share a very special Betty MacDonald family story. My grandmother wrote letters to Betty MacDonald, Mary and Sydney Bard because she loved Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's books. She was very fond after she got delightful letters written by Betty MacDonald, Mary Bard and even from mother Sydney Bard. I'll write a Betty MacDonald Fan Club Article about it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My girls and I like like Betty MacDonald's Nancy and Plum, The Egg and I, Anybody can do anything and Onions in the Stew. My hubby as he has the same profession as Mary Bard's husband Dr. Clyde Jensen prefers Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I and Mary Bard's The doctor wears three faces. Our  boy likes the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Stories. He always says:  I don't behave like the boys and girls in the books and don't need a Piggle-Wiggle cure. I'm not sure. Not at all!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;We can't wait to read Gwen Grant's books. We are very fond of Monica Sone's Nisei Daughter. Monica Sone, who is Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I, is our favourite person in Betty MacDonald's books. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We would like to visit the state of Washington, Seattle, Laurelhurst and  Vashon Island and attend one of Darsie Beck's workshops. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations! Betty MacDonald Fan Club has the most interesting and fascinating Betty MacDonald Honour members. Who will be the next?&lt;br /&gt;Is it really a famous artist and writer and President of a world famous society? How wonderful! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eurovision Song Contest Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event Oslo 2010 was unforgettable.&lt;br /&gt;Thank you, guys! I'm one of you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracia &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-7073616519989359988?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7073616519989359988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7073616519989359988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle-biography-by-w-hampel.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography by W. 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-9138171121824234560.post-2833012013820439092</id><published>2010-08-06T00:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-06T00:56:11.839-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Robert Eugene Heskett and Kettles'/><title type='text'>Robert Eugene Heskett and Kettles</title><content type='html'>This is Miriam,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald's very witty sister Alison Bard Burnett tells the most interesting stories in Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald Fan Club Interviews, especially about Betty MacDonald and her first husband Robert Eugene Heskett. Sister Dede, whose real name is Dorothea Bard Goldsmith, was very brave. It was a very diffcult time for Betty MacDonald and she can be very glad that she had a family and  sisters like this. &lt;br /&gt;As an other Betty MacDonald Fan Club member wrote: Alison Bard Burnett is a wordpainter like her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard. She paints very colourful portraits of the Bards, the Kettles and the real story of Nancy and Plum and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd die to see Betty MacDonald's filmed interview and Betty MacDonald's interview on radio.&lt;br /&gt;I hope we'll receive more info about these Betty MacDonald treasures in next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Publish more Wolfgang Hampel Interviews, please. Wolfgang Hampel interviewed so many famous artists and writers. Truman Capote, Ingrid Noll and Maurice Sendak belong to our favourite writers. A very good idea is to publish Wolfgang Hampel's satirical poems.&lt;br /&gt;If they are as good as the ones we've read in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletters they are outstanding. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Miriam &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-2833012013820439092?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2833012013820439092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2833012013820439092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/robert-eugene-heskett-and-kettles.html' title='Robert Eugene Heskett and Kettles'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-6700314160016999339</id><published>2010-08-05T04:00:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-05T04:02:07.534-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle&apos;s biography'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle's biography</title><content type='html'>I'm Marcus,  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi Roberto and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm very curious to read Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle biography. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald CD with Betty MacDonald's and Alison Bard Burnett's interview is our Betty MacDonald Fan Club favourite. When will we have the chance to see Betty MacDonald's filmed interview? What about Betty MacDonald's interview on radio which had been mentioned in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a very good idea to publish Wolfgang Hampel's other interviews for example with Mary Alice Bard and the Betty MacDonald Fan Club honour members Monica Sone and Darsie Beck. I'd like to learn more about the other family members Mary Bard, Dorothea Goldsmith, Cleve Bard, Sydney and Darsie Bard and the adopted sister Madge Baldwin. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Roberto, it's true. Alison Bard Burnett and Alison Beck share the most wonderful stories and memories about Nancy and Plum and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. We hope more Betty MacDonald CD's and DVD's will follow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our family enjoyed the Fifa World Cup Betty MacDonald Event in South Africa. &lt;br /&gt;Many greetings to all the Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans we've met there.&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much dear Linde and friends for this really great Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marcus&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 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 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/9138171121824234560-6700314160016999339?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/6700314160016999339'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/6700314160016999339'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettles-biography.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle&apos;s biography'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-1735891153828011534</id><published>2010-08-03T10:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-03T10:12:47.690-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle by Wolfgang Hampel'/><title type='text'>Ma and Kettle by Wolfgang Hampel</title><content type='html'>Hello, I'm Roberto,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most favourite books in our family is Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle Biography  The Kettles' Million Dollar Egg.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our Betty MacDonald Fan Club Top item is Wolfgang Hampel's interview with Betty MacDonald's sister Alison Bard Burnett, who has a perfect memory and remembers the Kettle family very well. My nephew likes Nancy and Plum and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle stories. Alison Bard Burnett and her daughter Alison Beck share the most wonderful Nancy and Plum and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle memories and we can learn more about the background of these great books. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Roberto &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-1735891153828011534?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/1735891153828011534'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/1735891153828011534'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-kettle-by-wolfgang-hampel.html' title='Ma and Kettle by 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-9138171121824234560.post-7461476761479863365</id><published>2010-08-02T03:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-02T03:22:38.309-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle</title><content type='html'>It's Walter,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Serge, Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Project Team is working on a Alison Bard Burnett and Wolfgang Hampel Documentary about their Ma and Pa Kettle adventures in Seattle. You will be able to see lots of never before published material. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the most interesting Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club interviews beside the ones with Betty MacDonald's daughter Joan MacDonald Keil, her husband Jerry Keil,  Alison Bard Burnett, Alison Beck,  Mary Bard' s family, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members Monica Sone and Darsie Beck, Don Woodfin and Blanche Caffiere is the one with Cleve Bard's widow Mary Alice Bard. &lt;br /&gt;Mary Alice Bard shares the most interesting information about the Bard family especially about Cleve Bard,  Betty MacDonald, Alison Bard Burnett, Dorothea Goldsmith, Mary Bard, Dr. Clyde Jensen, Madge Baldwin, Sydney Bard and many background info about Betty MacDonald's books The Egg and I, The Plague and I, Anybody can do anything, Onions in the Stew, Nancy and Plum, the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Stories and Ma and Pa Kettle memories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club has lots of the most interesting Betty MacDonald interviews because of Wolfgang Hampel's outstanding research on Betty MacDonald. &lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel visited all the places where Betty MacDonald,the Bard family and Ma and Pa Kettle lived.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree. The Ma and Pa Kettle Society  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members Monica Sone, Darsie Beck and Gwen Grant are outstanding. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walter &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-7461476761479863365?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7461476761479863365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/7461476761479863365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/ma-and-pa-kettle.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-628699121240097872</id><published>2010-08-01T03:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-01T03:35:48.132-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alison Bard&apos;s Ma and Pa Kettle ride'/><title type='text'>Alison Bard's  Ma and Pa Kettle ride</title><content type='html'>Hello, I'm Serge,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett and Wolfgang Hampel are world famous. I doesn't surprise me at all. I'm crazy about this very special couple. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Francesca, you talked about Wolfgang Hampel's and Alison Bard Burnett's wild Ma and Pa Kettle  ride on Alison's old VW. We 'd love to see this very special couple riding through Seattle.  Does Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club have a video or a DVD  about this? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway - Wolfgang Hampel's other Ma and Pa Kettle and  Betty MacDonald Interviews should be published because everybody wants to hear and see more about Betty MacDonald, Ma and Pa Kettle and the unique Bard Family. We are very grateful that Wolfgang Hampel interviewed the whole Bard family and many other friends. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a nice Sunday,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Serge &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-628699121240097872?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/628699121240097872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/628699121240097872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/08/alison-bards-ma-and-pa-kettle-ride.html' title='Alison Bard&apos;s  Ma and Pa Kettle ride'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-2312796243104891389</id><published>2010-07-31T00:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-31T00:46:58.637-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Biography</title><content type='html'>It's Francesca, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dear Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are so grateful and happy because of having such outstanding Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and Betty MacDonald's wonderful friend described as Kimi in The Plague and I. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nisei Daughter belongs to my favourite books. Betty MacDonald supported and encouraged  Monica Sone  in publishing this book. You only have to read Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I to notice how brilliant and witty Monica Sone is.  I'd like to say thank you, dear Monica Sone and Betty MacDonald for doing this. As Wolfgang Hampel and Linde Lund already said: Nisei Daughter is a very important book because we can learn from the past.  The question is: Can we? I'd say. Yes, we can!!!!  ( And we have to learn!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darsie Beck, artist and writer, Alison Bard Burnett' s son, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's nephew. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's not a surprise at all that Darsie Beck's Auntie Betty MacDonald was crazy about him. You only have to read Darsie Beck's childhood memories on Vashon Island, published on Betty MacDonald Fan Club Website. What a gifted personality!  An outstanding writer and artist! After you' ve read Darsie Beck's  book you know what really important in life is. Thank you so much, dear Darsie Beck! Betty MacDonald had a very good taste. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant, beloved writer and Betty MacDonald Fan.&lt;br /&gt;My family and I have read Gwen Grant's book PRIVATE-KEEP OUT. We laughed tears.&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant is soooooooooo   funny!  I can promise that we are going to read Gwen's other books too.  Betty MacDonald would enjoy Gwen Grant's books as much as we do!  As Barbara already said: Gwen Grant is a fascinating writer. We are very happy and proud. We are, indeed! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club, I'd like to say thank you for your outstanding work and for finding these great Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vera, thank you so much for writing the Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club story about Alison Bard Burnett's 90th birthday. &lt;br /&gt;It's very sad that Alison Bard Burnett never wrote her autobiography. What a loss! &lt;br /&gt;But I'd like to say THANKS A LOT, dear Linde Lund and your Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Team for publishing Wolfgang Hampel's wonderful interviews with Alison Bard Burnett.&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel deserves the honour so much in winning the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award.&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett is a gifted storyteller and shares the most interesting stories about Ma and Pa Kettle. She explains us the very special Bard family magic. Alison is as witty as her sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard. These interviews with Wolfgang Hampel are Alison Bard Burnett's legacy and she shares it with the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much, dear Wolfgang Hampel for writing the Ma and Pa Kettle and  Betty MacDonald biography and  interviewing  Alison Bard Burnett and Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's family and friends. Without Wolfgang Hampel's great activity and ability to ask excellent questions these unique Betty MacDonald Memories were gone. I can imagine very well how Alison Bard Burnett and Wolfgang Hampel hurried through Seattle using Alison's old Volkswagen (VW). Those were the days Seattle never forgot. Such a wild couple!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett said to Wolfgang Hampel: You are a great entertainer. The truth is, both are!  I can't wait listening to Wolfgang Hampel's other interviews and  reading his satirical poems and stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks a Million, guys!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I promise: I'll attend the next international Betty MacDonald Event!&lt;br /&gt;The Betty MacDonald Fan Club Royal Wedding Event in Stockholm was a dream! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Francesca &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-2312796243104891389?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2312796243104891389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2312796243104891389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/ma-and-pa-kettle-biography.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Biography'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-383539351982862852</id><published>2010-07-30T02:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-30T02:30:27.398-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alison Bard Burnett and Ma and Pa Kettle'/><title type='text'>Alison Bard Burnett and Ma and Pa Kettle</title><content type='html'>Good morning, I'm Vera,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald's  fabulous sister Alison Bard Burnett would celebrate her 90 th birthday on June 25, 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett born June 25, 1920 at the family home in Laurelhurst, Washington and passed away December 23rd 2009 at Vashon Community Care Center where she had resided for the past four years. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison loved to entertain, was a passionate gardener, fabulous cook, talented decorator, and a gifted writer. She loved music, especially jazz, and was a wonderful dancer. She loved dogs and was a fierce champion of fairness. She will be best remembered for her warmth, generosity and infectious laughter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can read this in Alison Bard Burnett's obituary. Alison Bard Burnett was a gifted writer and story-teller. &lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett wanted to write her autobiography. It's not easy at all to do this if you have two worldfamous sisters, authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard. &lt;br /&gt;We all know Alison Bard Burnett never wrote her book but something happend. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award,  interviewed Alison Bard Burnett several times in Seattle in 1996. Years later our dear  Linde Lund and other Betty MacDonald Fans heard of Wolfgang Hampel's interviews and eventually these Betty MacDonald treasure items had been published on CD and DVD. More Wolfgang Hampel interviews will follow. Thanks a Million dear Linde Lund and your Betty MacDonald Fan Club Team for doing this! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We guess Alison Bard Burnett would be very surprised about this but you are delighted  if you listen to her golden Bard Memories about her father Darsie Bard, who died 6 months before she was born. Alison Bard Burnett's magical stories about her mother Sydney Bard, grandmother Gammy, sister Betty MacDonald, Betty's husbands Robert Eugene Heskett and  Donald MacDonald, Betty's daughters Anne and Joan,  sister Mary Bard and her husband Dr. Clyde Jensen,. brother Cleve Bard, adopted sister Madge Baldwin, Betty MacDonald's friend Monica Sone, the 'Kettle' family,  Nancy and Plum and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle are unique. &lt;br /&gt;The favourite Alison Bard Burnett memories are about her sister Dede whose real name was  Dorothea Goldsmith and her very good friend Mike Gordon who felt in love with Betty. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Especially touching are Alison Bard Burnett's memories of family life in Laurelhurst, Chimacum,  in the  University District in Seattle, on Vashon Island and in Carmel Valley.  &lt;br /&gt;It is moving to see Betty MacDonald's sister Alison Bard Burnett visiting the houses in the University District and Laurelhurst, where she was born. Alison visited it with Wolfgang Hampel. She saw it again for the first time after the Bard family left it. A very special moment! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As other Betty MacDonald and Alison Bard Burnett fans mentioned: &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald wasn't crazy about Sport.  Betty MacDonald's very witty sister Alison Bard Burnett was the opposite. She loved it. &lt;br /&gt;I have to laugh tears about Betty MacDonald's very witty sister Alison Bard Burnett describing the behaviour of men in her interviews with Wolfgang Hampel. This is so real and funny.&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. &lt;br /&gt;That's what Wolfgang Hampel wrote about his experiences with unique Alison Bard Burnett. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Bard Burnett &lt;br /&gt;(June 25, 1920 - December 23, 2009) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I met Alison Bard Burnett in Seattle  and we had such a great time. She told the most interesting and very funny treasure stories about her family especially her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We visited all the places, the house in the University District, Roosevelt High School and the house in Laurelhurst where Alison was born 6 months after her father Darsie Bard died. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I won't ever forget it because it was such a wonderful experience to meet this great lady! How we drove with Alison's VW through Seattle. She was full of life and so very, very witty! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks A Million dear Alison! You are always in my heart!! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All my love to you and your wonderful family! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Wolfgang Hampel wrote, Alison Bard Burnett was full of life and so very, very witty. &lt;br /&gt;Although Alison Bard Burnett never wrote a book of her own she is as popular now as her sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard.  Alison Bard Burnett's gift as a storyteller delights her fans in 26 countries. Alison Bard Burnett is world famous now and in our hearts forever! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vera &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 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 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/9138171121824234560-383539351982862852?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/383539351982862852'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/383539351982862852'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/alison-bard-burnett-and-ma-and-pa.html' title='Alison Bard Burnett and Ma and Pa Kettle'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-5435747238855140054</id><published>2010-07-29T01:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-29T01:22:04.663-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wolfgang Hampel and Ma and Pa Kettle'/><title type='text'>Wolfgang Hampel and Ma and Pa Kettle</title><content type='html'>Hi this is Thomas,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's interviews with Betty MacDonald's very funny and intelligent sister Alison Bard Burnett is the Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Top item. Alison Bard Burnett's golden Ma and Pa Kettle memories are even funnier than a Ma and Pa Kettle movie. &lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett are so very witty. &lt;br /&gt;Don't miss them, please. The Ma and Pa Kettle and Betty MacDonald CD has been released by Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club. More Betty MacDonald Interviews will follow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We created some new Wolfgang Hampel Blogs because many Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans from all over the world want to know more about Wolfgang Hampel.&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, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography,  interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends and many other famous artists and writers, for example Truman Capote, David Guterson, Ingrid Noll, Walt Woodward and the 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;Wir haben einige neue Wolfgang Hampel Blogs, weil viele Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans mehr über Wolfgang Hampel wissen wollen.&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 Hampel, Autor der Betty MacDonald Biografie,  interviewte Betty MacDonalds Familie und Freunde und viele andere berühmte Künstler und Schriftsteller, z.B. Truman Capote, David Guterson, Ingrid Noll, Walt Woodward und die 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;&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 25 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 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 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/9138171121824234560-5435747238855140054?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/5435747238855140054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/5435747238855140054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/wolfgang-hampel-and-ma-and-pa-kettle.html' title='Wolfgang Hampel and Ma and Pa Kettle'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-5953771310888735655</id><published>2010-07-27T01:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-27T01:53:57.475-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Honour Member'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Society Honour Member</title><content type='html'>I'm Barbara,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have the joy and pleasure to introduce outstanding author Gwen Grant as new Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our other Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour members are Betty MacDonald's wonderful friend and writer Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and Betty MacDonald's nephew, artist and writer Darsie Beck, son of Betty MacDonald's sister Alison Bard Burnett. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant is a fascinating writer. We are very happy and proud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;‘PRIVATE-KEEP OUT!&lt;br /&gt;   The funniest children's book ever&lt;br /&gt;   written.&lt;br /&gt;   I laughed so hard I choked'&lt;br /&gt;       Lucy Mangan The Guardian&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's really true what Lucy Mangan wrote. I laughed so hard I choked. My children couldn't stop laughing all the time. What a wonderful book! &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I adore Gwen Grant's mail to Wolfgang Hampel. Gwen is right when she says the most important thing in life is the same as Betty MacDonald thought - that it is, relationships - to people and to places. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I met so many international Betty MacDonald Fans in Oslo and Stockholm and I do hope we'll have another Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event during this year. It was one of the most important experiences in my life. That's what friends are for. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A very special Welcome to our new Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Member Gwen Grant, a wonderful lady and author! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are delighted. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A very happy and proud Barbara &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Author Gwen Grant sent this mail  to Wolfgang Hampel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Wolfgang Hampel and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans, &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I was so glad that you enjoyed my books. Glad, too, that you'll be putting them on the Betty MacDonald Fan Club website. I would always be pleased to hear from anyone who is a fan of Betty's and pleased to answer any questions they may have. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;PRIVATE-KEEP OUT is available through BARN OWL BOOKS available on Amazon. KNOCK AND WAIT and ONE WAY ONLY also available when you can find them. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I am so delighted to be an honorary member of Betty MacDonald Fan club and I do hope very much that you'll put me on the e-mailing list for anything of interest. I'd love to receive them and am already looking out for their arrival. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I began to write when I was about 18 - I started writing poetry but went on to short stories, which were broadcast on the BBC radio and then I went into children's books in 1977 and sold my first picture book, MATTHEW AND HIS MAGIC KITE, to Klaus Fluegge of Andersen Press - and how exciting that was! &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald influenced my work because I loved her style of writing. It was so clear, so humane, so funny and do interesting. &lt;br /&gt;Her descriptions of people and places are second to none. You actually feel you knew the people she was talking about. I certainly felt I knew Kimi. Even when things were quite grim for her, she managed to face them with humour and courage and that really impressed me. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE PLAGUE AND I couldn't have been a happy experience as I knew from my own experience of a hospital school. It's always assumed I had TB (like Betty) but I actually had pernicious anaemia. &lt;br /&gt;However, the treatment for both had great similarities. All that lying about on beds in the feezing cold! I well remember lying in my bed covered in snow. Betty MacDonald influenced the way I told the stories of these three books. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I think the most important thing in life is the same as Betty MacDonald thought - that it is, relationships - to people and to places. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I don't know what anyone can learn from my books but I do know what they can learn from Betty's. They can learn how a writer writes. They can learn how a good writer lets the reader see what they see and feel what they feel. &lt;br /&gt;They can learn the meaning of courage and fortitude and of making the best of things. They can learn how a generous and loving nature helps to cope with adversity, because Betty MacDonald always showed generosity, love and warmth. They can learn about comic timing. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;This is a long e-mail, Wolfgang, and I hope I haven't bored you. Thank you so much for your kind interest. It is much appreciated. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Yours, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwen Grant &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 25 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 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;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9138171121824234560-5953771310888735655?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/5953771310888735655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/5953771310888735655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/ma-and-pa-kettle-society-honour-member.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Society 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-9138171121824234560.post-4268961013363500783</id><published>2010-07-26T04:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-26T04:04:19.063-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wolfgang Hampel&apos;s Ma and Pa Kettle memories'/><title type='text'>Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle memories</title><content type='html'>My name is Marc,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle and Betty MacDonald  interviews will be published and you'll learn more about Betty MacDonald, Darsie Bard, Sydney Bard, Donald MacDonald, Joan MacDonald Keil, Jerry Keil,  Mary Bard,  Dr. Clyde Jensen, Monica Sone, Alison Bard Burnett, Dorothea Goldsmith, Cleve Bard, Madge Baldwin, Alison Beck, Darsie Beck, Don Woodfin and many other family members and friends. There are golden Ma and Pa Kettle, Nancy and Plum and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Memories. You can see all the places and houses where Betty MacDonald and the Bard family lived. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have the great pleasure and joy to introduce two new Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members. Both are writers and artists. This will happen  soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ben, I look forward to read your Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter Story. &lt;br /&gt;I'd love to learn more about Mary Bard and her husband Dr. Clyde Jensen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marc&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 25 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 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;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9138171121824234560-4268961013363500783?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/4268961013363500783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/4268961013363500783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/wolfgang-hampels-ma-and-pa-kettle.html' title='Wolfgang Hampel&apos;s Ma and Pa Kettle memories'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-4101416348692672338</id><published>2010-07-25T04:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-25T04:36:38.614-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle CD by Wolfgang Hampel'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle CD by Wolfgang Hampel</title><content type='html'>Hi I'm Bert,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was very curious to read the article  about the new Ma and Pa Kettle and  Betty MacDonald Interview in Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald talks a lot about her work and her family, Ma and Pa Kettle,  sister Mary, daughters Anne and Joan, her husband Don and life on Vashon Island.&lt;br /&gt;So hurry up, please. I'd love to hear the new Betty MacDonald CD with golden Ma and Pa Kettle memories.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very good news. &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald Fan Club will publish Wolfgang Hampel's fascinating interviews with Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's families and friends.  &lt;br /&gt;As other Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans already mentioned it's wonderful to read Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's books in the summertime and listen to Wolfgang Hampel's Interviews with so many background info about Ma and Pa Kettle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's Sunday and it's a perfect day. I'm reading Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I,  Mary Bard's Forty odd and Monica Sone's Nisei Daughter. Monica Sone, Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are gifted writers.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had a call with Dr. Clyde Jensen's relative and I'm working on a story for Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter August 2010. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good bye for now,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bert &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 25 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 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;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9138171121824234560-4101416348692672338?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/4101416348692672338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/4101416348692672338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/ma-and-pa-kettle-cd-by-wolfgang-hampel.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle CD by 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-9138171121824234560.post-496352143165802300</id><published>2010-07-24T11:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-24T12:03:35.969-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Interviews'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Interviews</title><content type='html'>This is Gunda from the Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club Research Team,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club is going to publish a  Wolfgang Hampel and Betty MacDonald CD/DVD with a new Betty MacDonald Radio interview and Wolfgang Hampel's not yet published interviews with Betty MacDonald's family and friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gunda&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 25 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 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;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9138171121824234560-496352143165802300?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/496352143165802300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/496352143165802300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/ma-and-pa-kettle-interviews_24.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Interviews'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-2719964493435453443</id><published>2010-07-22T02:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-22T02:28:23.020-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Houses'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Society Houses</title><content type='html'>Good morning, I'm Stine,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Torben,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Ma and Pa Kettle Society Open Houses Project is a very good idea. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd love to welcome our Betty MacDonald, Mary Bard, Alison Bard Burnett, Darsie Beck,  Monica Sone and Wolfgang Hampel fans in my home. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How much I enjoyed the Betty MacDonald Fan Club Events.&lt;br /&gt;The Betty MacDonald Fan Club Events DVD's are outstanding especially the one about the Betty MacDonald Fan Club Royal Wedding Event in Stockholm. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Torben, sitting in the garden and reading Betty MacDonald's books is a great feeling. &lt;br /&gt;I'm just sitting here in the shadow. The birds are singing  and  I'm reading Betty MacDonald's Onions in the Stew. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I have three daughters between 13 and 17  Betty MacDonald's descriptions about Anne and Joan make me laugh aloud. Stifling a strong unmotherly desire to pick up the refrigerator and hurl it after them......  Sometimes I have the same feelings. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ben, I hope you can offer us a better quality of  the Betty MacDonald Radio Interview mentioned in Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter July 2010.&lt;br /&gt;Good luck for this! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reading Betty MacDonald's books and Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald Biography is such a joy! My favourites are Wolfgang Hampel's  very witty Betty MacDonald Interviews. I'm delighted that more Betty MacDonald Interviews will be published. &lt;br /&gt;Betty MacDonald and her sister Alison Bard Burnett are funny ladies. Both have wonderful voices and laughs. It's a pleasure to have them around!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stine &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 25 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 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;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9138171121824234560-2719964493435453443?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2719964493435453443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/2719964493435453443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/ma-and-pa-kettle-society-houses.html' title='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Houses'/><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-9138171121824234560.post-5671855767483118800</id><published>2010-07-20T04:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-20T04:54:19.788-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ma and Pa Kettle Society Members welcome'/><title type='text'>Ma and Pa Kettle Society Members welcome</title><content type='html'>Good day, I'm Torben,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Greta, Ma and Pa Kettle Society and   Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm very curious to read your Ma and Pa Kettle Society  and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club story about  Betty MacDonald's No sports.&lt;br /&gt;You mentioned Betty MacDonald's open house. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm writing a Ma and Pa Kettle Society and  Betty MacDonald Fan Club story about Betty MacDonald's guests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After enjoying the Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Events it would be a good idea to make a list about Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club members, who have an open house like you, dear Greta.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have an open house. Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald Fan Club members are always welcome. I'd be delighted. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm sitting in my garden under very old cherry trees and listening to Wolfgang Hampel's funny Ma and Pa Kettle Society and Betty MacDonald interviews. Wolfgang Hampel and Betty MacDonald's family and friends had a very good time. So we have when we listening to Wolfgang Hampel's Ma and Pa Kettle and Betty MacDonald treasures. Wolfgang Hampel and Betty MacDonald's family and friends had tons of fun.  I love it. It's typical Kettle and  Bard magic. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Torben&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 25 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 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;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9138171121824234560-5671855767483118800?l=maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/5671855767483118800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9138171121824234560/posts/default/5671855767483118800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maandpakettlesociety.blogspot.com/2010/07/ma-and-pa-kettle-society-members.html' title='Ma and P
