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Posted by on October 11, 2008, 3:10 pm
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> Betsy needs a boyfriend. =A0She has had two romances in the course of
> this series. =A0The first was Morrie Steffans, a retired police
> detective who wanted Betsy to sell her shop and move with him to
> Florida. =A0When she refused, he moved away alone. =A0Down there, he foun=
d
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> a new girlfriend. =A0But he could move back. =A0He is tall, with a lanter=
n
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> jaw and jug ears. =A0He admires her talent for detective work, and has
> gentle manners. =A0A widower, compassionate and decent. =A0(I really like=
d
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> him, I don=92t know why I let him get away.)
> The second is Stan Omernic, a hard-working police detective. =A0Good
> looking in an Eastern European way, very competent. =A0In Sins and
> Needles he is married (but he could get or already be divorced) with
> children. =A0Honest, not too cynical, tolerant.
> Neither of them does needlework.
> The third? =A0Well, invent someone, one of you. =A0Or tell me why to brin=
g
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> back one of the above two.
> Betsy is short, plump, intelligent, hard-working, funny, open-minded,
> a church-going Episcopalian. =A0She is independently wealthy (though
> that may change if the economy keeps sliding). =A0She owns her own
> business and sleuths on the side. =A0She keeps a cat. =A0She needs a
> boyfriend she can keep!
> Because of my wide readership, I am offering a choice of prizes to the
> winner:
> 1) A hand-painted canvas by Peter Ashe called Winter Cottage, not
> stitched.
> 2) A sampler pattern called =93A Sampler for Merry Pat=94 from Blue Ribbo=
n
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> Designs.
> 3) =93The Long Thistle=94 cross stitch chart from Landmark Tapestries.
> 4) An autographed ARC (Advance Review Copy =96 bound gallies) of Thai
> Die.
> 5) An antique (around 1912) toy typewriter from Simplex.
> 6) =A0A skein of fuzzy yarn (mohair, wool, nylon blend, 50 grams, 122
> yards) in fall colors from The Gourmet Collection. =A0Suitable for
> crochet or knit.
> The rules of the contest: You have until November 15 to invent a
> fictional male boyfriend for my sleuth, Betsy Devonshire. =A0 He needs a
> name, a physical description, and a solid outline of his character.
> Add any details you like, including how they meet =96 though that=92s not
> necessary. =A0Oh, I do need to like him, too. =A0 Winner gets his/her
> choice of one of the five prizes =96 oh, and a copy of Blackwork (in
> which the new boyfriend will appear), suitably autographed.
> It=92s possible no one will win, if I don=92t like any of the entries.
Thank you Monica , this is a wonderful idea, it is a nice Intelectual
excercize , i will try and think up a nice guy !!!!
mirjam
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Posted by Katherine on October 13, 2008, 12:34 am
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> Betsy needs a boyfriend. =A0She has had two romances in the course of
> this series. =A0The first was Morrie Steffans, a retired police
> detective who wanted Betsy to sell her shop and move with him to
> Florida. =A0When she refused, he moved away alone. =A0Down there, he foun=
d
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> a new girlfriend. =A0But he could move back. =A0He is tall, with a lanter=
n
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> jaw and jug ears. =A0He admires her talent for detective work, and has
> gentle manners. =A0A widower, compassionate and decent. =A0(I really like=
d
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> him, I don=92t know why I let him get away.)
> The second is Stan Omernic, a hard-working police detective. =A0Good
> looking in an Eastern European way, very competent. =A0In Sins and
> Needles he is married (but he could get or already be divorced) with
> children. =A0Honest, not too cynical, tolerant.
> Neither of them does needlework.
> The third? =A0Well, invent someone, one of you. =A0Or tell me why to brin=
g
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> back one of the above two.
> Betsy is short, plump, intelligent, hard-working, funny, open-minded,
> a church-going Episcopalian. =A0She is independently wealthy (though
> that may change if the economy keeps sliding). =A0She owns her own
> business and sleuths on the side. =A0She keeps a cat. =A0She needs a
> boyfriend she can keep!
> Because of my wide readership, I am offering a choice of prizes to the
> winner:
> 1) A hand-painted canvas by Peter Ashe called Winter Cottage, not
> stitched.
> 2) A sampler pattern called =93A Sampler for Merry Pat=94 from Blue Ribbo=
n
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> Designs.
> 3) =93The Long Thistle=94 cross stitch chart from Landmark Tapestries.
> 4) An autographed ARC (Advance Review Copy =96 bound gallies) of Thai
> Die.
> 5) An antique (around 1912) toy typewriter from Simplex.
> 6) =A0A skein of fuzzy yarn (mohair, wool, nylon blend, 50 grams, 122
> yards) in fall colors from The Gourmet Collection. =A0Suitable for
> crochet or knit.
> The rules of the contest: You have until November 15 to invent a
> fictional male boyfriend for my sleuth, Betsy Devonshire. =A0 He needs a
> name, a physical description, and a solid outline of his character.
> Add any details you like, including how they meet =96 though that=92s not
> necessary. =A0Oh, I do need to like him, too. =A0 Winner gets his/her
> choice of one of the five prizes =96 oh, and a copy of Blackwork (in
> which the new boyfriend will appear), suitably autographed.
> It=92s possible no one will win, if I don=92t like any of the entries.
Where do we enter this contest?
Higs,
Katherine
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Posted by on October 13, 2008, 12:09 pm
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> > Betsy needs a boyfriend. =A0She has had two romances in the course of
> > this series. =A0The first was Morrie Steffans, a retired police
> > detective who wanted Betsy to sell her shop and move with him to
> > Florida. =A0When she refused, he moved away alone. =A0Down there, he fo=
und
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> > a new girlfriend. =A0But he could move back. =A0He is tall, with a lant=
ern
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> > jaw and jug ears. =A0He admires her talent for detective work, and has
> > gentle manners. =A0A widower, compassionate and decent. =A0(I really li=
ked
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> > him, I don=92t know why I let him get away.)
> > The second is Stan Omernic, a hard-working police detective. =A0Good
> > looking in an Eastern European way, very competent. =A0In Sins and
> > Needles he is married (but he could get or already be divorced) with
> > children. =A0Honest, not too cynical, tolerant.
> > Neither of them does needlework.
> > The third? =A0Well, invent someone, one of you. =A0Or tell me why to br=
ing
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> > back one of the above two.
> > Betsy is short, plump, intelligent, hard-working, funny, open-minded,
> > a church-going Episcopalian. =A0She is independently wealthy (though
> > that may change if the economy keeps sliding). =A0She owns her own
> > business and sleuths on the side. =A0She keeps a cat. =A0She needs a
> > boyfriend she can keep!
> > Because of my wide readership, I am offering a choice of prizes to the
> > winner:
> > 1) A hand-painted canvas by Peter Ashe called Winter Cottage, not
> > stitched.
> > 2) A sampler pattern called =93A Sampler for Merry Pat=94 from Blue Rib=
bon
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> > Designs.
> > 3) =93The Long Thistle=94 cross stitch chart from Landmark Tapestries.
> > 4) An autographed ARC (Advance Review Copy =96 bound gallies) of Thai
> > Die.
> > 5) An antique (around 1912) toy typewriter from Simplex.
> > 6) =A0A skein of fuzzy yarn (mohair, wool, nylon blend, 50 grams, 122
> > yards) in fall colors from The Gourmet Collection. =A0Suitable for
> > crochet or knit.
> > The rules of the contest: You have until November 15 to invent a
> > fictional male boyfriend for my sleuth, Betsy Devonshire. =A0 He needs =
a
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> > name, a physical description, and a solid outline of his character.
> > Add any details you like, including how they meet =96 though that=92s n=
ot
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> > necessary. =A0Oh, I do need to like him, too. =A0 Winner gets his/her
> > choice of one of the five prizes =96 oh, and a copy of Blackwork (in
> > which the new boyfriend will appear), suitably autographed.
> > It=92s possible no one will win, if I don=92t like any of the entries.
> Where do we enter this contest?
> Higs,
> Katherine- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
I think all it takes is sending it to Monica,,,
i have 3 books from that Wonderful seties !!!!
mirjam
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Posted by Katherine on October 13, 2008, 12:40 pm
On Oct 13, 12:09=A0pm, mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
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> > > Betsy needs a boyfriend. =A0She has had two romances in the course of
> > > this series. =A0The first was Morrie Steffans, a retired police
> > > detective who wanted Betsy to sell her shop and move with him to
> > > Florida. =A0When she refused, he moved away alone. =A0Down there, he =
found
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> > > a new girlfriend. =A0But he could move back. =A0He is tall, with a la=
ntern
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> > > jaw and jug ears. =A0He admires her talent for detective work, and ha=
s
show/hide quoted text
> > > gentle manners. =A0A widower, compassionate and decent. =A0(I really =
liked
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> > > him, I don=92t know why I let him get away.)
> > > The second is Stan Omernic, a hard-working police detective. =A0Good
> > > looking in an Eastern European way, very competent. =A0In Sins and
> > > Needles he is married (but he could get or already be divorced) with
> > > children. =A0Honest, not too cynical, tolerant.
> > > Neither of them does needlework.
> > > The third? =A0Well, invent someone, one of you. =A0Or tell me why to =
bring
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> > > back one of the above two.
> > > Betsy is short, plump, intelligent, hard-working, funny, open-minded,
> > > a church-going Episcopalian. =A0She is independently wealthy (though
> > > that may change if the economy keeps sliding). =A0She owns her own
> > > business and sleuths on the side. =A0She keeps a cat. =A0She needs a
> > > boyfriend she can keep!
> > > Because of my wide readership, I am offering a choice of prizes to th=
e
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> > > winner:
> > > 1) A hand-painted canvas by Peter Ashe called Winter Cottage, not
> > > stitched.
> > > 2) A sampler pattern called =93A Sampler for Merry Pat=94 from Blue R=
ibbon
show/hide quoted text
> > > Designs.
> > > 3) =93The Long Thistle=94 cross stitch chart from Landmark Tapestries=
.
show/hide quoted text
> > > 4) An autographed ARC (Advance Review Copy =96 bound gallies) of Thai
> > > Die.
> > > 5) An antique (around 1912) toy typewriter from Simplex.
> > > 6) =A0A skein of fuzzy yarn (mohair, wool, nylon blend, 50 grams, 122
> > > yards) in fall colors from The Gourmet Collection. =A0Suitable for
> > > crochet or knit.
> > > The rules of the contest: You have until November 15 to invent a
> > > fictional male boyfriend for my sleuth, Betsy Devonshire. =A0 He need=
s a
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> > > name, a physical description, and a solid outline of his character.
> > > Add any details you like, including how they meet =96 though that=92s=
not
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> > > necessary. =A0Oh, I do need to like him, too. =A0 Winner gets his/her
> > > choice of one of the five prizes =96 oh, and a copy of Blackwork (in
> > > which the new boyfriend will appear), suitably autographed.
> > > It=92s possible no one will win, if I don=92t like any of the entries=
.
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> > Where do we enter this contest?
> > Higs,
> > Katherine- Hide quoted text -
> > - Show quoted text -
> I think all it takes is sending it to Monica,,,
> i have 3 books from that Wonderful seties !!!!
Thanks, Mirjam. I'll have to think about it for a while!
Higs,
Katherine
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> this series. =A0The first was Morrie Steffans, a retired police
> detective who wanted Betsy to sell her shop and move with him to
> Florida. =A0When she refused, he moved away alone. =A0Down there, he foun=