Feathers fly and cultures clash as the Jolly Grant House prepares to welcome a special delivery from Scotland
The third Jana Bibi novel takes us back to the Jolly Grant house in the Indian Himalayas, where the whole town is waiting for Jana’s son, Jack, to arrive from Scotland with his Hungarian fiancée, Katarina. Jana is determined to repair the eccentric house to Jack’s high standards, but how to pay for the new water boilers and eighty yards of velvet for curtains? Should she pawn her prized emeralds from the Treasure Emporium? Read more
They Stomped on Down to Washington
Let’s go back, about 110 years, to a meeting, say in a small New Hampshire town. I’m conducting it, and I’ll now introduce our special guest. Mrs. Snodgrass Uppington, President of the Kearsarge Association Opposed to Further Extension of Suffrage for Women. Oh, wait, just one moment. There’s a march going on in the street. It’s so noisy. I’ll have to close the windows. Excuse me just a second, before Mrs. Uppington takes the dais. Mrs. Uppington? A …Read More
My talk on modern Saint Valentines--plural! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpI1hzAEvPI
Betsy Woodman was educated on four continents, graduated from Smith College, and holds a Master's degree in Anthropology from Brandeis University. Read more »