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In Memory of Jaki Leverson – An email response.
Dear Bettina, my name is xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx. I was a student of Jaki Leverson’s in the Tufts-in-London program in 1983-84. I just learned that she died and am full of sadness. I remained in touch with Jaki ever since college and visited her in London every couple of years. I last saw her in August…
Read MoreGrandmother’s Wisdom
copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. We live in a society where there is much discussion about companies – especially banks – which are too big to fail. Is that a deflection away from the fact that actually, we live in a society where a reigning truth is today businesses can be too small to…
Read MoreOlive Oil for Cleaning – a Hot Topic
From a bed & breakfast guest: Your posts on using olive oil have opened the doors and windows for me. I’ve had a grand time with it and you have answered many quesstions I’ve had for years. When I read your post about cleaning furniture with lemon juice and olive oil, I pulled out my…
Read MoreIn Addition to Cleaning Furniture the Bettina Way
I love your company. I wasn’t really sold on traveling bed & breakfast, but after trying Bettina’s I am a convert. May it and all of you live long and prosper. I tried the olive oil and lemon juice and it was FANTASTIC!!!!! I had some left over and went about cleaning other things. Did…
Read MoreFresh, Healthy-Looking Eyes
A tip from a guest – sent via mail to the Bettina Network, inc. Thanks for Bettina’s Blog. I enjoy reading it and followed your suggestion of saving it for Sunday morning. It is more fun than the newspapers I read on Sundays and informative in ways no one else tells us. My experience at…
Read MoreWhat I like most about Bettina homes!
I read your update on adding computers to Bettina homes. I call only Bettina’s when I travel and because of my research I mostly travel to Harvard Square Cambridge. I wouldn’t stay anyplace else. When you leave home you leave all your conveniences. I like to play the guitar when I get home from a…
Read MoreUpdate on 2009 Stock Tips at Breakfast!
2009 copyright the Bettina Network, inc. We received notes from guests about buying stock mentioned over breakfast when they stayed at a Bettina home. Three stocks were mentioned and we have the dates the guests purchased the stock. To keep it honest, lets take an end of the year note on what happened. On 6/15/2009…
Read MoreCould You Comment on the Tiger Woods thing?
I find whenever I see such controversies these days I go to Bettina’s Blog to see what you have said. You usually have a perspective most media writers don’t have and a thoughtful insight I find interesting and helpful. I looked this time and didn’t find anything about the Tiger Woods business. We would appreciate…
Read MoreCan I Have a Recipe Please?
We just returned from a wonderful trip visiting our daughter and we stayed at one of your Bettina homes. We had the best coconut cake I have ever had in life. Please either send me the recipe – if you need to keep it secret – or put it on your Bettina’s Blog – which…
Read MoreThanks for exposing Bank of America
I really appreciate your blog and your guts in putting Bank of America in your Bettina’s Hall of Shame. I have something to contribute, which is true of many banks. You talked about overdrafts. What I see now is banks claiming to address and reduce their overdraft charges and its a joke what they are…
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