Showing posts with label A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband. Show all posts

January 11, 2020

Celebrating the fourth

Betina sets up Alice with Harry Harrison on the Fourth of July. Every relationship has it's hurdles though. And this hurdle is the fact that Alice is Betina's imaginary friend who doesn't particularly like Harry. Also, we learn the recipe for lobster salmon salad!

December 28, 2019

Love, War, and Matilda

Bettina's mother and cousin Matilda come to visit. Attitudes will change! People will die! Secrets are hidden! And a sewing machine holds dire secrets!

December 14, 2019

Betina's first houseguest

Bob invites a guest leaving Betina unprepared. She invites Alice over, who may or may not be imaginary, to break bread with Bob's friend. And an unexpected cry for justice sounds out.

December 7, 2019

Bettina's first dinner

Bettina prepares steak for Bob, markets, and warns her husband of impending guests. Bob wishes everyone was married, and gets a man sized meal. And the narrator learns the difference between granules and cups.

November 30, 2019

Bettina begins

Bettina was discovered moldering and forgotten in an old house. We decided to test what remains true from 1917 about pleasing husbands, food and family life. It's about more than a pretty face pushing a floor sweep. Buckle up, Bettina has something to tell you.