Kathy I totally get about moving a team and the loyalty to it. The Baltimore Colts got moved in the middle of the night and became the Indianapolis Colts. It is a sad day some people still talk about.
Yeah, Iolanthe gave me some links so I could read about that.
Thanks for your FDK. You're right about even older ladies recognising Clark's charm.
DW Thanks. How could an editor *not* like Lois?
Ann I was thinking about that statement when I read Bessie Bellchambers' story. Why does she love footy so much? Because she shared so many wonderful moments with her father when the two of them watched their favorite team play, and because she lost her father so early, her memories became doubly precious. Now she has created a "family of her own" which is centered around footy:
Ann - you keep nailing exactly what I'm trying to say. To a non-footy fan, it's just a bunch of men chasing a ball. To a fan, it is so much more than that.
Your fic is lovely without being sappy. That's a hard thing to pull off.
Thanks. And thanks for the recipe too.
Lynn That can't sit well with Lois.
Maybe, maybe not. There *is* scope, but within Browny's rules.
Two thoughts on this one: Corrina, have you a favourite recipe for them? They sound delicious. 2) Bessie's comment strikes me as more than a bit sexist.
1 - Ann linked to a recipe. You can cut the sponge blocks in half and spread with jam/jelly before covering them in chocolate if you want to.
2 - Bessie is in her 70s. In her world, the women do most of the cooking. She has already surmised that Clark has a great mother - and that includes cooking goodies for him.
I know you had already mentioned that footy is taken extremely seriously; but is this level of team loyalty typical, or would Bessie's level of loyalty be considered extreme to the point of fanaticism?
It was mostly a joke. I was thinking that Bessie was a bit ambivalent about the suitor and now uses footy as a humorous way of explaining why she never married. A person who would refuse to get involved *just* because of footy differences would be considered extreme. OTOH marrying a like-minded person means you don't have to fight over who the kids will barrack for!!
Thanks, Lynn.
Corrina.
