[LMB] Lois at Booksmith, June 30, 2007

[Harimad]

> From: "Carol Gray-Ricci"  wrote:
> Also, I mentioned that I would hear more about Fawn's Aunt Nattie,
> particularly how a blind wife's sister became such an influence in
> a farmer household, that was an essentially patriarchal society. 

Neutral third party? 

> She did mention
> that Nattie is the oldest adult, and had her own source of income
> (spinning and weaving).  This did give me one idea:  if there were
> two or three very bad crop years, her earnings, and possibly her
> savings, may have been what kept the family from starving or from
> losing the farm.

Or even in non starvation times, earning enough to add some luxuries
- or better marriage portions - to the family coffer.  The difference
between break-even and just a little over is huge, sometimes.

I'm jealous y'all got to have dinner with Herself, or even attend a
book talk.  The one time I saw her was at the LOC's National Book
Festival in DC in ... checks site ... 2004*, before I joined the
list.  I went to the book talk, asked a question, and got lots of
books signed (by distributing my cache amongst my new friends in the
signing line).  But dinner and a good conversation?  Beyond my ken,
back then.  Sigh, will she ever come back?

- Harimad

* Hey, look, there's a webcast! 
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2004/bujold.html  I bet I'm on there! 
I'm the lady in the "Aren't you a little short for an auditor"**
t-shirt, asking IIRC a slightly grumpy question about romance in
Herself's books.


** part of a wedding gift, no less


       
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