I believe that's correct. I'm a bit rusty on the lore. The chair? Hm.
There was another woman in their group who was in a wheelchair, I think.
The same woman, I believe, had a mustache.
I took a class on the Bloomsbury group once. Three months, about 20 years
ago...<G>
I should remember...<G>
Terrie
----- Original Message -----
From: "grasshopper" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: request for resend
> Dear Ter,
> I thought Alice B. Toklas was Gertrude Stein's constant companion. (Is it
> true her middle name was Babette?)
> I'd be grateful if someone could explain the significance of the chair in
> the poem - me stupid!
> Kind regards,
> grasshopper
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tlrelf
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 5:07 AM
> Subject: request for resend
>
> Would whomever composed the Alice B. Toklas poem please resend it to me?
> Thank you!
> I know who she was...That was the Bloomsbury group! Then there's also the
> reference to Arlo Guthrie's "You can get anything you want, at Alice's
> Restaurant--'ceptin' Alice!"
>
> Alice had a cookbook where every recipe contained a certain "herb"...<G>
> Her brownies are renowned.
> Ter
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