More years ago than I care to admit, I had a friend, Ruth, who had a large kennel attached to her home where she bred, raised, boarded, groomed, bought-and-sold and trained basset hounds for dog shows. Her kennel was located in a Chicago suburb near where I lived.
When Betty White, an avid animal lover and animal rights activist, was done with the California shooting of all episodes of "Golden Girls" in advance of the show's TV season, she would travel the country for months.....and she often was a judge for regional Dog Shows on these trips.
When she was in the Chicago area, she would always drop in to see our mutual friend, Ruth.....and danged if I wasn't invited for tea, sitting with the two of them in Ruth's dining room.....surrounded by three frisky house-bassets baying and begging at our tea table for bites of cookies.
From personal knowledge, Betty White was, and always will be a personable, lovely, intelligent and witty lady.....
.....and to boot, she was a Republican !
Leni
What a great personal story! That must have been really fun and exciting. It’s always nice to meet famous people and realize they are just plain folks.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful story with us.
Very cool. I briefly met her when I was in the band and we would cruise the “stars’” neighborhoods when we weren’t rehearsing. She was in her front yard, watering the grass & we talked for a while, her an a bunch of long-haired hippies.
Nice recollection, Leni!
As always, great story, Leni!
Those are some amazing memories about Betty White!
Wishing you and yours a very Happy and Wonderful New Year.
What a lovely story.