Beth L Barnett

I am a native mid-westerner but graduated of Mills College in Oakland CA, Am an x-ray technologist and have sold major x-ray equipment internationally. Now write novels and blog for fun. Member of Kansas City Writers Group and KC Ebooks. Love all kinds of movies, dining out, cooking in, reading, certain causes (environmental, animals and women), politics, bridge, friends, and family.

Kansans’ Health, Wedding, etc.

Published August 12, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

Lots of stuff to write about this week but with apologies to those of you not living in Kansas, I can’t let past that our governor once again has made a unilateral decision that seriously harms the citizens of Kansas.… Continue reading →

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Pinky says: continuation of Bloch-Bauer Portrait

Published July 30, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

According to the Belvedere Gallery Adele had bequeathed the Klimt paintings to the gallery. It was not until the late 1990s that the ugly twisted saga of Vienna’s acquisition of the Klimts began to unfold. In 1998 Austria… Continue reading →

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Pinky Says: THE STOLEN PORTRAIT OF ADELE BLOCH-BAUER

Published July 29, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

The world record sale in 2006 of a Gustav Klimt portrait marked the culmination of its sensational journey from the salons of Vienna via the hands of Nazi looters to the Neue Museum in New York. The painting… Continue reading →

Trader Joe’s

Published July 22, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

FINALLY!

Trader Joe’s has come to Kansas City. You’ve heard of Trader Joe’s, the grocery store with great prices and lots of unique goodies you can’t find anywhere else? It’s a smaller COSTCOs grocery where you don’t have to… Continue reading →

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Most Important Word

Published July 15, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

Here’s the question: What is the most important word in the world ?

My neighbors saw Louie and me walking and ran out to tell us they have a new baby in the family: His name is Leo. He joins… Continue reading →

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