Status Updates From Dama kameliowa

Ezra Pound wrote, and I paraphrase, Pikers borrow; Professionals Steal, and if ever a story was stolen and wildly embellish it is Camille. I have seen the movie, I had to. It was my mil's favorite and the whole reason we had Camellias at our wedding, but i never had time to read the book. Ah now I can, and I wish I had earlier so I could tell her the parallels -- she would have been in her glory.