tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post7330665927712486359..comments2024-03-20T09:13:33.916+02:00Comments on monkeys on the roof: cattle rustlersValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-29418301186510013062008-12-13T07:55:00.000+02:002008-12-13T07:55:00.000+02:00hehe so great to read all your comments and it WAS...hehe so great to read all your comments and it WAS an adventure...its not like this every day :-)... altho......<BR/><BR/>Adrianne - I loved Lonesome Dove - read it ages ago - you have reminded me its time for a revisit.<BR/><BR/>Rob - and i still havent done it.. have you?<BR/><BR/>Fire Byrd - many thanks and i love your blog!<BR/><BR/>Femin Susan - wow I went to your blog - that veggie art is AWESOME; you are so clever and imaginative. Thanks for visiting mine.<BR/><BR/>Lori and AB Van - haha....its just the craziness of it all<BR/><BR/>Janet - but I am a sissie!!<BR/><BR/>xxxVValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-77958975340090296312008-12-13T06:54:00.000+02:002008-12-13T06:54:00.000+02:00Gives meaning to the expression - Africa is not fo...Gives meaning to the expression - Africa is not for sissies!<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-10146425976135419292008-12-12T19:16:00.000+02:002008-12-12T19:16:00.000+02:00Bloody hell, it reads like the wild west! I'm sur...Bloody hell, it reads like the wild west! I'm sure the cattle were really glad to be rescued - but what a day and a night out. Never a dull moment, eh?<BR/>xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-87246617053803944452008-12-12T18:04:00.000+02:002008-12-12T18:04:00.000+02:00Good Grief. You should have named your blog The Ad...Good Grief. You should have named your blog The Adventures of Val! what a story! i agree with Adrianne..yes to the book and Sam Elliot!(but i did see the movie and loved it!)thanks for sharing this Val.<BR/>xxx loriLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-13006411025888288682008-12-12T16:49:00.000+02:002008-12-12T16:49:00.000+02:00Larry McMurtry is the author of "Lonesome Dove." ...Larry McMurtry is the author of "Lonesome Dove." There's also a tv movie adaptation starring Robert Duvall that many people rave about, but I have never seen it -- it would ruin the vivid movie that occured in my head as I read the book. Although I love Robert Duvall, I cast Sam Elliot in the leading role.A Concerned Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-50679818280903122362008-12-12T04:17:00.000+02:002008-12-12T04:17:00.000+02:00Hi,Your blog is really interesting... Good Luck......Hi,<BR/>Your blog is really interesting... Good Luck... You are welcomed to my blog…….<BR/>Wishing you in advance "A Merry X'Mas and A Happy New Year''Femin Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261731875448040555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-41143423327095017952008-12-12T00:01:00.000+02:002008-12-12T00:01:00.000+02:00You have such a gift for transporting the reader t...You have such a gift for transporting the reader to where you are in the world Val. It is a joy to read your stories even if the subject matter is about a difficult situation that had to be dealt with.<BR/>xxFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-41049809394691423352008-12-11T19:59:00.000+02:002008-12-11T19:59:00.000+02:00Oh what an adventure, beautifully and grippingly t...Oh what an adventure, beautifully and grippingly told. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I too must get my car "kit" organised, although while some things are the same, I need a few different things for dealing with the big sub zero temps here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-39988223621227684272008-12-11T18:39:00.000+02:002008-12-11T18:39:00.000+02:00Who is the author, Adrianne? Yes, I think you just...Who is the author, Adrianne? <BR/>Yes, I think you just need a camera to follow you every day, Val, and we`d all be stunned watching you! What a life. Make a movie of it!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-5963054743184137652008-12-11T16:50:00.000+02:002008-12-11T16:50:00.000+02:00Wow! This does sound like a movie or epic novel! ...Wow! This does sound like a movie or epic novel! In some ways it reminded me of an African version "Lonesome Dove." (If you've never read that one, I would highly recommend it.) Thanks so much for sharing this story. I love reading about events that are so different from those of my own life.A Concerned Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-20920106182714121512008-12-11T15:44:00.000+02:002008-12-11T15:44:00.000+02:00thanks everyone for your kind words - i so enjoy r...thanks everyone for your kind words - i so enjoy reading your commentsx<BR/>Angela - so nice to have you with mex<BR/>Tessa - thanks so much :-)<BR/>Karen - yes and i still dont have all those things organised. must do it...<BR/>Reya - oh yes its all real I promise. I feel lucky to know you too x<BR/>Debby - thanks for stopping by <BR/><BR/>xxVValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-66185903022683754882008-12-11T15:35:00.000+02:002008-12-11T15:35:00.000+02:00Amazing. I was reading this thinking it could be ...Amazing. I was reading this thinking it could be a movie. Things like that don't happen in my little corner of the world. I so enjoy reading about yours!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402290416842014198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-15463016780313179372008-12-11T15:10:00.000+02:002008-12-11T15:10:00.000+02:00I know that this is a true story. I know that your...I know that this is a true story. I know that your life is real, as real as you are (and I can "feel" you out there, as real as rain, every time I read your blog), but my life is so very different from yours that sometimes your life seems like a movie I'm watching.<BR/><BR/>You're such a great writer. You put your stories across with so much potency, immediacy (sp). Wow.<BR/><BR/>As always, I feel so lucky to know you. Thank you so much, Val. Keep writing, please!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-5057441660991555982008-12-11T12:53:00.000+02:002008-12-11T12:53:00.000+02:00good heavens.. poor cattle, so glad they were foun...good heavens.. poor cattle, so glad they were found and rescued! loved your description of sitting by the waterhole in the dark.<BR/><BR/>i totally relate to the need for all those useful items in the car, you just never know do you, in the kind of places we live in!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-25258568188816200922008-12-11T12:52:00.000+02:002008-12-11T12:52:00.000+02:00Oh Val, I do love, through your wonderful blog, be...Oh Val, I do love, through your wonderful blog, being able to share the sights and sounds and smells of your African world.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-16645232537119100342008-12-11T11:59:00.000+02:002008-12-11T11:59:00.000+02:00What a story, and what mean thieves you deal with,...What a story, and what mean thieves you deal with, and what a beautiful description of the roadside wildlife and the milky way above and the functioning neighbourhood...I was walking right behind those cattle behind Wellington, in that nice slow walk (and had a cup of tea with you, of course, in the middle of the night). Hope you find all the other cows, and also the thieves!!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.com