tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post115829381699981901..comments2023-06-29T01:34:47.417+10:00Comments on Val has her say: Weekend too far awayValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1159104726109859242006-09-24T23:32:00.000+10:002006-09-24T23:32:00.000+10:00Some brilliant shots. I love the first one. And ...Some brilliant shots. I love the first one. And the wallaby, of course. And it's good to see the tripod in action!!Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015747973827058827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158748499134209272006-09-20T20:34:00.000+10:002006-09-20T20:34:00.000+10:00The photos are great, very enticing. it doesn't lo...The photos are great, very enticing. it doesn't look as dry as I expected.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a wonderful trip.<BR/><BR/>best wisheslindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158562148750353262006-09-18T16:49:00.000+10:002006-09-18T16:49:00.000+10:00Peter, Maldon is a lovely spot and we've spent a b...Peter, Maldon is a lovely spot and we've spent a bit of time there on visits over the last couple of years. I guess we wanted to be back in time to listen to the footy, and boy, was that worth it, as Stu would heartily agree. It's always good to see the Magpies lose, and great that it was that nice team, the Bulldogs, who inflicted that loss. There was an article in the papers this week about howValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158555763202063472006-09-18T15:02:00.000+10:002006-09-18T15:02:00.000+10:00I was wondering when we'd read your adventures. Ho...I was wondering when we'd read your adventures. How were the pies and did they have to be eaten in the car again this time?<BR/><BR/>Talking of Pies, wasn't it great to see them go down to the Doggies?<BR/><BR/>Your wedding anniversary is only 2 days after ours (plus a few more years). I hope you pull-off the standby to California.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563058550582469975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158491039409309512006-09-17T21:03:00.000+10:002006-09-17T21:03:00.000+10:00Val, you should have just cruised on that walk and...Val, you should have just cruised on that walk and spent 2 or 3 hours in Maldon, such a lovely spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158455471901355272006-09-17T11:11:00.000+10:002006-09-17T11:11:00.000+10:00Those mini tripods are a blessing - saves you from...Those mini tripods are a blessing - saves you from having to get into uncomfortable positions and can mean the difference between taking a photo or not. So light and handy!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158439541028561182006-09-17T06:45:00.000+10:002006-09-17T06:45:00.000+10:00Ah, so pleased to see your equivalent of the "boot...Ah, so pleased to see your equivalent of the "boot" photo that you suggested on my blog! The new minitripod certainly helps the breakfast-in-the-cold photos. You both look so civilised, I am impressed!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743788129921238096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158435247831277282006-09-17T05:34:00.000+10:002006-09-17T05:34:00.000+10:00glad you had a nice time!:-Dglad you had a nice time!<BR/>:-DTJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343953446581027685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158400704160747372006-09-16T19:58:00.000+10:002006-09-16T19:58:00.000+10:00Wow, Val, you've got such a fan club commenting he...Wow, Val, you've got such a fan club commenting here!<BR/><BR/>I loved this story of your weekend adventures complete with photos to boot. The feet in socks were especially cute!Jellyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344630172173199819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158384697503574822006-09-16T15:31:00.000+10:002006-09-16T15:31:00.000+10:00Val,October 3, 1971? Gee, I remember it as if it ...Val,<BR/><BR/>October 3, 1971? Gee, I remember it as if it were yesterday. I want to confess that I did cry at your wedding. John Melville jabbed me in my side with his elbow and told me to knock it off. Everyone thought I was sensitive, but I actually was afraid that you'd soon stop teaching us, and perhaps go off to Australia with the foreigner. I wasn't the only one who cried, as I remember.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639037626523859808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158380516920970432006-09-16T14:21:00.000+10:002006-09-16T14:21:00.000+10:00It's no wonder you were glad to sit down after a 3...It's no wonder you were glad to sit down after a 31/2 hour walk to catch the train! Scenery was beautiful though...I've always loved driving through farmland!! I was amazed to see the wallaby...it's like seeing a deer or moose for us:-) I have one of those mini tripods too and just love it!! Hugs!Carole Buranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497329055251626140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158379436851237132006-09-16T14:03:00.000+10:002006-09-16T14:03:00.000+10:00What fun you two have. You are both quite adventur...What fun you two have. You are both quite adventurous! Loved the pictures of your socks...it was cute.<BR/>And it's always nice to see a Roo since we don't have any here. I can just picture you & Mel chasing after the train.<BR/><BR/>35 years goes by pretty fast when you're married to the right person.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158366618498531022006-09-16T10:30:00.000+10:002006-09-16T10:30:00.000+10:00Sue,No, our anniversary is on October 3rd, when we...Sue,<BR/>No, our anniversary is on October 3rd, when we’ll hopefully (flying standby) be in California to celebrate where it all began.<BR/><BR/>I’ll bet your little guy was amazed to see the wallaby, they’re animals that you think exist only in zoos or books, Seeing them in their natural habitat is so wonderful. When I first got to Australia and we were driving from Sydney to Melbourne, similar Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158353336702316772006-09-16T06:48:00.000+10:002006-09-16T06:48:00.000+10:00oops, I must learn to 'review' - I meant to say 'd...oops, I must learn to 'review' - I meant to say 'drive for hours and hours' and of couse a mao is a map!<BR/><BR/>slaps self..DellaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155594753101319379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158353221075260912006-09-16T06:47:00.000+10:002006-09-16T06:47:00.000+10:00Val, the photos are great, and the story, I am tir...Val, the photos are great, and the story, I am tired just imagining you both huffing along to get to the train - I did tell you I have this very active imagination?<BR/><BR/>The countryside(s) around Australia never cease to amaze me. This is such a BIG country, you can drive for miles and miles to cover just half-an-inch on the mao, and the things to see and the way the country changes, and the DellaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155594753101319379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158347418291810322006-09-16T05:10:00.000+10:002006-09-16T05:10:00.000+10:00Robert, I don't remember telling you not to come t...Robert, I don't remember telling you not to come to the wedding as a kangaroo! Nor about telling you not to sing, though I can imagine that better. I felt very daring wearing blue, yellow and maroon to that wedding, so I can see how a kangaroo would have been just over the top to me, lol.<BR/><BR/>AnnetteAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438767390099203856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158330358088584032006-09-16T00:25:00.000+10:002006-09-16T00:25:00.000+10:00Val,That was quite the walk! Glad you made the tr...Val,<BR/>That was quite the walk! Glad you made the train!!!<BR/>Lovely photos. I had to show the wallaby to my little grandson!!<BR/>Was it your anniversary weekend?<BR/>Thirty five years is a milestone...Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024132046092264711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158327425209568052006-09-15T23:37:00.000+10:002006-09-15T23:37:00.000+10:00Hi Val Looks like you had a lovely trip great pho...Hi Val <BR/> Looks like you had a lovely trip great photos I can understand why the feet are up after that long walk. Take CareJeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993328454036416214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158321589104578092006-09-15T21:59:00.000+10:002006-09-15T21:59:00.000+10:00LittleJen, well, the socks are pretty utilitarian,...LittleJen, well, the socks are pretty utilitarian, I'll admit, but they go with everything!<BR/><BR/>Robert,You would have been most welcome as a kangaroo!<BR/><BR/>I’m glad your brother was able to get to Australia and enjoy it so much. It’s true, cities are not nearly as interesting as the country towns.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158308586848844192006-09-15T18:23:00.000+10:002006-09-15T18:23:00.000+10:00Lovely photo's, love those socks..heheheheLovely photo's, love those socks..heheheheJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873115549126986182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158299718237957972006-09-15T15:55:00.000+10:002006-09-15T15:55:00.000+10:00What a nice trip. You sure know how to spend retir...What a nice trip. You sure know how to spend retirement.John Cowarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105166273383950695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158296831981367792006-09-15T15:07:00.000+10:002006-09-15T15:07:00.000+10:00Great trip, and thanks for sharing the picture of ...Great trip, and thanks for sharing the picture of the wallabee! It reminds me of a song from the early 60s, "Tie Me Kangeroo Down, Sport".<BR/><BR/>Actually, I wanted to sing that at Val's wedding, since she was marrying an Australian, but Annette stopped me. I also wanted to come to the wedding dressed as a Kangeroo, but again, Annette stopped me from doing so. <BR/><BR/>Apparently those Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639037626523859808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158294990682224802006-09-15T14:36:00.000+10:002006-09-15T14:36:00.000+10:00Wow, I had just pressed the "publish" button and y...Wow, I had just pressed the "publish" button and your comment arrived in my intray!<BR/><BR/>Yes, I had no doubt we were going to celebrate many many anniversaries, it just never entered my head to think otherwise. To my other readers: Annette was my student in the early 70s and she and some of her classmates attended our wedding in the hills behind Berkeley. 35 years, where did it all go?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1158294090774260262006-09-15T14:21:00.000+10:002006-09-15T14:21:00.000+10:00Awwww, you two look so cute together. Did you ever...Awwww, you two look so cute together. Did you ever think you would be celebrating your 35th anniversary?<BR/><BR/>AnnetteAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438767390099203856noreply@blogger.com