tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post6358806868903754270..comments2023-06-29T01:34:47.417+10:00Comments on Val has her say: Oh what a weekend!Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-90552835490068456022007-03-25T15:11:00.000+10:002007-03-25T15:11:00.000+10:00My goodness, you have quite the following!. Hello...My goodness, you have quite the following!. Hello from Central Canada. I got you thru Susan in Australia. I'm a quilter.Linda Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823843400139137690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-46748225031771202132007-03-25T13:38:00.000+10:002007-03-25T13:38:00.000+10:00Hi Val, boy that game really took it out of you di...Hi Val, boy that game really took it out of you didn't it?... well you haven't posted since.<BR/>We should arrange to meet when I'm in Vic next, I'll bring Merle along too.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835936655590583808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-90871404216651428822007-03-24T22:14:00.000+11:002007-03-24T22:14:00.000+11:00me again valin answer to your questions/comments ....me again val<BR/>in answer to your questions/comments ... yes I know about Buttonmania and Kimono House and that Magstore too, but NOTHING would induce me to go into the centre of Melbourne if I don't have to... and bookbinding? not anymore but I used to make handmade books back in the late 70s,early 80s and still appreciate the skill that goes into other people's.catsmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953101594940806384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-51433537620411876752007-03-24T19:41:00.000+11:002007-03-24T19:41:00.000+11:00Hi Val ~~ The new Gardens sound lovely - I hadn't ...Hi Val ~~ The new Gardens sound lovely - I hadn't heard about them.<BR/>I ad taped the football but didn't know we would win wen I put it on.<BR/>Funny, Peter didn't want to watch it.<BR/>I hope we can keep going when the Season starts, so far it's looking good. Haven't asted roo meat, and no desire to. Glad you met a few bloggers. Sort of proves we are real people. Take care Val, Love, Merle.Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763778255535640633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-91202275936281422372007-03-24T17:22:00.000+11:002007-03-24T17:22:00.000+11:00Hi Valthanks for the reciprocal visit :] you asked...Hi Val<BR/>thanks for the reciprocal visit :] <BR/>you asked if I found you through someone at Kyneton? Nope. No idea who she is. I just typed castlemaine into the search function on my Bloglines subscription page and your last post was one of the ones that came up.<BR/>oh and for the record, I've only been served kangaroo once and I choked my way through it ... she'd gone to so much trouble I catsmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953101594940806384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-2131373015720979212007-03-24T16:15:00.000+11:002007-03-24T16:15:00.000+11:00Hi Val Have you noticed how well Kangaroos are sur...Hi Val <BR/><BR/>Have you noticed how well Kangaroos are surviving in the drought; so much better than cattle; as they have a vastly superior digestive system needing far less per body weight in vegetation and water to survive. And we have about 35 million kangaroos in Australia.<BR/>The kangaroo meat industry is involved with 5 species and has grown to an annual intake of 2 million representinglindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1898462566857713432007-03-21T22:56:00.000+11:002007-03-21T22:56:00.000+11:00Hi ValI'm sorry we didn't get to talk further... s...Hi Val<BR/>I'm sorry we didn't get to talk further... so many people to talk to at that exhibition! <BR/><BR/>I really want to encourage you -- and other booky people who were there -- not to take George's comments on crafty bookbinding personally. He was being naughty and ruffling feathers; I wholeheartedly endorse anything that gets people making and doing, and anyone who thinks it's not Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-23362575417952006092007-03-21T01:46:00.000+11:002007-03-21T01:46:00.000+11:00How neat that you're meeting blogging buddies. I ...How neat that you're meeting blogging buddies. I still regret that we couldn't make connections when you were in the states.<BR/><BR/>Maybe another time?Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-12147517862111777802007-03-20T23:52:00.000+11:002007-03-20T23:52:00.000+11:00Hi Val. sounds like you had a wonderfull weekend a...Hi Val. sounds like you had a wonderfull weekend and to top it of your team Carlton won.<BR/> ooooohhhhhhh we tryed kangaroo in Darwin at an exhibition. Yuk with a capitol Y never again,also tryed a crocodile hamburger that was like eating gamy chicken not for me . <BR/>Thanks for the visit. all my ferns are under shade cloth which help protect against the hot sun but not the cold winter Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993328454036416214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-71515226812998402262007-03-20T23:20:00.000+11:002007-03-20T23:20:00.000+11:00Wow... In my mind kangaroos just jump and carry th...Wow... In my mind kangaroos just jump and carry their babies, I had no idea you can eat them! Thanks for sharing some peculiar things about Australia, it is a place I would love to go one day.Crishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-39616332975170308932007-03-20T13:35:00.000+11:002007-03-20T13:35:00.000+11:00Glad your Blues have had some wins lately Val! Sou...Glad your Blues have had some wins lately Val! Sounds like a fun-packed weekend. Too bad you didn't take your camera to the Botanical Gardens. <BR/>I haven't eaten kangaroo meat. It used to be labeled "Not for human consumption" when my parents sold it in the pet shop. It had a worm. Guess they've taken care of that now. <BR/>The quail and salmon sounds delicious.<BR/>We're getting more snow Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-71993704778134086362007-03-20T00:42:00.000+11:002007-03-20T00:42:00.000+11:00How wonderful that you got to meet another blogger...How wonderful that you got to meet another blogger friend. I also can't believe that your summer is coming to an end already...time sure does go by fast.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-21337249550615441582007-03-19T21:58:00.000+11:002007-03-19T21:58:00.000+11:00Hi Val... I'm back... thanks again for your input,...Hi Val... I'm back... thanks again for your input, I have added links to subscribe to both Google reader and blogarithms to my sidebar. I see that blogarithms does not offer a 'read online' update, only email.. and they don't seem to mind if it is ATOM or RSS - I'll test it though - to see.<BR/><BR/>I have eaten kangaroo, lots actually, it is quite the popular menu item in restaurants in AdelaideDellaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155594753101319379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-59354385276498247552007-03-19T17:04:00.000+11:002007-03-19T17:04:00.000+11:00sounds like a wonderful day.Melbourne is such an i...sounds like a wonderful day.<BR/>Melbourne is such an interesting, diverse, city, with so many things to do.<BR/>Did you eat kangaroo ??? Is it very "gamey"?? I'm not a big fan of game. Don't know, also, whether I could bring myself to eat "Skippy" ... tch-tch-tch-tch !!<BR/>Anyway, have a wonderful week.<BR/>Take care, MeowMeow (aka Connie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05806724258331021528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-25695179051645275022007-03-19T16:44:00.000+11:002007-03-19T16:44:00.000+11:00And Kangaroo tastes like... what exactly (that I m...And Kangaroo tastes like... what exactly (that I might have actually tasted)? I have tasted salmon and quail, also elk, duck, deer, reindeer, halibut, shark, and moose. <BR/><BR/>AnnetteAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438767390099203856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-56593753456851658532007-03-19T12:05:00.000+11:002007-03-19T12:05:00.000+11:00Hi Val, thanks for letting me know about blogarthy...Hi Val, thanks for letting me know about blogarthyms, I am still working on readers so I'll have a look.<BR/><BR/>I have actually found something I really like the look of, easy and without so many bells and whistles. Do you use IE7 ?<BR/><BR/>I'll be back later, too, to read properly, kangaroo? daimaru? didgerido? - oh yes, and that was just from a quick scan...<BR/><BR/>Oh, and have posted a DellaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155594753101319379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-91114347582539713402007-03-19T03:39:00.000+11:002007-03-19T03:39:00.000+11:00Gosh, fancy finding a Daimaru outside Japan. I use...Gosh, fancy finding a Daimaru outside Japan. I used to spend quite some time in the early evening in Kyoto, just marvelling at the suave and elegant displays of just about everything, and travelling up and down the escalators. All the time trying to look nonchalant and worldly wise, when really my mouth was dropping open at the array of expensive merchandise.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743788129921238096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-15408204604724192172007-03-19T03:00:00.000+11:002007-03-19T03:00:00.000+11:00Sounds like a fun packed day! I had no clue that ...Sounds like a fun packed day! I had no clue that people actually ate kangaroo! I thought it was like a national "pet" or something. See what I know!!<BR/>Have fun sampling all the different martinis. Try to remember which one was your favorite!!!<BR/>((hugs))Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024132046092264711noreply@blogger.com