tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post381322744856283579..comments2023-12-26T08:30:51.034+00:00Comments on Mon Avis, Mes Amis: I had a fright in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong HillsELShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-78571498631849988142009-12-28T13:07:40.589+00:002009-12-28T13:07:40.589+00:00Anon - please feel free to email me directly (mona...Anon - please feel free to email me directly (monavismesamis@hotmail.co.uk) and we can discuss? Thanks for your lovely comments, glad you are enjoying the blog. Sadly no, am just a researcher, but these are my first writing steps, would LOVE to e published one day...ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-25823074460343389812009-12-28T02:25:13.179+00:002009-12-28T02:25:13.179+00:00LOVED this story! Are you a journalist/writer by ...LOVED this story! Are you a journalist/writer by trade as you really can turn a phrase. I also adored the story of the bus conductress & your grandfather, brilliant. I'm going to Nairobi in March to research a book on pioneer women in Kenya & was interested to read what you said about your wanderings at the Muthaiga club. Did you have to be taken in by a member or can any curious soul go in & politely ask to have a look about? I live in Australia & so am restricted somewhat in meeting people & accessing resources from that time but I find the subject so fascinating including the whole Lord Errol, Happy Valley story. It was heartening to see that other people are interested in that era as well so I'm not just writing the book for myself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-82415544810731406122009-11-09T19:44:11.043+00:002009-11-09T19:44:11.043+00:00Sorry to have had such a great laugh at your misad...Sorry to have had such a great laugh at your misadventure. A well-told story. I always use the "straighten your tie and get on with it" line. It will be replaced by "buck up."<br /><br />Ah Africa, one of the two continents on which I have had a massive gun pointed at me by someone much younger. Thank you Mr. Canadian businessman, where ever you are, for the help with the bribe and airfare.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-78035192840532893042009-11-07T15:37:18.850+00:002009-11-07T15:37:18.850+00:00Absolutely not - spread cheer as much as you like!...Absolutely not - spread cheer as much as you like! It made me snort as well. Nobody else batted an eyelid.<br />Regards from a freezing UKELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-55307898968028176152009-11-06T22:15:08.766+00:002009-11-06T22:15:08.766+00:00The exchange between the two old boys in the foyer...The exchange between the two old boys in the foyer had me laughing out loud.<br /><br />Hope you don't mind but I've made copies of this post to mail off to friends in need of some cheer. If this doesn't do it, nothing will.Gail, in northern Californianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-65135645701498952272009-11-04T09:38:25.906+00:002009-11-04T09:38:25.906+00:00Thanks so much, Brian. So lovely of you to visit a...Thanks so much, Brian. So lovely of you to visit and thanks for the comment. It is a fascinating place - though perhaps a little lively there days for an old lady like me!<br />EELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-51744132944287039832009-11-03T23:49:09.580+00:002009-11-03T23:49:09.580+00:00Out of Africa was a great movie. Some years ago I...Out of Africa was a great movie. Some years ago I worked with a fellow from Kenya I loved the stories he would come back with each time he went over there to visit his family. The Blog is Great!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271787252339572679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-45273098419049251812009-11-03T19:34:42.707+00:002009-11-03T19:34:42.707+00:00AEF - How very kind. Lucky you - I hear his usual ...AEF - How very kind. Lucky you - I hear his usual lunch chat is database design and biometrics as an argument against ID cards!!ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-67133629119961278652009-11-03T18:23:39.597+00:002009-11-03T18:23:39.597+00:00Love your Kenya stories - you write beautifully. A...Love your Kenya stories - you write beautifully. A few years ago I was sat next to Lord Erroll at lunch when the subject came up. I remember he said he believed it was Delves Broughton who murdered his grandfather.Anonymous English Femalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-80252199725013674812009-11-03T18:06:55.761+00:002009-11-03T18:06:55.761+00:00Rasputin - yes, that's exactly how she left it...Rasputin - yes, that's exactly how she left it.<br /><br />I believe June Carberry gave him an alibi too, and her daughter recently spilled some beans on the days after the murder. It seems to have been a pretty open secret in the Colony that is was Jock - even Diana is alleged to have said that she believed it was him.<br /><br />JMW - probably not the most sensible thing at the time. It's a beautiful country - all the cliches about huge majestic skies and breathtaking scenery are true; the climate is just beautiful and the air is intoxicating.ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-26032683504785882892009-11-03T17:46:22.659+00:002009-11-03T17:46:22.659+00:00You had quite the adventure! I someday hope to tra...You had quite the adventure! I someday hope to travel to Africa.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850088300591079931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-54311060482295999992009-11-03T13:52:11.196+00:002009-11-03T13:52:11.196+00:00I love Karen Blixen's house... elegant, but co...I love Karen Blixen's house... elegant, but comfortable. You do have the feeling that she just stepped out and will be back in a moment.<br /><br />As for the White Mischief story... its now pretty certain the husband did it... the doctor who alibied him confessed that he perjured himself at the trial...Rasputinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07816562536822316776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-25630489399454525582009-11-03T12:56:54.368+00:002009-11-03T12:56:54.368+00:00Good morning James! Some would have another word f...Good morning James! Some would have another word for it...<br /><br />I'm afraid that yes, I do agree with you. D F-H was rumoured to be bi- if not homosexual, and I think RR is incapable of portraying anything but Real Men. JI on the other hand can, as you may remember from Brideshead, play bisexual chaps with ease and style.<br /><br />Having said that, here's an excerpt from an Eton contemporary's eulogy to D F-H:<br /> "one always sees him--in full sunshine, crossing the street to the wall, with his peculiar slouching, rolling gait, half gamin and half seraph. His hat is tilted back, forehead quizzically wrinkled, eyebrows raised, eyes dancing with amusement, and his queer, wide flexible mouth curling at the corners in that enchanting smile!...those long limbs, those superb good looks"<br /><br />I think Redford pulled that bit off! <br /><br />It's a great film, isn't it? Her house is amazing - when I went, we were the only people there and I was sure she'd just popped out to chat to the foreman. Her presence is palpable. What a horrible time she had of it though.ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-13934272540827715442009-11-03T12:40:21.896+00:002009-11-03T12:40:21.896+00:00"Out of Africa" is one of my favorite mo..."Out of Africa" is one of my favorite movies, and I admire your pluck to go there and experience Kenya. I have a question for you. I have always read that Jeremy Irons was the first choice for Finch-Hatton. True or not, don't you think he would have made the movie so much better?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005152935241167959noreply@blogger.com