I have updated http://www.bestforreading.com again last week since I have last written my blog. Under the pet section I not only have added new books, but wonderful pet products as well. Have a look at this book which is available at http://www.bestforreading.com
Cats Can't Shoot: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir (Pru Marlowe Pet Mysteries) [Paperback]
Clea Simon
(Author) Available at $14.36.
Book Description
When Pru Marlowe gets the call that there's been a
cat shooting, she's furious. Animal brutality is the one thing that this
tough animal psychic won't stand for, and in her role as a behaviourist
she's determined to care for the traumatised pet. But when Pru finds out
that the catdidthe shooting - accidentally setting off a rare
duelling pistol - she realises something else is going on. Could the
white Persian really have killed her owner - or did the whole bloody
mess have something to do with that pricey collectible? With the white
cat turning a deaf ear to her questions, Pru must tune in to Beauville's
other pampered residents - from the dead man's elite social set to
their equally spoiled pets - and learn the truth before her ex, a former
New York cop, gets too close. In a world where value is determined by a
price tag, only Pru Marlowe and her trusty tabby Wallis can figure out
if this was a case of feline felony - or if some human has set the
Persian up to be the ultimate cat's paw.
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By know my regular readers would have noticed where my interests lay and over the past weekend, when I was cleaning out my cupboards, I came upon this original quiver set. I obtained this many years ago when I was a student. In those years I went touring in South West Africa, known today as Namibia.
While I was visiting friends in Thsumeb (his town you will find in the north on the above map), a person who was working in the Tsumkwe area with Bushman tribes gave me a quiver.
This link will give you an idea of Tsumkwe; http://www.namibian.org/travel/namibia/tsumkwe.html
A short video on Bushman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sjbIKDw7Xw
My Quiver
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| The quiver itself is made from bark. This hollow inside and bound together with small strips of sinew. The ends are hide which has been dried on the bark. |
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| An indication of the inside of the quiver |
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| The quiver with the sling. The sling is made from hide as well |
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| Here you can clearly see the sinew strips that was used to bound the bark together |
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| The dried hide |
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| Four arrows. The arrow consists out of three parts as well. The shaft, a connection and the arrow itself. Each part is linked with small strips of sinew and bound around the shaft or arrow point. |
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| The front part of the arrow. This pulls out of the shaft when an animal has been shot and is running through the bush. Only the arrow point remains in the animal. |
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| The three parts with the metal arrow at the bottom |
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| Close-up |
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| The middle section |
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| A fire stick. This made out of a light wood and the shaft at the top is turned by hand until the wood starts burning due to friction. |
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| Poison. This heated up and smeared on the arrow. The poison is the dark spot in the middle. http://www.detectivekubu.com/Mantis/The_dreaded_Bushman_poisons.html |
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| The sticks to make fire with . A close-up view My recipe of the week is very traditional Afrikaans recipe called Vetkoek (Directly translated Fat cake) 1 cup cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 beaten egg 1/2 cup water Oil for frying Mix all the dry ingredients together. Mix the egg and the water and add it to the dry ingredients. it must form a soft dough! Pour just enough oil in a pan and heat oil to hot. Fry dessert spoons of dough both sides until golden brown. You can fill it with any type of filling, but it is delicious with butter and jam. It freezes very well. |
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