tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post3008802229627220994..comments2024-03-29T19:22:11.409+10:00Comments on down to earth: Slow and steady to get through the workUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3072989799479706122012-09-07T02:10:43.892+10:002012-09-07T02:10:43.892+10:00Rhonda, since I am in the USA, I really enjoy seei...Rhonda, since I am in the USA, I really enjoy seeing the foods you have and prepare - being given a peek into another's cupboards is always fun, I think!<br /><br />I also love the simple and busy days at home. Yesterday, I got my yogurt and chevre started, and sourdough bread in the oven before we began school. Yes, a good feeling indeed!<br /><br />Hope Hanno is recovering well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46695101893632067222012-09-06T12:28:55.798+10:002012-09-06T12:28:55.798+10:00Rhonda, I'd also be interested in seeing you t...Rhonda, I'd also be interested in seeing you tomato relish recipe in some future blog post. <br /><br />Hope your presentations at the Real Food Festival go well. It sounds like an interesting event. As it happens, I also plan to attend a food festival this weekend - tho it's halfway around the world, in the northeastern part of the US. <br /><br />Best wishes for Hanno's continued recovery.~DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-92146711948492935552012-09-06T11:14:52.919+10:002012-09-06T11:14:52.919+10:00I was wondering about the recipe, too...
Did a li...I was wondering about the recipe, too...<br /><br />Did a little search and found this one that Rhonda blogged about a while back. Hope it helps.<br /><br />http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com.au/2008/05/checking-stockpile-and-adding-relish.htmllaughing purple goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416310131864970028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1986405016437082552012-09-06T09:00:31.728+10:002012-09-06T09:00:31.728+10:00Rhonda and Hanno ... Just get better. Rhonda fro...Rhonda and Hanno ... Just get better. Rhonda from your post today I can see that like many of us you find healing and peace in your kitchen and in making nourishing things. Just remember you have had an incredibly busy year and sitting knitting is fine too. I bet you loved "Howzat" on TV!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21190174726069736852012-09-06T05:00:37.252+10:002012-09-06T05:00:37.252+10:00Hi Rhonda, will you please share your tomato relis...Hi Rhonda, will you please share your tomato relish recipe? I am looking for a good one to use. Thank you, Lori Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32823197075213722882012-09-06T03:37:05.053+10:002012-09-06T03:37:05.053+10:00Glad to hear both of you are recovering from Hanno...Glad to hear both of you are recovering from Hanno's accident. Best wishes from an American friend you haven't met.<br /><br />Jan<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34382025605079337932012-09-05T20:16:20.704+10:002012-09-05T20:16:20.704+10:00Breaks are few and far between when dad is home. ...Breaks are few and far between when dad is home. But he is an absolute darling. You have seen him. He was sitting in the chair while I waited for you to arrive a Dymocks in Brisbane. He is a quiet and gentle soul on the whole. I was frustrated this morning. I am over it now. Hugs and love.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283293507101152512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21631847088669963142012-09-05T19:09:38.106+10:002012-09-05T19:09:38.106+10:00Gee Rhonda, you're certainly back in the swin...Gee Rhonda, you're certainly back in the swing of things Don't forget to make that time for you though.<br />Blessings Gailgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474172270399240621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87940994516317387972012-09-05T17:33:28.765+10:002012-09-05T17:33:28.765+10:00So good that Hanno is home and you are coping. Ver...So good that Hanno is home and you are coping. Very scary stuff. You are so right about preparedness. I have to update my phone numbers. Thanks for the reminder.<br />I never knew that you could make relish from cannned tomatoes. It makes sense. Our closest Aldi is at Gympie. I wish they were up our way in Mackay. They would give Coles, IGA and Woolworths a run for their money. Rhonda, don't forget to look after yourself too!!! Lydia La Lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175566681652761270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91108975011854517912012-09-05T17:28:27.973+10:002012-09-05T17:28:27.973+10:00Glad all is going well with Hanno and that you are...Glad all is going well with Hanno and that you are both settling into your 'new but temporary' way of life. It is amazing how we humans manage to cope no matter what is thrown at us. In the thick of it, it is easy to think 'blimey, what have we done to deserve this' but your response to such a crisis will no doubt be useful to others in situations they feel they are floundering in. Enjoy your busy days!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70232144268990745212012-09-05T17:06:16.884+10:002012-09-05T17:06:16.884+10:00A good day, it's lovely to go to bed tired but...A good day, it's lovely to go to bed tired but happy at all that has been accomplished. A good nights sleep is usually on the cards after such a day.<br /><br />So nice that Hanno is back at home where he belongs.<br /><br />Today I am continuing to harvest, blanch and freeze our crops, while you prepare for planting at your side of the world we are preparing to stock the larders and freezers for the Winter ahead at ours. Natures cycle, a good one.<br /><br />Sue xx Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-71583635781297910152012-09-05T15:32:31.452+10:002012-09-05T15:32:31.452+10:00Wow, I was worn out reading about the day you had ...Wow, I was worn out reading about the day you had yesterday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-17439882267655409282012-09-05T14:09:49.453+10:002012-09-05T14:09:49.453+10:00I was reading your previous post about being unpre...I was reading your previous post about being unprepared for a crisis. My daughter has given us two such instances, the first when she broke her arm and i did not have my mobile phone or medicare card on me, and the second when she cut her wrist open accidentally on a brokem porcelian soap dish and had to have microsurgery as she had slashed her artery. My husband was left holding the fort with our son, and it made me realise that i needed to streamline things so he can find them, and write down school activities so he can see them. We can only learn from these!<br /><br />I hope you and Hanno are having a wonderful afternoon and Henno is not in too much pain. If he is anything like my dad (same age) he will probably soon get frustrated with being able to do little. Tell him we will come up and sit on him if he tries to do too much! Keep smiling!!!Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81006270062120333932012-09-05T13:22:20.549+10:002012-09-05T13:22:20.549+10:00Hi Rhonda, I am happy Hanno is on the mend and ...Hi Rhonda, I am happy Hanno is on the mend and you are back to your routine. Sending you good wishes! JaneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363582084942378955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32298574919753790242012-09-05T13:07:18.107+10:002012-09-05T13:07:18.107+10:00Rhonda, how do you make relish with canned fruit -...Rhonda, how do you make relish with canned fruit - I always thought I had to have fresh tomatoes. I've been collecting jars thinking that I would have to wait to have my own homegrown crop. <br /><br />Very glad to see that Hanno is getting specialist care. Yes, I here happiness in your tiredness - what a good way to be. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-40857783497695511252012-09-05T12:48:23.829+10:002012-09-05T12:48:23.829+10:00Hi Rhonda, just love your work ethic. The way you ...Hi Rhonda, just love your work ethic. The way you just go about tending to your dear Hanno as well as doing what many would consider 'jobs' around the house that need to be done. I'm learning from you and FLYLADY that as she says, <br />they are not jobs but a way to bless those we live with and ourselves. I am gaining so much satisfaction by just slowing down and really taking note of what is important to me as a family. Thank you for the calmness and dare I say the 'serenity' that oozes out of your writings. <br />Enjoy your day with Hanno Hadassahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199195698125154889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52473674977993815722012-09-05T12:05:04.356+10:002012-09-05T12:05:04.356+10:00Rhonda you are truly amazing in what you continue ...Rhonda you are truly amazing in what you continue to achieve in a day, particularly since Hanno's accident. You are a work horse!<br /><br />Could you please share your recipe for the Date and Walnut cake - it looked good!<br /><br />Regards to you both. Don't forget to take time to smell the roses!<br /><br />robtrevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20184069208857258402012-09-05T10:43:12.656+10:002012-09-05T10:43:12.656+10:00Hi Rhonda, I have been thinking as I read your pos...Hi Rhonda, I have been thinking as I read your posts of the last week that flexibility of the self sustaining life is such a bonus in times such as you are experiencing. So glad you had such a good day yesterday.Madgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72309007117884732142012-09-05T09:00:00.424+10:002012-09-05T09:00:00.424+10:00Suze, I just read a couple of your posts because I...Suze, I just read a couple of your posts because I wondered what had been undone. Hang in there love. These trials make us stronger and although that will be little comfort to you right now, you know you're doing the right thing. We both just have to keep going but I hope you're doing as I am and taking frequent breaks. I send love and hugs to you.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61527756061926680032012-09-05T07:51:01.565+10:002012-09-05T07:51:01.565+10:00Thank you for updating us. Your day was productiv...Thank you for updating us. Your day was productive and as one person I know says profilic. It is good to look back at the end of the day and know you have achieved real things. Going to be satisfied is a blessing. I needed to read that this morning. Let me just say that the last six hours or so have undone much of my work and Tuesday's efforts are on rewind, Oh well the joys of dementia etc.<br /><br />I am also very glad you have found a hand specialist for Hanno's therapy. Our hands are so important and his injury sounds extensive. However if there is a person who will work hard and succeed i am sure that Hanno is just the man.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283293507101152512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7687058527543873062012-09-05T07:49:49.878+10:002012-09-05T07:49:49.878+10:00I often use recycled jam jars, Sarah, there is one...I often use recycled jam jars, Sarah, there is one there with the red and white lid. I buy these preserving jars mainly for storing grains and flours in the pantry. I use the spare ones for preserving. Don't buy anything you don't have to buy. If your current system of using recycled jars works for you, don't change it. Thanks for your good wishes.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28565378096129296912012-09-05T07:47:11.489+10:002012-09-05T07:47:11.489+10:00Looking forward to seeing you again, Ann.Looking forward to seeing you again, Ann.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72684350177490343732012-09-05T07:01:53.086+10:002012-09-05T07:01:53.086+10:00Sorry Rhonda, my comment posted before I finished ...Sorry Rhonda, my comment posted before I finished it. <br />Hope you have another lovely day today. Best wishes to Hanno.<br />Sarah from Jimboomba.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8500271448381812582012-09-05T06:59:20.013+10:002012-09-05T06:59:20.013+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Sounds like you had a very full and sat...Hi Rhonda,<br />Sounds like you had a very full and satisfying day. I think it helps to get stuck back into normal life after events have turned life upside down for a bit.<br />I know from experience that when things go wrong it's easy to get caught up in it and dwell for a while. Focussing on home and nourishing your soul is a good way to move on through a crisis, and it sounds like that's just what you are doing.<br />I wish I didn't have such a busy weekend ahead of me otherwise I would have come up to the festival and to meet you.<br />Your jars of relish look nice. The only jar food I make at the moment is a little bit of jam, and I just use sterilized jars that have been recycled from pasta sauces etc. I have never bought any pRroper preserving jars. I notice you always seem to use the proper preserving jars. Should I be investing in some of them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43423701078265467252012-09-05T06:56:15.082+10:002012-09-05T06:56:15.082+10:00My mum used to call a day like that "happy ti...My mum used to call a day like that "happy tired" & she cherished every minute of it, with 8 kids thrown into the mix. She was a wonderful old fashioned domestic science teacher, so luckily for us she had all the skills, plus a healthy dose of logic, patience & endless love. I had no doubt that you would rearrange your schedule/load to accommodate the changes your recent crisis has necessitated, with your usual grounded style. I've been fairly busy myself lately, back & forth to Brisbane, so I am also enjoying being back at the farm for some well earned regrouping. I'am however planning on venturing out on Saturday down to Maleny, so will try to come & say gidday.Calico Annnoreply@blogger.com