tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post3406910028664649139..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: Your home - know it, share it and make it productiveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6980436535552252762010-10-17T02:00:54.095+10:002010-10-17T02:00:54.095+10:00thanks for this rhonda. i often find that i get it...thanks for this rhonda. i often find that i get itchy feet when there's something i need, emotionally. sometimes i can't tell what it is for a long time. my own work, usually, some kind of meaningful pursuit. <br /><br />however, we have come to a decision to move, something we have been considering for a long time now, and as much as it scares me, i'm willing. we will just rent, and see how we feel, living in the countryside for the first time. <br />xelisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666174167150041505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59011132692618891622010-10-04T05:11:03.231+10:002010-10-04T05:11:03.231+10:00Nice to visit you again and relive vicariously a l...Nice to visit you again and relive vicariously a lifestyle I sometimes regret having changed. Who was it said; 'happiness is a butterfly. You chase it in vain, but if you sit quietly, it might come to rest on your shoulder'?Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-45815305053232453892010-10-02T00:34:10.560+10:002010-10-02T00:34:10.560+10:00How very timely a post indeed!
I can certainly un...How very timely a post indeed!<br /><br />I can certainly understand the "moving bug". I feel it regularly, having moved regularly for most of my life.<br /><br />I'm facing a slightly different challenge at the moment. We're feeling really settled and at home in the place we are. We're just getting it to the way we want it, and we're surrounded by good people. But there's a good chance we're going to have to up sticks and move a very long way away, to have our chance to improve our lives. <br /><br />Life. It's never boring, and rarely what you expect. It's recognising which parts of it will make you happiest that count.Geodynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612024268485020748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-12633946792240348662010-10-01T04:49:26.545+10:002010-10-01T04:49:26.545+10:00I have been reading your blog for some time and yo...I have been reading your blog for some time and you inspired me to make butter! It is so easy that I can't believe it and am thankful that I have now discovered it. I blogged about it on my little blog http://fourgambelgirlsandaguy.blogspot.com/ and I thought you would enjoy knowing how your blog touches lives...thank you!Only in Louisiana ~ documenting the adventures we call Life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14145200924247548717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-18665300902900778192010-10-01T02:34:41.259+10:002010-10-01T02:34:41.259+10:00What a timely post Rhonda! I can understand about ...What a timely post Rhonda! I can understand about the moving bug- I'm one of those impatient people that wants my home the way it should be- now. All at once...but it doesn't happen that way. We are saving for a farm because that was our plan all along, but I get that rushed feeling, and just want to "move it". Thank you for the great reminder to appreciate what I have. <br />The Girl in the Pink DressThe Girl in the Pink Dresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250837836714463827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16382917442593156392010-10-01T01:50:18.671+10:002010-10-01T01:50:18.671+10:00Oh my goodness. My family came from Denmark, from...Oh my goodness. My family came from Denmark, from rented apartments there. We continued to rent all through my growing up years; we never seemed to stay put for more than 2-3 years. After I married, my little family still seemed to be moving and moving and moving. I did start to stay in places longer and longer, but they were still rented places. <br /><br />I finally left the BIG city (L.A.) to move closer to my daughter. I wasn't sure how long I would live near her, but I bought my very first house! At age 48. I lived there until my daughter moved to be closer to her ill Mother-in-Law. I was not going to follow - I returned to my mountains on the West coast. I had purchased a home, basically sight unseen (in person), with the help of a friend. I have now owned this house for 11 years and love it.<br /><br />I still get thoughts of wanting to live somewhere else, but with the cost of everything rising, I will happily stay put on my little -1 1/2 acres- piece<br />of forested land. At my age now (63), I don't think I could muster up the energy to look for a place, pack and move ever again. I've learned to love where I'm planted.<br />Hugs,<br />Yvettemtnchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457636624663214696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89669349366151148392010-09-30T23:53:05.553+10:002010-09-30T23:53:05.553+10:00Sometimes you have to look at other options that y...Sometimes you have to look at other options that you THINK you want in order to find out that you already have it :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31294093366484667692010-09-30T22:49:53.544+10:002010-09-30T22:49:53.544+10:00Thank you so much for this post! I won't bore...Thank you so much for this post! I won't bore you with details, but just.... Thank you.<br /><br />Gentle hugs...Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52351620224074708352010-09-30T21:14:55.579+10:002010-09-30T21:14:55.579+10:00I've had a few moves, now when I get the urge ...I've had a few moves, now when I get the urge I stop and think about what it is I'm really running from. Then I tell myself that 'where ever I go there I am!' Once the excitment of the moves wears off it will still be the same me with all my same likes and dislikes.<br /><br />cheers Katesimplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-671570354194071592010-09-30T21:09:28.700+10:002010-09-30T21:09:28.700+10:00There was a point (job-related) when we really sho...There was a point (job-related) when we really should have moved. In the long run, it would probably have benefited us a great deal financially, but hubby didn't want to move - I call him sessile. In retrospect, it was a serious mistake. We have friends here, but few very close ones, and no family.<br /><br />At this point, we will stay where we are until we see where daughter winds up after college. As we get older, I consider moving into town, which wouldn't change location hugely, and would be to a 1-story house on less land (we have 8 acres). On the other hand, she may be a 'mover' in her after-college life, so following her might not be an option either.<br /><br />I think the important part is to consider the move carefully, and be aware of the changes. I don't quite understand folks that move somewhere else here in the US after they retire, to someplace where they know no one, but if they are looking for some new adventure, after children and career, and that is what they want, that is their choice.<br /><br />Rhonda, there may yet be a point where a particular move just seems like the absolutely right thing to do, so don't rule it out entirely. Perhaps you need to consider exactly what it is that you are seeking in a move, and see if you can create it where you are.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396327335856768030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32149922409794672662010-09-30T19:07:16.703+10:002010-09-30T19:07:16.703+10:00We could not afford to move even if we wanted to. ...We could not afford to move even if we wanted to. We own our little cottage outright and, by the luck of various situations, have never needed a mortgage. Sometimes I dream about having more room (not masses) because our house truely is tiny and we had no control over that, but I would not want the house to be lived in by someone else either. I don't know how I'd feel if we could afford to move.<br />Teresa xA Time for Stitchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081085376540243147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-64266906474285865022010-09-30T18:39:48.480+10:002010-09-30T18:39:48.480+10:00Rhonda,
So pleased you managed to work through yo...Rhonda,<br /> So pleased you managed to work through your itchy feet. Knowing you have history and that you made it with your family friends and the animals that help you enhance your life is truly manna from heaven.<br />I quietly envy you in a good positive way. All that you share either at home the centre or here on line is so life enhancing. I never realised that I had created history here in my own home. Thing is others don’t see it as we do. They force you to sell and flatten the land to build a new Eden. Move I will fro move I must,however you have taught me I take my history with me I can still walk the streets where my loved ones were in my mind.<br /> Thank you for being such a welcoming site each morning in my in box<br /> Have a very happy day<br />Rachel<br />UKAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384910681491031983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61496770360747145322010-09-30T14:58:11.823+10:002010-09-30T14:58:11.823+10:00I love this article! I am trying to find the place...I love this article! I am trying to find the place we have been for the last 7 years(the first home we bought) home. But we were to naive to know what we truly needed at the time. And this house is 3 stories- main floor with 2 bedrooms, a bath room and the living area and kitchen, upstairs has two bedrooms 2 walk in closets, a bathroom and basement which has a laundry room, work room, Tv room, and sewing room. We have a fenced in yard that is moderate size not big but not too small. This all sounds great right? well add to that horrible neighbors, a tiny kitchen, small family room(3kids), a bar two doors away that we thought was harmless and isn't!, a not so great neighbor hood right down the street from ours, and on street parking. Doesn't sound so great now does it? I'm trying to keep the pluses in mind, everyone has own bedroom, it's our house we are buying not renting, I can hide laundry in basement! I want to be able to have chickens, and a good size garden neither of which I can do here. I do have a small raised bed I'm growing things like green peppers tomatoes, watermelon but that's all. I know it is going to be a couple years at best before we can even think of moving there is so much more to do here. When we first moved here we thought we could overlook the negatives because of the positives but it has not been the case. But your article is helping me to make the best of our time left here wheither it's 3 years or 10. ThanksCottage in the City!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02744671613684419963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72173377802803554842010-09-30T14:45:47.909+10:002010-09-30T14:45:47.909+10:00Wow, i thought it was just me that went through th...Wow, i thought it was just me that went through this! Obviously a lot of us do and I agree,I like the challenge of change but after having moved from a great house/ acreage late last year I always think of Joni Mitchell's words...' You don't know what you've got til it's gone'<br /><br />Having said that I am not regretting our decision but I have accepted that nowhere is perfect. Our last house was pretty close but the land was hard to work with and I now like being closer to town and community. We are still renting and I'm looking forward to making my next home a home. <br /><br />Rhonda, if anything maybe you need a brief change of scenery - even a week or weekend away. I always love 'coming home' after a holiday- the time away always seems to give me new ideas and motivation.<br /><br /><br /><br />Wonderful to read your blog again every morning with my cup of tea.Power and the Passionfruithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354580606274549933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-2942935892425117202010-09-30T12:26:03.300+10:002010-09-30T12:26:03.300+10:00"There and back again, a hobbit's tale&qu..."There and back again, a hobbit's tale" - I think sometimes we need to go away to appreciate coming back. Of course, sometimes we really DO need to find a new space, but many times, home is where you hang your hat and can be made to be as perfect as possible. Enjoy your little spot of paradise :)dreaming in mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351781973941395751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35946397143841829532010-09-30T12:25:26.869+10:002010-09-30T12:25:26.869+10:00I'm happy for you, Rhonda. What a lovely home...I'm happy for you, Rhonda. What a lovely homecoming.Suzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07132938920939258452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72577358934447840432010-09-30T10:25:23.471+10:002010-09-30T10:25:23.471+10:00Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this! ...Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this! Every time my husband talks about buying a home we get into an heated discussion, because I want our first home to be our last (well, actually I want to return to the home I grew up in, but that's a whole other issue), and he anticipates buying a bigger, nicer home after we outgrow our first home.<br /><br />Interestingly, we both grew up in one place, but I watched my father put years and years of work into our home, and to abandon one's work simply for something that seems "better"... I could never do it. I'd rather wait longer to save more money to buy a home than buy twice.<br /><br />My parents were married at their home, and 27 years later, I was married there too. It honestly gives me nightmares to think about a new family living in our home and on our land, after all the work my father put into it, intending for his own family to reap the rewards. <br /><br />But it seems the way people do things these days is to buy multiple times, "upgrading" as they go along, rather than setting down roots and truly caring for a place.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975757222020042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22558264719130449342010-09-30T10:11:28.240+10:002010-09-30T10:11:28.240+10:00As the wife of a soldier this is something we alwa...As the wife of a soldier this is something we always miss - staying in one place long enough to actually build connections to the place, and other people. No sooner do we work out the best place to buy so and so, and establish friendships than it is time to move again.The Provincial Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595525404908754875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8966239366547689622010-09-30T10:06:10.919+10:002010-09-30T10:06:10.919+10:00Hi Rhonda...beautiful post :) :) While I was readi...Hi Rhonda...beautiful post :) :) While I was reading this article, I've thought about how I want to move...and I still do...but I'm learning contentment where I'm at....and my home is the people that inhabit it, not the building itself :) :) I'm also content with what I have NOW...and that's great...<br /><br />Oh, I can totally see you making your home grandchild friendlY :) :) :) There's history in my home....almost every object has a story to tell...about someone or something :) :) Your post was lovely!!! Thank you!!! Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)Heather's Blog-o-ramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490555197097928275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-13485742427676107672010-09-30T10:05:14.111+10:002010-09-30T10:05:14.111+10:00I have lived in the same valley (a couple of diffe...I have lived in the same valley (a couple of different houses, but in the same watershed) for nearly 28 years now, since I was in my early 20's. We've had a couple of years away on adventures, and no doubt will again, but this has been home for all that time. <br /><br />A relationship with a place, like relationships with people I guess, change when they are long term and committed. There is the falling in love stage at the beginning, but then there is the long, slow, getting to know you in all your moods and circumstances, that leads to a deeper kind of love I think. I am slowly beginning to understand what it means to be indigenous. The place doesn't belong to you, you belong to it. And then you have to protect and defend it - you can't imagine just moving on if a place gets trashed.Linda Woodrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756953372506344907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-17261680360985334422010-09-30T09:19:15.248+10:002010-09-30T09:19:15.248+10:00The world shifted on its axis when I read your ope...The world shifted on its axis when I read your opening paragraph Rhonda. Wow. I don't have the moving bug in the least, this is home and I want to stay forever even though it's far from our ideal. I'm glad that you have been through the process and come out the other side.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91095337569485348832010-09-30T09:01:12.959+10:002010-09-30T09:01:12.959+10:00Dearest Rhonda,
I have not read any of the commen...Dearest Rhonda,<br /><br />I have not read any of the comments yet about your writings today but I do know that my parents never really stayed in the one house more than a couple of years and whilst it was all very exciting for us kids at the time it was really unsettling and now when as a woman of nearly 60 I can not rrealy think of ever having what I call a family home. We moved into our present home last December when we retired. We are putting a lot of effort into simplifying our lives and we are making nice friends and becoming part of this community. My 88 year old Dad lives with us in his self contained end of the house and we have my husband's mother who has dementia for 2 weeks out of every 6 so life is hectic at times, but we are building memories here already. To be comfortable in my home is so very important to me. I need my own space where I can just get away from the older folk when things get too stressful. My little sewing room is a real sanctuary in those times. <br />It is so good that you were able to work through your feelings of discontent with your present home and that Hanno was able to give you the space and<br />support you needed. Thank you for sharing your feelings with us. There will be many who read your blog today and think; gee, that's just how I feel or felt. Life would be pretty bland it we didn't give ourselves the gift of dreaming of change and better things. Like you I am settling for comfort now, less clutter, but keeping the things that I really love and that mean a lot to me. I don't need to go out much and I'm enjoying my cooking and stitching more now than ever before. <br />Your life will take on a whole new meaning when that littly arrives. I have seen my best friend just bloom now that she has her little grandson and each new skill this little one learns is utter joy to to them all.<br />So here's to the next season in your life Rhonda. We'll all be watching with great anticipation.<br />Blessings Gailgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474172270399240621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-27550271060410871432010-09-30T08:58:11.966+10:002010-09-30T08:58:11.966+10:00I love Sharon's blog. She just re-ran the pie...I love Sharon's blog. She just re-ran the piece on staying put and it is so well written. I get the urge to move on every now and again as well, it really helps to get me to think about what I'm looking for.The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070310346205563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-17954608331660781392010-09-30T08:55:59.725+10:002010-09-30T08:55:59.725+10:00All I can say about this post is hang on to Hanno....All I can say about this post is hang on to Hanno. He's a keeper!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910159121901994076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91511152011248961982010-09-30T08:29:52.916+10:002010-09-30T08:29:52.916+10:00Rhonda,
I think as women we love to feather our ne...Rhonda,<br />I think as women we love to feather our nests and fluff them up. It sounds as though you have your home just perfect and there is no more fluffing up to do! Maybe re-decorate or re-design an area in your home? That used to make my hubby very uncomfortable, but now he just rolls his eyes. I would tell him that at least we are not moving home! this gives me just the little bit of change I need.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.com