tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post3787813584233952162..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: On being part of our communityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33660797994736877352009-07-16T19:54:55.712+10:002009-07-16T19:54:55.712+10:00Hi Norma Jean.
I am very interested in finding out...Hi Norma Jean.<br />I am very interested in finding out about the work you do at your Co-Op and what goes on there. The special International Day sounded facinating. Will you be telling us all about it and the opening of your new building?JuliaLouisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77047020314774489532009-06-17T08:18:09.900+10:002009-06-17T08:18:09.900+10:00Rhonda, just visiting your blog is like stepping i...Rhonda, just visiting your blog is like stepping into another world. As much as I like progress, technology, etc, living a life more in tune with the natural world is as relevant as ever, as our environmental disasters are now showing us. Your vibrant community sounds like a wonderful place. I live as simply as I can; I learned a lot from my mum who always loved to have chooks, or at one stage a goose, and edible plants growing in our suburban backyard, as we grew up.Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765993736554383626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65014635654393245902009-06-17T06:49:59.262+10:002009-06-17T06:49:59.262+10:00Marnie, it's Maleny. Enjoy your trip.
Lori V...Marnie, it's Maleny. Enjoy your trip.<br /><br />Lori Veronica, they were our eggs. They look lovely, don't they. While the colour of egg yolks is determined by the type of chooks you have, you'll deepen the colour of the yolks by giving your chickens leafy green vegetables to eat. Things like spinach, silverbeet, kale etc.<br /><br />Jenn, it's much easier to work in a community that is accepting of its residents inputs, however, it's not impossible to do it in other places. Start small and get others to work with you. Good luck, love.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1472672606899425292009-06-17T01:10:33.550+10:002009-06-17T01:10:33.550+10:00Sounds like you have a wonderful place to live.
I...Sounds like you have a wonderful place to live.<br /><br />I'd like to try to develop more of a community in my area, but sometimes I long for being able to relocate into a community like yours with so many great institutions. While I know that any community takes work anywhere you go, especially to get things going, sometimes the appeal of not having to force it and being with like-minded people is very strong indeed. And, at the very least, it's good to know that there are places like this to look to to model other communities.Jennhttp://thresholddweller.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36294317644494358822009-06-16T23:30:35.923+10:002009-06-16T23:30:35.923+10:00I love to try your recipes. They are ALWAYS succe...I love to try your recipes. They are ALWAYS successful. I'm going to try this. Also, I noticed in your picture tutorial of this recipe, the egg yolks are a nice, orange color. I am raising 2 hens for the first time. I have heard there is a difference in yolk. (My eggs from the store are light yellow yolks). I assume those are your hens eggs.Lori Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814806548171850349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32193410341389389882009-06-16T19:17:54.580+10:002009-06-16T19:17:54.580+10:00Im a Brisbane girl and heading up your way in a fe...Im a Brisbane girl and heading up your way in a few weeks- I was wondering what town you live near, it sounds like a lovely place and id like to check it out.marniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805057791669703652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85557337844295435622009-06-16T17:05:34.909+10:002009-06-16T17:05:34.909+10:00Hope you'll have a wonderful day.
Greats from...Hope you'll have a wonderful day.<br /><br />Greats from HollandMoniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828404522476914827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52970967466644854782009-06-16T15:20:38.899+10:002009-06-16T15:20:38.899+10:00chookie, LETS has been operating successfully here...chookie, LETS has been operating successfully here for 30 years. Now we have a new local currency on the horizon, the baroon dollar.<br /><br />lulu, I hate the traffic too.<br /><br />Dianne, I haven't heard hustle my bustle but I bet it does mean the same - I'd best get moving. :- )Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-39271049394755489302009-06-16T15:13:10.273+10:002009-06-16T15:13:10.273+10:00Delightful post as always, Rhonda! The pie sounds...Delightful post as always, Rhonda! The pie sounds delicious. And I loved the expression, "get a wriggle on"...I have a feeling it means the same thing as "hustle my bustle"! *grin*<br /><br />Blessings,<br />DianneDiannehttp://www.patacakebabies.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75305127616607928562009-06-16T11:28:47.751+10:002009-06-16T11:28:47.751+10:00the pie sounds good..
I hate malls, hate crowds, j...the pie sounds good..<br />I hate malls, hate crowds, just the whole traffic is not my thing..I guess iam a home body..<br />take care,Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910694148759907767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62794475490675913702009-06-16T09:41:26.018+10:002009-06-16T09:41:26.018+10:00Funny, I thought LETS schemes had died out due to ...Funny, I thought LETS schemes had died out due to the GST. The ATO has a pamphlet on barter schemes which says that LETS members who run a business have to cope with GST: the trade dollar is counted as assessible income, with a 1:1 rate to the AUD. Ouch!Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58449103977840011172009-06-16T08:24:14.424+10:002009-06-16T08:24:14.424+10:00Hi Toni and Diana, I've added the link to the ...Hi Toni and Diana, I've added the link to the pie recipe. I hope you enjoy it.<br /><br />Good morning Gail, thank you. I agree!<br /><br />Ann, buying the lifestyle instead of creating it seems like short changing yourself to me. We have a similar problem with rising house prices and rent. Many locals that had been renting have been forced out of town. Luckily, this community does fight against gentrification and boycott those stores but still, it's a worry.<br /><br />LOL Melissa. From memory, you're in Caloundra. We'll be talking about the Baroon Dollar today - the idea of it is being floated by one of the groups who have a space at our Centre. The wedding is fast approaching, the first visitor arrives tomorrow.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81745085875238355272009-06-16T08:13:17.535+10:002009-06-16T08:13:17.535+10:00Those hinterland people! Just kidding. I live on &...Those hinterland people! Just kidding. I live on 'the coast' - right next door to the mall and I can't wait until we move away to a quieter spot. <br /><br />Your community organisations sound very interesting. I saw a segment on the telly last week about the Baroon Dollar. I doubt whether there would be many other towns that had the type of community that could do that. <br /><br />Good luck with all the wedding preparations.Melissahttp://www.frugalandthriving.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-63693753028172748002009-06-16T08:04:24.892+10:002009-06-16T08:04:24.892+10:00Like you Rhonda, I am blessed to live in a very sp...Like you Rhonda, I am blessed to live in a very special place yet it is only a 5 minute drive to the highway and when I go to the city malls I cannot wait to return home to the peace and serenity of my forest home. There is only one thing that bothers me about where I live; because it is such a beautiful place people want to live here and in recent years it has attracted lots of affluent people from the cities. This forces the real estate prices up and it costs a lot to rent here. We were fortunate to find acreage which was 'the last of the bargains'. Also the shops are going upmarket, even the vintage stores sell restored furniture at inflated prices. I cannot afford to shop in some of the stores and have to go to the malls to find more affordable goods. Many of the goods on sale are aimed at 'eco conscious' people with big salaries. I wondered what you think of this trend which is appearing in many of the organic living magazines? I recently saw a pair of knitted baby booties in a parenting magazine for $90! Perhaps it would make a good subject for a post.Ann at eightacresofedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524581927752695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59588932631663550772009-06-16T08:04:22.934+10:002009-06-16T08:04:22.934+10:00Sounds like a wonderful place to live! I agree wit...Sounds like a wonderful place to live! I agree with Toni about the Ricotta spinach pie....sounds yummy!Diananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-63493436064171841482009-06-16T08:04:12.082+10:002009-06-16T08:04:12.082+10:00Have a delightful day. Hope they get really inspir...Have a delightful day. Hope they get really inspired. We need more little villages like yours.<br /><br />Blessings Gailgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474172270399240621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25530354003319586652009-06-16T07:06:38.793+10:002009-06-16T07:06:38.793+10:00Have a wonderful time!
Ricotta spinach pie soun...Have a wonderful time! <br /><br />Ricotta spinach pie sounds really really good!<br />Would love the recipe!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.com