tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post5432970545488841564..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: Using traditional skills in a modern homeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60578946339754900052017-07-21T07:19:57.887+10:002017-07-21T07:19:57.887+10:00Hi Charlotte. Unfortunately I can't feature ph...Hi Charlotte. Unfortunately I can't feature photos of any book here as it infringes copyright. I have shown pages in the past abut then my publisher let me know that I shouldn't. I'm so pleased you enjoy my books.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33516047664093156662017-07-21T04:18:54.619+10:002017-07-21T04:18:54.619+10:00Possible inspiration for a blog feature: Could yo...Possible inspiration for a blog feature: Could you feature the book Coming Home in one of your blog posts (showing lots of pics/ideas featured in the book)? I understand that it may not be feasible for you but would be nice for your readers who cant afford the unbelievable cost of the book. P.s. I have both of your books on my bookshelf which i refer to quite regularly. I feel so happy that the author of two of my favorite books communicated directly with me. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482527949175515699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67666145540511879962017-07-18T04:04:07.571+10:002017-07-18T04:04:07.571+10:00Hello Charlotte, thanks for your comment. Wow, I w...Hello Charlotte, thanks for your comment. Wow, I wonder how many books they sold at that price. I don't think it would have be too many.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1402205719107183112017-07-17T23:37:19.084+10:002017-07-17T23:37:19.084+10:00I am sitting on my patio drinking coffee and enjoy...I am sitting on my patio drinking coffee and enjoying re-reading some of your blog posts. I LOVE books; therefore, I noticed you pictured a copy of the book Coming Home. I thought to myself, I Rhonda likes that book I bet I would. I went to Amazon (USA). They have one copy. It is only $1,203 plus $3.99 for shipping. Yes, you read that correctly!!!! Maybe you should sell your copy and invest the proceeds. Lol. I wish I could read it, but out of my price range. I have read your blog since 2009. I have never commented mainly because for several years I couldn't figure out how to do it. I finally have it figured out. I recently have noticed your comment in the beginning of the blog regarding bloggers needing/appreciating comments, so it is my mission to comment now. I so hope you never quit blogging. I know it is quite the undertaking. I for one appreciate it greatly!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482527949175515699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1057761823693840062017-07-01T11:53:52.296+10:002017-07-01T11:53:52.296+10:00Yes! Thank you Rhonda for the reminder. We have pu...Yes! Thank you Rhonda for the reminder. We have purchased a home with acreage, my husband is a fulltime nursing student, and I work a paid job from home and manage the children - lately it has felt like all I can do to keep my head above water! I am missing the traditional tasks - and will need to try and work some of them back into our days, to help us slow down a bit!kirstenhttp://www.twobirdsintherafters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-2449488489781167212017-06-29T15:03:39.744+10:002017-06-29T15:03:39.744+10:00First let me apologise for not answering your emai...First let me apologise for not answering your emails. I kept it on my list but I never got there. Your batch of laundry liquid should still be okay to use. How is it going in the washing machine? If it's still cleaning the clothes, it's fine. :- )rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82654468471310604602017-06-29T14:46:23.802+10:002017-06-29T14:46:23.802+10:00Hi Rhonda, About April last year I made a huge bat...Hi Rhonda, About April last year I made a huge batch of your clothes laundry liquid, and am wondering if it is still good to use. After all this time I was wondering if it would lose some of it's omph!! I thought that I would have to use more than I am for the washing. Many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19237478103151994872017-06-23T14:37:36.416+10:002017-06-23T14:37:36.416+10:00Lovely words Rhonda. It's nice to think of th...Lovely words Rhonda. It's nice to think of this extended community from different parts of the world, in different circumstances, but still sharing a common thread of taking care of our homes. Honestly, i can't hold a candle to many of them in terms of "homemaking" but i do enjoy the quiet day to day stuff of hanging out laundry, sweeping the floors, tending to the garden, etc. Hope that you have a good weekend!Debbie in PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638334788335810581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90467978181765644532017-06-23T07:04:54.570+10:002017-06-23T07:04:54.570+10:00Thank you for the helpful hints about how to comme...Thank you for the helpful hints about how to comment ;). I couldn't figure it out so the one time I desperately wanted to comment, I just emailed you....now I will comment more. So as not to waste this comment, thank you again for this blog, I love it! And your new format is fantastic!Traveling Oltmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703550588711913428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24971987832014467722017-06-22T19:47:26.882+10:002017-06-22T19:47:26.882+10:00Today my Auntie commented on a timber birdhouse th...Today my Auntie commented on a timber birdhouse that I made and painted she asked if I could show her how to make one when I told her that you can buy them ready made online and paint them she wisely remarked that if we all did that valuable old fashioned skills get lost and we need to keep doing them to stop them dying out.jarrahbellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50420636906896080752017-06-22T18:29:59.610+10:002017-06-22T18:29:59.610+10:00I hope you're on the mend now, Gail. Take care...I hope you're on the mend now, Gail. Take care, love. xxrhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80282422625176654592017-06-22T13:21:29.344+10:002017-06-22T13:21:29.344+10:00So so true. I have just returned from a couple of ...So so true. I have just returned from a couple of weeks in hospital, and my darling husband had made a stew from scratch in the slow cooker. That was the best meal!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771215692369687323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72334127956981344112017-06-22T10:02:01.678+10:002017-06-22T10:02:01.678+10:00Your words 'I'm always motivated to work w...Your words 'I'm always motivated to work when I see or read about others working in their homes' rings true for me. I love reading my favourite blogs in the morning - especially yours - but there's always a point where I think 'that's it I'd better get started' and I feel like I've been programmed with lots of good thoughts and motivation to work at home. Thanks Rhonda!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529619038642018119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85428655555875799132017-06-22T07:21:38.761+10:002017-06-22T07:21:38.761+10:00hiRhonda. I've been reading your blog for year...hiRhonda. I've been reading your blog for years and it is the first one I check each day. it does make me feel I am part of a community who want to live the life we love at home cooking from scratch, saving, and trying to use what we have you may feel you have said it all but just peeking into yours and Hanno's everyday life is motivating thanks so much Evie down underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573584812781108740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24215346486513419812017-06-22T01:56:54.608+10:002017-06-22T01:56:54.608+10:00I so enjoy the pictures of your home. My husband...I so enjoy the pictures of your home. My husband has been home for 6 months now recovering from his heart attack and brain injury and we have had an enjoyable time working together each day to get the work done. He said this morning that he will be sad not be here working with me when he is healed and ready to go back to work and I feel the same. But, it will not be too many years until he will be retired and here to work with me everyday. Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9772400913893583922017-06-21T06:24:47.850+10:002017-06-21T06:24:47.850+10:00Oh! You cut your hair. It's like you shed te...Oh! You cut your hair. It's like you shed ten years; you look beautiful! My forte is ironing. My mother got me one of those little electric irons for girls (remember them?) when I was six and I have been ironing ever since. There is nothing like the smell of a clean starched cotton shirt. I even iron T-shirts. So many youth nowadays run out the door with wrinkled shirts and pants and head off to school...or work! I worked with a guy that for the life of me made me wonder why my boss never told him to iron his clothes. It is not only unprofessional but also says a great deal about you when you present yourself wrinkled to the world. (Facial wrinkles are a different story - ha!). As far as cleaning goes, I remember asking my 77-year-old mentor once if she was getting ready for spring cleaning. She said, "No, I keep my house up all year long so there is no reason for spring cleaning." She had a point. No reason for spring cleaning if you keep on top of things. I love the old ways. May the generation coming up behind us continue them. Great post, Rhonda, as usual.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997071643007495600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60637170393226572762017-06-21T05:12:47.526+10:002017-06-21T05:12:47.526+10:00Beautiful written! I am always really moved when y...Beautiful written! I am always really moved when you write about how being a homemaker is so much work, and nothing like "sitting around having tea all the time". I'm amazed at how people seem to think that is all there is to do in a home. I read a really good article the other day, written by a Norwegian social anthropologist, where he wrote about how many ways we can live, how many "recipes" for life that exist and that we know of. And he was questioning why most people choose the exact same "recipe"? Why do we "all" choose a life filled with high consumption, little time to be together, minimal "connection" to nature and so on, when so many of us want something else. I am wondering if there is a connection? We are so good at actually believing there is nothing else to do than to si around and have tea, that we just keep going in stead of exploring the options... <br /><br />P.s: How do you freeze your herbs? I have SO much mint, I don't know what to do with it. :)Camillahttps://etlangsomtliv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86111026270914782492017-06-21T03:35:03.344+10:002017-06-21T03:35:03.344+10:00You are so very right--"it's worth celebr...You are so very right--"it's worth celebrating". Beautiful comments--keeping the old ways alive.<br />Thank you-<br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-465419219762678852017-06-21T02:26:52.461+10:002017-06-21T02:26:52.461+10:00I love your posts and yes, they do motivate me to ...I love your posts and yes, they do motivate me to do things 'the old ways'. I made your orange cake this morning, but I used lemon, thats what I had. Haven't tasted it yet, though it smells relish. I will post about it later this week. Thanks Rhonda!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031688737964746427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52695291433429380722017-06-20T21:29:22.106+10:002017-06-20T21:29:22.106+10:00Hi Rhonda, oh how this post touched my heart and s...Hi Rhonda, oh how this post touched my heart and soul! You have a really special gift at saying out loud and in clear sentences what I am feeling and cannot put to words. Just days ago, a friend was complaining how housework is never finished. I tried to reply nicely, but inside I was feeling "yes, and I love it!". As you put it, I'm a part time home maker, and every second week, I look forward to spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday in my home, doing all the inside work as well as gardening, maintenance, etc. I have just repainted the bathroom and Oh! what a satisfaction! for the job well done, the money saved, the compliments from friends, etc...<br />Gardening is not my forte but learning slowly, with herbs and flowers, is so satisfying.<br />The smell of freshly sun dried sheets, washed with homemade liquid soap... I can rarely talk about those simple pleasures with people around me, but knowing that many people understand around the world is very encouraging and gives me energy to continue in this way.<br />Thanks for your blog. I really love every bit of it !<br />Corinne in the Blue MountainsCorinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434288462048336124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32745095529889906062017-06-20T20:29:35.263+10:002017-06-20T20:29:35.263+10:00I find it very comforting to know that there are p...I find it very comforting to know that there are people like me, all over the world, reading your blog and living our lives in similar ways and when I sew something for the home, or use a pestle and mortar to grind spices, or plant a seed I feel connected not only to all of you, but also to my ancestors who would have done things in exactly the same way. Tracy in the UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9031771441954486682017-06-20T20:27:06.968+10:002017-06-20T20:27:06.968+10:00Another lovely post Rhonda that acts as a touchsto...Another lovely post Rhonda that acts as a touchstone to take me right back to the important things of life. What a wonderful feeling to be making relish or a quilt or soap and feel myself part of a community stretching across the world of people doing similar things. What an amazing legacy you have given us all. Thank you.Curvywitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352226602384896843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68838653250631286732017-06-20T19:11:26.035+10:002017-06-20T19:11:26.035+10:00I agree whole heartedly with your post. I love to...I agree whole heartedly with your post. I love to work in my home and I enjoy creating a place where my family want to come. <br />Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could reach a point where we didn't feel the need to justify our life style to people who can't see the value of what we do.<br />Also, it is good just to be a human being not always a human doing. Sometimes the very best thoughts come in the quiet moments.<br />Jules x.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7361878466686297372017-06-20T19:07:35.153+10:002017-06-20T19:07:35.153+10:00Hi,
Such a lovely warm feeling you create with you...Hi,<br />Such a lovely warm feeling you create with your words. I couldn't agree more that all the home arts being kept alive around the world does go into creating beautiful homes that anyone would want to live in or visit.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089908106331409725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-76993229281558270232017-06-20T14:58:09.147+10:002017-06-20T14:58:09.147+10:00Enjoyed reading this post and I agree with you. I...Enjoyed reading this post and I agree with you. I also think that for me the traditional things I love to do keep me thinking of my grandmothers, and great aunts who taught me things as a little girl. I hear their voices as I make a bed or pour homemade jam into jars, It's comforting. (I probably should say I have a memory of their voices, don't want the mental health people after me!)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209722078916803400noreply@blogger.com