tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post5962396776231110241..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Location, location, locationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-39280922026124570872010-03-19T13:47:40.104+10:002010-03-19T13:47:40.104+10:00Thanks for this post. My wife put me on to your si...Thanks for this post. My wife put me on to your site a few weeks ago. She has been reading for a while. I have reading your posts and how you write about your life.Dave Qhttp://www.passionaustralia.org/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-57093736344522441632007-07-31T08:34:00.000+10:002007-07-31T08:34:00.000+10:00Wonderful post! Lots of "food for thought".Wonderful post! Lots of "food for thought".Mariannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053480963082704523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48617293736514065972007-07-30T22:38:00.000+10:002007-07-30T22:38:00.000+10:00I great reminder about the mind set of it! Thanks!...I great reminder about the mind set of it! Thanks!Stephanie Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411714132368771649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72129780338385376002007-07-30T20:52:00.000+10:002007-07-30T20:52:00.000+10:00I like Lisa's phrase: elegant simplicity. It is ...I like Lisa's phrase: elegant simplicity. It is a vision os what we are trying to achieve. We make our home in the country and wouldn't trade it for anything. But country life makes demands that aren't simple or elegant at times. Like yesterday. <BR/><BR/>Yesterday was definitely not simple. We arrived home from church to find a wagon with 5000 pounds of hay stacked on it. We had to bolt down lunch and start hauling it to the barn. We were bone weary and dirty when we finished.<BR/><BR/>KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346647849587719149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69132577961504823212007-07-30T16:27:00.000+10:002007-07-30T16:27:00.000+10:00Rhonda Jean,As usual you are so right on the mark....Rhonda Jean,<BR/>As usual you are so right on the mark. I can't say that I don't still pine away for a home in the country. I do. But I have really started to look at life and what I have as something that is mine and in my control. I agree that our simple lives can be and should be right where we are. Good post.P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13403847624491620709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-17318718547909869002007-07-30T09:04:00.000+10:002007-07-30T09:04:00.000+10:00Thanks for this post Rhonda it is a reminder to me...Thanks for this post Rhonda it is a reminder to me to bloom where I'm planted.<BR/>My Mum says "it's not where you live, it's how you live that determines your happiness" and I know she is right.<BR/>Even though I live in the middle of the burbs, close to the M1 I have a 1200sqm block and a nice house that we own outright(YAY!)<BR/>I have the time and resources to turn it into a little sustainable oasis which will hopefully encourage my not so simple neighbours to ask questions and be a bit greener in the process.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907021712935423492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32925357613609994572007-07-30T03:50:00.000+10:002007-07-30T03:50:00.000+10:00I think it's very important that fellow urbanites/...I think it's very important that fellow urbanites/suburbanites understand that a simple life is do-able in the town, more than doable. For me and my family it has given us a positive outlook on our very ordinary home and town. We enjoy the small businesses and markets etc and, if I were completely honest we may lack the skills to be proper small holders...but we can do baking, preserving, growing etc. Our small plot is manageable by our small family. We have seen a real renewal in allotment gardening in the UK, lots of women garden on our site. It's amazing how much you can get off a small allotment plot. Were giving half of ours over to fruit bushes for jam and freezing next growing season. Anyway, I'm nattering away as per usual. Thank you for mentioning me in this great post, what you've said deserves to be said over and over!Isabella in the 21st Centuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477890093845193073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84655721707115504912007-07-29T12:52:00.000+10:002007-07-29T12:52:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda, You already know that I agree with ever...Hi Rhonda, You already know that I agree with everything in this post don't you.<BR/><BR/>Every home should by law have a sunny spot for a morning cuppa.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659929017085133209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87413358633136598282007-07-29T12:09:00.000+10:002007-07-29T12:09:00.000+10:00Thank you Kez.Lisa, I'm sure you'll do it one day,...Thank you Kez.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, I'm sure you'll do it one day, if you're not already.<BR/><BR/>Peggy, thank you and welcome. : )<BR/><BR/>Brenda, thank you for stopping by again. <BR/><BR/>Bella, you always write interesting comments. Thank you for this one.<BR/><BR/>Mrs Pivec, it's the front patio. If you look at the photo of the house, it's on that right hand side, near the garage. : ) Thanks for your thoughts on terminology. I used to think we'd chosen voluntary simplicity but I haven't thought about what to call it for a long time now. I just do it.<BR/><BR/>Hello Lenny, thank you. The verandah faces east with the sun travelled over the garage during the day. In the afternoon is completely shaded. : )Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52199367801005244262007-07-29T11:32:00.000+10:002007-07-29T11:32:00.000+10:00Great post Rhonda. I love that veranda too, which...Great post Rhonda. I love that veranda too, which direction does it face? I can't imagine wanting to get up after morning tea.<BR/><BR/>cheers LennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90776990915356472742007-07-29T11:27:00.000+10:002007-07-29T11:27:00.000+10:00I love that last picture of your back patio!A nice...I love that last picture of your back patio!<BR/><BR/>A nice reminder post. One of the things I love about living simply is that it *can* be done anywhere and you CAN'T BUY IT! :)<BR/><BR/>"Green" is the new buzz-word more than simplicity seems to be these days and folks are seeming to clamor to purchase just whatever it is to be "green."<BR/><BR/>Now, I'm glad as anything that it's a buzzword and I really hope that the trend continues, but it is so ridiculous when people think they need to *buy* something in order to *be* something.<BR/><BR/>I found it utterly insane when, a few years ago, the sleek and chic magazine, Simple Times came out. I know it's pretty popular here in the states. It seemed to exemplify for me what I've always considered the difference between "living simply" - which to some means living easily and unencumbered, streamlined, organized, and/or efficient - and "voluntary simplicity"- which speaks more to me of how I wish to live: more lightly and more gently, taking less from the earth and others, but not necessarily more easily.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for another well-written post. :)Creative Life Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306288585957249405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30188349461299516102007-07-29T10:04:00.000+10:002007-07-29T10:04:00.000+10:00A timely reminder for all of us who are in the dow...A timely reminder for all of us who are in the down-shifting mode. We forget that what we really want to do is to change how we are feeling on the inside and instead we focus on how we can change our surroundings. It is just another side effect of an economically-driven society. Just watch our politicians telling us we are fantastic and prosperous because of economic growth!!!!!When will they start talking about visions, moral growth and richness of community spirit. Thanks for another great reminder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32321142309637786882007-07-29T09:43:00.001+10:002007-07-29T09:43:00.001+10:00Yes, once again a great post!Yes, once again a great post!Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15784986327190813752007-07-29T09:43:00.000+10:002007-07-29T09:43:00.000+10:00very well stated!very well stated!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467921308987979013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87304264484877531492007-07-29T09:13:00.000+10:002007-07-29T09:13:00.000+10:00Once again a fantastic post. One day I too hope to...Once again a fantastic post. One day I too hope to live in elegant simplicity like you & H. I am babystepping my way there and making do with what I have.Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066863074405512584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33392950552168534242007-07-29T07:40:00.000+10:002007-07-29T07:40:00.000+10:00Beautifully written Rhonda.Beautifully written Rhonda.Kezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com