tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post6680021765761950438..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Just pottering aroundUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16604119918126168832010-03-03T23:24:25.026+10:002010-03-03T23:24:25.026+10:00love it!! These are often the best days that we ge...love it!! These are often the best days that we get stuff done. I so love your blog and think you have so much wisdom to share.Thank you for taking the time to do so. I think we would all be quite happy with a few more "pottering" days in our lives!! :)terri sammons~~Life is Good~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/04294219682461421826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23841982896722179162010-03-02T12:12:27.430+10:002010-03-02T12:12:27.430+10:00I see, Rhonda. Thanks for the clarification. Somet...I see, Rhonda. Thanks for the clarification. Sometimes a person can read something the wrong way, and apparently I made such a mistake. I think I have been surrounded by winery owners too long and am getting a bit sensitive, lol!hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16720891385500094612010-03-02T08:39:24.854+10:002010-03-02T08:39:24.854+10:00I mean welfare in a much broader sense, hopflower....I mean welfare in a much broader sense, hopflower. The Centre I work for is proactive rather than being just reactive - we teach life skills such as knitting and sewing, budgeting and how to live a frugal and simple life. People come to us to learn these skills and only a small number of the people we see are on the dole.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70698825529483724782010-03-02T03:22:39.383+10:002010-03-02T03:22:39.383+10:00Sounds like a great life indeed. Love the scones ...Sounds like a great life indeed. Love the scones - looked delicious. And love your experiments with soap-making. I still have many more tests to do myself. Meanwhile, thought I'd post a little challenge I'm doing for people interested in vegetable gardening: http://tinyurl.com/yd874hr - thanks for a great read. Vikki at www.vikkisverandah.blogspot.comVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056220281184069289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78504835536024372202010-03-02T01:43:31.382+10:002010-03-02T01:43:31.382+10:00Rhonda -
Thanks for the inspiration! I never fa...Rhonda - <br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration! I never fail to feel motivated to give the best I have to my home and my family after reading a post like this. Thanks for what you're doing!<br /><br />Chrissy<br />www.lowcountryreflections.blogspot.comchrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720443761924196708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-71208903207197309562010-03-02T00:38:51.177+10:002010-03-02T00:38:51.177+10:00Rhonda, I just love the expression "pottering...Rhonda, I just love the expression "pottering around", and of course, I love to potter around my own home! Just doing little odds and ends, then looking back on a surprisingly productive, yet relaxed day. It gladdens my heart.Mrs. Anna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377583333000789903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72810939108486481012010-03-01T23:46:11.641+10:002010-03-01T23:46:11.641+10:00I've been following your blog regularly for qu...I've been following your blog regularly for quite some time. Thank you for providing such a wonderful and meaningful service to so many. <br />I'm a 50 year old mom of 13 mostly grown children. Your blog inspires me to continue to focus on things that are most important. Each time I check you blog, I feel inspired and I'm reminded of the impact a homemaker has on her family, her community, and future generations.<br />Thanks so much!Crowley Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555343999087105963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43967770804414024252010-03-01T17:47:41.121+10:002010-03-01T17:47:41.121+10:00I'm reminded of something I heard on the tv la...I'm reminded of something I heard on the tv last week, that those who choose their own working hours tend to be in better physical and mental health. So true!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88296676550472348532010-03-01T14:30:13.382+10:002010-03-01T14:30:13.382+10:00Great post. I love being at home too. I love readi...Great post. I love being at home too. I love reading about your daily rhythm. Thank you!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044832128382757722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30594448166111832662010-03-01T14:28:40.903+10:002010-03-01T14:28:40.903+10:00I really enjoy your blog. Sometimes household cho...I really enjoy your blog. Sometimes household chores just seem so never ending. I used to sometimes think that I was wasting my days away doing so much with the garden and baking and cleaning and laundry. You remind me that it's all important work and that I should feel proud and accomplished for being able to do so much for my family. Thanks!!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14454022280654240790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30143609177071015792010-03-01T12:38:43.076+10:002010-03-01T12:38:43.076+10:00What do you mean 'suited to the welfare sector...What do you mean 'suited to the welfare sector', Rhonda? Working class people are NOT welfare sector; they are just that: working class. I come from them too, and proudly not one of us has been on the dole, so to speak. We work for a living.<br /><br />So good we can putter about and have some time to catch up on things we could not do earlier. It gives us time, too, to reflect on things and get rebalanced whilst catching up to things. And what better than some fresh scones to eat with a good cup of tea?hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19435571634183525822010-03-01T12:26:22.647+10:002010-03-01T12:26:22.647+10:00The poor mans scones look yummy. Can you share the...The poor mans scones look yummy. Can you share the recipe? PleaseBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992246515171206371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82620073196751805082010-03-01T10:45:55.755+10:002010-03-01T10:45:55.755+10:00Hi Rhonda, I love pottering around the home as muc...Hi Rhonda, I love pottering around the home as much as I can too & this year one of my goals was to just get what I could get done & be happy with that, not get stressed & upset for what I didn't get done. Also I love reading everyone's comment just as much as your post, It's uplifting to hear everyone being happy with their lives, I wish we could all meet for coffee.<br />Erika (Gold CoastOur Good Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568210520855909323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-54207294128316179892010-03-01T10:31:09.642+10:002010-03-01T10:31:09.642+10:00It's nice to hear about your day. We call it ...It's nice to hear about your day. We call it "puttering," too. Or "pidddling." :-) I'm good at that- according to my husband. With 2 little ones, though, I try to make it productive, as well! Thanks for a great post!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157289790776824381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90983388669136517382010-03-01T10:10:39.625+10:002010-03-01T10:10:39.625+10:00Had a pottering Sunday yesterday. The small boy an...Had a pottering Sunday yesterday. The small boy and I ended up having a nap in the morning from 10am to 12noon, and then we did stuff in the afternoon. I got most of my chores done, and had time to do some sewing in the late evening. As a reward for cleaning out the bins in the evening, this morning I found a tiny mouse trapped in the bottom of one of the bins! This mouse has eluded the cat and two types of mouse trap - and it was tiny, more like a field mouse than a house mouse. It was so cute, I released it across the park into a mangrove tree with a big tangle of roots down its trunk. It should be fine there. Now I can clean all the droppings out of my kitchen cupboard...sigh. Oh well, probably time I cleaned and reorganised those cupboards anyway! AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-83791465026501263562010-03-01T09:36:19.522+10:002010-03-01T09:36:19.522+10:00We do a lot of pottering around at our place also....We do a lot of pottering around at our place also. I'd be very interested in how to make the liquid soap if you have the time to post some info. cheersCabbage Tree Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13035566919486082520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78557926082664410432010-03-01T09:25:25.660+10:002010-03-01T09:25:25.660+10:00Hi Rhonda- I don't comment very often but i do...Hi Rhonda- I don't comment very often but i do avidly read your blog and am a regular on the forum too. How marvellous would it be if the regular readers of your blog and forum actually could meet up for a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Obviously very unlikely to ever happen but wouldnt it be great to have the opportunity to have so mant like minded people round the same table :) I have started procrastinating a bit on weekends recently. I think i need to go back to my roots and start making lists again- makes me feel like i'm getting so much more done when i can tick things off!! Gillie x xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7623873168499427092010-03-01T08:41:51.309+10:002010-03-01T08:41:51.309+10:00This post has a lovely relaxed air about it, just ...This post has a lovely relaxed air about it, just as I imagine life at your house to be, and what I aspire to. Pottering about and getting things done one by one is so satisfying.<br /><br />I bought How to Make an American Quilt at Christmas to watch by myself while my husband was away. I loved the film and any films lke this about the relationships between women(I also love to sew and quilt!)and it's one I will watch again and again.<br /><br />Love Teresa xA Time for Stitchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081085376540243147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-54003640758848177852010-03-01T08:26:30.288+10:002010-03-01T08:26:30.288+10:00Good morning Rhonda. I sometimes wonder how it wou...Good morning Rhonda. I sometimes wonder how it would be without the Internet, how would we connect with like minded people? I guess we would go back to the 70s -- remember Grass Roots magazine huge Feedback-link up section?<br />Monday is one of my at home days and I absolutely relish them.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9974168051904653112010-03-01T08:22:06.551+10:002010-03-01T08:22:06.551+10:00I think we do have tea together. Just on seperate ...I think we do have tea together. Just on seperate continets. I am having my tea and some toast as i right this. I try to check in in the afternoon as I have some tea.I love your blog and have learned much from your life. thanks for sharing so much of it with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62461412305369905902010-03-01T08:14:50.840+10:002010-03-01T08:14:50.840+10:00Rhonda,
Thank you for reminding me what the ultim...Rhonda, <br />Thank you for reminding me what the ultimate goal is. Sometimes I get caught up in the rush of organising kids to get to school and going to work myself that I forget to really slow down and enjoy the daily chores as it is what I strive to achieve. A simplified life and a welcoming, clutter free, clean and tidy home :)Justycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483630822630396158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67781456181335137902010-03-01T07:49:26.099+10:002010-03-01T07:49:26.099+10:00I'm so glad you wrote this. Yesterday, I made ...I'm so glad you wrote this. Yesterday, I made up a list of jobs that needed doing, and actually thought of you, LOL! I wondered, how much you get done that you set out to do each day, and if you get as frazzled as I do! <br /><br />So today's post answered some of that, thank you:)<br /><br />PS - I only got about two out of ten things done on my list yesterday, but my fiance woke up from his nap and told me that the place looked fantastic and that he could still see I'd done a lot. And despite being sick with the flu, I was still pretty satisfied at the end of it and quite relaxed.Hear Mum Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462874091867310058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-49339369759092408672010-03-01T07:34:22.924+10:002010-03-01T07:34:22.924+10:00It does feel like we're all connected, when re...It does feel like we're all connected, when reading about each other's days. I enjoy hearing about yours. I picked up A Well Kept Home from the library on Friday. I've just begun it, and have already learned several new things. Thanks for mentioning it in your post.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156180100389224114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-54105352435906892412010-03-01T07:29:22.275+10:002010-03-01T07:29:22.275+10:00Thank you. I love this blog. I look forward to ch...Thank you. I love this blog. I look forward to checking in each day, strengthening my resolve to live as down to earth as I can. I don't have a garden of my own, but I do have a balcony and take great delight in nurturing my herbs. I have also planted lettuce and tomato seeds so looking forward to raising these on my sunny balcony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-18536829311161083582010-03-01T07:28:12.056+10:002010-03-01T07:28:12.056+10:00What lovely sentiments Rhonda - I often feel the ...What lovely sentiments Rhonda - I often feel the same :) We've just had a lovely pottering weekend, and incidentally had both scones and bread today :) I'm slowly and quite by accident getting into a habit of making bread at the weekend - it rarely lasts beyond the weekend, lol! But we use the breadmaker during the week. <br /><br />You're right, it's all about rhythm, and I also love feeling part of this lovely community. Thanks for making us all welcome!Jenni @ NotReallyAFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699782031004116836noreply@blogger.com