tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post7620691499093377023..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Gardens - experience the experienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11193349612229657502016-10-07T02:29:28.980+10:002016-10-07T02:29:28.980+10:00Thank you Rhonda --- and my post should have "...Thank you Rhonda --- and my post should have "two GRANDchildren that live with us"memehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06917472273921446916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50744150291503253622016-10-06T06:45:12.133+10:002016-10-06T06:45:12.133+10:00Hi Rhonda, I'm constantly amazed how a gardeni...Hi Rhonda, I'm constantly amazed how a gardening session lifts my spirits and makes me happy. I come inside feeling so much more positive and able to cope with what's ahead. I really feel like it's a form of meditation as seems to stop my mind racing and I seem to be able to just 'switch off'. What a wonderful gift!<br />Thanks so much for all your wonderful posts,<br />Anna (Blue Mountains, NSW)Stevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669532013148904270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79149264522409684342016-10-06T05:18:00.123+10:002016-10-06T05:18:00.123+10:00Such a wonderful post, dear Rhonda... Your photos ...Such a wonderful post, dear Rhonda... Your photos are lovely and your gardens are always so luscious.. I have enjoyed the garden experience this summer but am now dreading winter. The berries are so plentiful this fall and the old timers always said it meant a bad winter... And you will be enjoying your summer... xoFaye Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292425181042066079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42984111027410235352016-10-06T00:35:55.114+10:002016-10-06T00:35:55.114+10:00Your garden is a bountiful blessing in so many way...Your garden is a bountiful blessing in so many ways! I mostly garden on my deck now, but it is a joy! And so is your blog which I've been reading for years.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-18642922604835799882016-10-05T15:57:42.893+10:002016-10-05T15:57:42.893+10:00A beautiful post, a beautiful garden.
I have just ...A beautiful post, a beautiful garden.<br />I have just spent the morning over at the allotment, but working in the community garden. Harvested arms full of silver beet (chard) to put on the share table. Working my way, harvesting, through a bed of tiny cherry tomatoes is a good way to slow down. Think you've picked all the red ones, stand up, and there is another little bunch so off you go again. A wonderful harvest, another one for the share table. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-29368466391791749262016-10-05T09:59:49.060+10:002016-10-05T09:59:49.060+10:00Hi Rhonda, I love my garden but I love even more w...Hi Rhonda, I love my garden but I love even more watching the variety of birds that come and go in my garden, they bring me great joy, best wishes from JudiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62685114940012222742016-10-05T07:57:14.705+10:002016-10-05T07:57:14.705+10:00Beautiful post Rhonda. Exactly how I fell about ga...Beautiful post Rhonda. Exactly how I fell about gardening as well.Happy Retiree's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614074474795791475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43945854986164414632016-10-05T07:40:22.031+10:002016-10-05T07:40:22.031+10:00I hope your husband regains his health, Meme. Take...I hope your husband regains his health, Meme. Take care of yourself too. xxrhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-76527501830133197092016-10-05T07:21:42.226+10:002016-10-05T07:21:42.226+10:00I love this post too -- it was such a nice, relaxi...I love this post too -- it was such a nice, relaxing read. My husband is sick with Cancer and under going chemo. I feel pretty stressed and tired right now. I work full time from home (daycare - 50 hours a week), plus care for the house, take care of my husband, and help take care of my two children who live with us. I love all your posts and being able to see the other side of the world from me! memehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06917472273921446916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61686857365494166882016-10-05T06:35:47.244+10:002016-10-05T06:35:47.244+10:00I am still working full-time with a long commute o...I am still working full-time with a long commute of necessity so I only have a very small veggie plot but I enjoy it. I am hoping to retire in 3 years and have the luxury of making a beautiful garden (and maybe a puppy!!!) As I live in the French alps we don't have the long growing seasons that you do of course so I am always bursting to get out there when spring comes. Your garden is beautiful and I SO envy your bush house! AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66756958554446610362016-10-05T05:34:11.131+10:002016-10-05T05:34:11.131+10:00I can really relate to your words Rhonda now that ...I can really relate to your words Rhonda now that I've started spending more time in the garden. I've noticed that even a brief time in our little veggie patch makes a difference to how I feel afterwards. Once I start I notice my senses become stronger. I can smell the soil, hear the wind, birds etc. It really brings me back to the now.<br /><br />Such an exciting day for you both today too with the arrival of Gracie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221388385198812690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52749219166603075922016-10-05T01:11:50.789+10:002016-10-05T01:11:50.789+10:00I enjoy seeing pictures of your garden. Your magp...I enjoy seeing pictures of your garden. Your magpie looks different to those we have in England. This a picture of ours from the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/European_MagpieJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855403299773356566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-12479284358738907422016-10-04T23:29:00.947+10:002016-10-04T23:29:00.947+10:00Beautiful post. Going out to the garden now!Beautiful post. Going out to the garden now!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-27921711153465682892016-10-04T21:13:04.172+10:002016-10-04T21:13:04.172+10:00Rhonda your post reminds me of Wordsworth's li...Rhonda your post reminds me of Wordsworth's line "Getting and spending we lay waste our powers". In modern times we have blindly given our hearts away to the cult of consumption when we live in a time when there was more opportunity than in past times to become a generative, highly literate and beneficent society. Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322236537807536688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20417114893119654272016-10-04T19:01:16.711+10:002016-10-04T19:01:16.711+10:00This phrase.....When you sink your hands into the ...This phrase.....When you sink your hands into the soil, you could be a million miles away from the cult of consumption......will keep me going for weeks. Thank you.Phil Poggeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528068263542083696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79265379123842529942016-10-04T18:48:46.140+10:002016-10-04T18:48:46.140+10:00Like you, my garden make me happy, Rhonda. I love ...Like you, my garden make me happy, Rhonda. I love to be outside, working in the garden, in the quiet of the morning or late afternoon. I love to grow things, to watch flowers open up, to observe our little native bees as they go about their work and to see all the other creatures that visit too. At the moment, our resident blue-tongued lizard comes out each morning to warm itself in the sun and it feels such a joy to have this beautiful creature feel at home here. I love the smell of the herbs we grow and the blossoms and the rain. Most of all though, I love to harvest and eat what we grow! MegMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58887787237038658892016-10-04T16:47:00.371+10:002016-10-04T16:47:00.371+10:00I love this post. I love being in the garden - it ...I love this post. I love being in the garden - it does wonders for the soul. It certainly teaches you patience and whole new level of respect for Mother Nature. I believe the resurgence of the home vegie patch is an indication that people are craving the desire to slow down and reconnect with our earth. The bonus is it saves money too!<br />xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com