tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post1116231581698232833..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: House > home > sanctuaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70240226499328476612015-11-14T17:49:07.480+10:002015-11-14T17:49:07.480+10:00Rhonda - another beautiful post. I too first saw m...Rhonda - another beautiful post. I too first saw my nearly 30 year old suburban home as daggy. embarrassing and not the type of house that someone in their early 40s would live in. Slowly, over time, we have converted this house to our home. We put in an above ground decked in pool so the kids could spend more time here with their friends. We put in seven new veggie beds so that we could provide for the family. We renovated the rooms and took down the 1980s wallpaper and painted rooms to cool, neutral colours. We made it our own. We put chairs out in places where we could relish amazing hilly views and sunsets. We began to think of our house as not a daggy house in a subdivision, but as OUR house that provides for us and nurtures us. Thanks for this poignant reminder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119313494132747844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68495357295191758252015-11-06T10:24:23.959+10:002015-11-06T10:24:23.959+10:00Hello, Rhonda! I've been reading your blog si...Hello, Rhonda! I've been reading your blog since 2008, at least, and you have always inspired me in our journey towards voluntary simplicity. This post is really timely for me to read. I've just been writing about setting goals to move toward the life you want to live here: http://reedsontheriver.blogspot.com/2015/11/setting-our-homestead-goals.html Maybe it will give some of your readers who visit the comments a bit of inspiration in how to get those dreams onto paper. :)Alishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066169040440080305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65617998904622083612015-11-04T13:39:02.715+10:002015-11-04T13:39:02.715+10:00thanks emme. We love you being there too. It's...thanks emme. We love you being there too. It's just the best group of people you could wish for.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91564686670515381722015-11-04T12:03:20.349+10:002015-11-04T12:03:20.349+10:00love all you have done and you truly are inspiring...love all you have done and you truly are inspiring and absolutely love being part of your forumemme rose legacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286356384880384944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68121572596218656202015-11-03T19:14:56.287+10:002015-11-03T19:14:56.287+10:00That motor lodge is about 3 km from us. It is a fr...That motor lodge is about 3 km from us. It is a friendly area. When Steve Irwin was alive we often bumped into him in Beerwah. He'd usually have Bindy with him after school.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88534314190396252392015-11-03T17:26:29.987+10:002015-11-03T17:26:29.987+10:00Lovely post, I am in a big city, but have been enj...Lovely post, I am in a big city, but have been enjoying growing veggies in Pots lately, cant wait to try more. I attended a wedding in Peachester Mango farm back in May and stayed at Beerwah Motor Lodge. I took an early morning walk down the nearby dead end street and thought to myself "this seems very much like Rhonda's area"! Had my hair done and a coffee in Beerwah and thought it was very nice and the people friendly.<br />Warmest regards<br />Tania in MelbourneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73834361623452479702015-11-03T09:33:46.591+10:002015-11-03T09:33:46.591+10:00A thought provoking post. A home evolves and chang...A thought provoking post. A home evolves and changes and becomes part of us.:)janipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282848405813649526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-857084255875375752015-11-03T09:20:07.517+10:002015-11-03T09:20:07.517+10:00Love this. For what it's worth I'd choose ...Love this. For what it's worth I'd choose your little town over a McMansion near a city ANY day!! Larissa Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358389402166363168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78592778233009609212015-11-03T04:21:09.668+10:002015-11-03T04:21:09.668+10:00Just seeing your breadmaker on the bench reminds m...Just seeing your breadmaker on the bench reminds me I must resurrect mine and use it just for the kneading of dough - saves my poor hands/arms. The girls have taken a liking to pizza so we are now making our own dough etc.<br />I always really connect to this type of post from you Rhonda. It is one of those back to basics type of posts which sinks right into my bones while reading it. Very satisfying and grounding. Thank you.poggeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754636457782658089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-76978666438396151442015-11-03T03:58:24.277+10:002015-11-03T03:58:24.277+10:00Daggy or not, it's the place you have made hom...Daggy or not, it's the place you have made home. And that's so important. I would love somewhere like where you are. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935968281195522725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15916440102823444462015-11-02T21:43:08.709+10:002015-11-02T21:43:08.709+10:00A lovely and inspiring post dear Rhonda.
Happy No...A lovely and inspiring post dear Rhonda.<br /><br />Happy November ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-12936623345818145902015-11-02T18:40:24.552+10:002015-11-02T18:40:24.552+10:00i'm still working on making this place a home,...i'm still working on making this place a home, it just doesn't seem to have it for me, been here 15 years too. not totally happy here & would probably prefer to live a little further south back up in the mountains & closer to the kids, ahhh one day i will find my perfect home but for now i will try to make it do here.<br />a wonderful post rhonda & it clarified a few things for me which i totally didn't get before (like thinking it was all to do with housework) so i will work on those areas & see if it makes a difference<br />thanx so much for this explanation <br />selina from kilkivan qldselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62888162681235613022015-11-02T18:23:22.405+10:002015-11-02T18:23:22.405+10:00Your home always sounds wonderful to me, a haven. ...Your home always sounds wonderful to me, a haven. I wish there were properties round our way that were small with lots of land they are like gold dust!sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19347578954564518702015-11-02T15:59:23.005+10:002015-11-02T15:59:23.005+10:00Hello Kristi dear. Strength is sadly lacking here ...Hello Kristi dear. Strength is sadly lacking here too. We've cut back in the past year or so and although we're still growing, it's a reduced amount and mostly salad crops. It's okay to change, we all do it, the trick is to keep doing as much as you're capable of. Take care. xxrhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28319535361061058932015-11-02T15:45:01.892+10:002015-11-02T15:45:01.892+10:00Although it is 11:30 p.m. here, it wouldn’t stop m...Although it is 11:30 p.m. here, it wouldn’t stop me from eating a plate of that stew if one were to fly in the window – it looks fabulous! I still remember when I drove up to my house for the first time. I hadn’t bought it yet, I was just going to the open house. It was an early spring day and the sun was hitting the front of the house in a certain way that was very appealing. It didn’t take me long to look around inside (the house is 700 square feet) and so I went out to the back yard. It was huge for a city lot (a little over 14,000 square feet). While I would have preferred more house and less yard, the price was right and the location was just what I wanted – one mile from the city’s chain of lakes, a bus stop at the end of the block to go downtown to work, and within walking distance of the grocery store and restaurants. I’m 60 now and have lived here 26 years. Even after all that time, there are still plenty of projects on my to-do/hope I can do list. I dream about retirement and having time to do more and really focus on my home, and I’m hoping that being able to do yard work at a more leisurely place instead of cramming it in on weekends will make it easier on my body. Thanks for a lovely post, Rhonda. You and Hanno have created a wonderful home. Beth in MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87898512126582890802015-11-02T15:29:51.683+10:002015-11-02T15:29:51.683+10:00This is an inspiring post, Rhonda! Actually all of...This is an inspiring post, Rhonda! Actually all of yours are, but this somehow speaks to me in a special way....However, life changes. I'm a widow living in a largish house on two acres and I'm a bit older than Hanno.....So I think I need to begin again and rethink what I am doing. Sadly, I am not nearly as strong as I once was!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82924981735541719002015-11-02T12:56:51.041+10:002015-11-02T12:56:51.041+10:00Oh so true! It has taken me almost 6 years to lear...Oh so true! It has taken me almost 6 years to learn to appreciate my home and realise that everything doesn't have to be done at once! I do have a little 'impatience problem', but now I love it! Slowly and bit by bit creating our forever home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692635505109794188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33300659692413088672015-11-02T11:51:16.364+10:002015-11-02T11:51:16.364+10:00What a beautiful post - a love letter to your home...What a beautiful post - a love letter to your home, and encouragement for your readers to work toward the same kind of place.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19554849014298431112015-11-02T09:29:14.171+10:002015-11-02T09:29:14.171+10:00It took us 10 years to find our little piece of pa...It took us 10 years to find our little piece of paradise - and it was worth the wait. Xx Gail, Louth BayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35407035942210089372015-11-02T08:59:58.492+10:002015-11-02T08:59:58.492+10:00All the photos I want to share are already on the ...All the photos I want to share are already on the blog, Janet. And although we have wildlife here from birds that live here and migrating birds, lizards, bandicoots, water dragons, echidnas, frogs and who knows what else, we don't see them as a problem. We do have large pythons here too and they sometimes decide to swallow chickens and eggs, so they're relocated. I've never thought of our land as exclusively ours. The wildlife was here before we were so we share what's growing.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72778583171377301602015-11-02T08:50:26.102+10:002015-11-02T08:50:26.102+10:00Hi Ronda, I can certainly relate to this post! 5 y...Hi Ronda, I can certainly relate to this post! 5 years ago my husband and I packed up our suburban life and moved to a rural location in NSW. Our house is half the size of our old one & quite plain but we've got 7 acres for a backyard! We are slowly modifying & improving our home to meet our needs without making it bigger (less housework!). We have 20+ fruit trees, veg gardens, alpacas, chickens, goats and bees. Life is great even though we've downsized, are 8km from a small town and earning half of what we used to. I've been able to cut back to part time work but we still manage quite well. Sometimes I wonder what we did with all our money before we moved?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237912008336816882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77243980083868250482015-11-02T08:44:48.547+10:002015-11-02T08:44:48.547+10:00Have you any before and after pictures to compare?...Have you any before and after pictures to compare? Also being close to the bush, do you have problems with wildlife?jcatesby6https://www.blogger.com/profile/01785668709980512998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69975123973757827392015-11-02T08:29:22.787+10:002015-11-02T08:29:22.787+10:00I'm a 1960s child and we are looking for a pla...I'm a 1960s child and we are looking for a place that has much land and we can thrive on it with our own steam, reading through your blog each post is a step towards the right direction for us, so we keep looking to find the perfect property...i.e. one for sale with the right size and locationBridget Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-12386651517665211862015-11-02T07:01:48.838+10:002015-11-02T07:01:48.838+10:00I so agree with you, Rhonda. I wonder if literally...I so agree with you, Rhonda. I wonder if literally putting down roots--planting and harvesting--as well as loving all that nature provides us, helps us to understand the meaning of a safe haven? We didn't have a clue how meaningful this type of life could be until we were able to move to our little acreage. It is a huge blessing, and I wish more people could experience it.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495841077527091378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87269776455507751562015-11-02T06:58:54.918+10:002015-11-02T06:58:54.918+10:00I know what you mean Ronda. Even though we live i...I know what you mean Ronda. Even though we live in a caravan, we have changed where things are a number of times over the last two years. We are baking more these days, so the baking stuff has been moved to a place where it is handy to get to and the ingredients have moved as well. You are right, it is the simple suttle changes that truly make a place reflection of who and what you are at the time...and it is ever changing. Journey to Somewhere - Gail and Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302475844698592286noreply@blogger.com