tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post1244366138848153375..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Decluttering challenge - week 2 + lemon cordialUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-26680151267359768612013-09-21T20:55:55.933+10:002013-09-21T20:55:55.933+10:00For wonderful listening, try BBC Radio 4 - program...For wonderful listening, try BBC Radio 4 - programmes on food, books and all sorts. It's great company.dejoslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981104243974607595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-609655500397611372013-09-06T21:09:30.870+10:002013-09-06T21:09:30.870+10:00What's up colleagues, its wonderful post regar...What's up colleagues, its wonderful post regarding tutoringand completely explained, keep it up all <br />the time.<br /><br />Feel free to visit my weblog :: <a href="http://www.mtdoradentistry.com/xe/?document_srl=367733" rel="nofollow">iphone 4 screen repair miami</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16869420587357823752013-08-25T14:19:46.946+10:002013-08-25T14:19:46.946+10:00I have a million limes on my tree, which I'm a...I have a million limes on my tree, which I'm about to try with your cordial recipe Rhonda. Noticed limes were $15 per kg at Woolworths this week... and most of them were only the size of chook eggs - mine are more the size of 2 or 3 chook eggs together. <br />Thanks for the cordial recipe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53471469193710642422013-08-22T01:18:24.031+10:002013-08-22T01:18:24.031+10:00HAPPY CATZZZ - leicester. PET CARE IN YOUR OWN HOM...HAPPY CATZZZ - leicester. PET CARE IN YOUR OWN HOME. Pet Sitter<br /><br />more information then visit:www.happycatzzz.com<br /><a href="http://www.happycatzzz.com" rel="nofollow">pet sitter wigston</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206567028025641403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69299678551024669012013-08-14T19:24:15.286+10:002013-08-14T19:24:15.286+10:00Another one recommending BBC Radio 4! Desert Islan...Another one recommending BBC Radio 4! Desert Island Discs, In Our Time, A Good Read, Open Book, Gardeners Question Time, Woman's Hour - the bbc.co.uk/radio4 website has a "listen again" function too so you can choose when to listen in. SimpleMissPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41076052867339361862013-08-13T19:43:53.650+10:002013-08-13T19:43:53.650+10:00I love my radio programmes too. I often tune in to...I love my radio programmes too. I often tune in to the BBC online........even my old local radio station BBC Radio Leicester........it's fun to hear the accents again.<br /><br />Another favourite is the Radio for the Print Handicapped (RPH)where they have all sorts of interesting programmes. All seem to be volunteer readers, so not quite to the BBC standard, but enjoyable just the same. Lovely to hear the friendly voices. In Queensland it seems to be 4RPH on 1296 AM. I haven't listened to that one, so can't specifically recommend it of course.Mary Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-453403090892754362013-08-13T17:20:15.062+10:002013-08-13T17:20:15.062+10:00Goodness Rhonda, that cordial recipe was so wonder...Goodness Rhonda, that cordial recipe was so wonderfully simple that even I can remember it. Thank you! Otherwise, I have to write down all my recipes, even old favourites.<br /><br />Re radio: I have a smart phone too and listen via Tunein to BBC Radio 4 and national Swedish programmes when I am away from home. However, I listen all day whilst doing 1001 other things and I don´t like the fact that I then have to keep an eye on the phone battery. <br /><br />My solution is Wifi earphones connected to the computer - needs fast broadband connections of course. I hate things clamped around my ears so I hang the earphones round my neck. In this way I can go anywhere in the house or garden - up to 400 meters. I can still fully use the computer for other activities by opening more tabs.<br />I can´t say how much this means to me. Couldn´t be without my radio link to the UK, my country of origin.<br /><br />Greetings from Sweden<br />RamonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-45653089922821661212013-08-13T12:19:38.753+10:002013-08-13T12:19:38.753+10:00Another idea for lemons, limes and even stocks (ch...Another idea for lemons, limes and even stocks (chicken etc.), my grandmother used to juice lemons and such and put them in an ice cube tray, stick them in the freezer and when they were frozen she stored them in a labeled bag in the freezer and whenever she needed a little lemon or a little stock (like in a stir fry) there was just a little in a handy form and keeps forever -easy peasy!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209722078916803400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48551661039783100172013-08-13T07:29:09.600+10:002013-08-13T07:29:09.600+10:00Good luck with the lemon tree and the decluttering...Good luck with the lemon tree and the decluttering, Mix. A lemon tree is such an asset to the home.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10440146445411848092013-08-13T07:15:19.424+10:002013-08-13T07:15:19.424+10:00I am joining your de-clutter-a-thon with enthusias...I am joining your de-clutter-a-thon with enthusiasm Rhonda and have blogged about it here.<br />http://www.blackbirdhasspoken.com/2013/08/a-little-give-and-little-take-op-shop.html<br />I am very tenderly (frost cloth, stakes, feeding and mulch, gentle words) nursing a young lemon tree in the hopes of one day having a cordial making bounty. I find i use a lot of lemons year around and like the idea of having some still clinging to the bush when the shops run out of the local ones out of season xMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387407423793099797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58872159872809580602013-08-13T00:30:32.181+10:002013-08-13T00:30:32.181+10:00Hi Rhonda: I am envious of your lemons. I live o...Hi Rhonda: I am envious of your lemons. I live on the Canadian prairies and only see lemons in the grocery store. We have just recently moved from an urban to rural life. I am a gardener and can't wait to plant into all the open space and sunshine that I have now. It is interesting reading about a world whose seasons are the opposite of ours. I really enjoy your blog, thanks . Linda, Rural Saskatchewan, CanadaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771758607007758959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58294094182554788802013-08-12T23:16:18.891+10:002013-08-12T23:16:18.891+10:00My whole life is one great declutter and rethink a...My whole life is one great declutter and rethink at the moment! You can follow our journey towards less at Http:.//onepairofshoesatatime.wordpress.com <br /><br />We can't grow lemons in our bit of the UK unless in the greenhouse - and that's already full! However, at this time of the year I am foraging for rosehips, brambles, elderberries (made the elderflower cordial in spring and anything else I can find. I still have the gooseberries and rhubarb in the freezer waiting to be turned into cordial and I'm planning on having a go at meadowsweet cordial for the first time this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-55621268620732639342013-08-12T23:01:08.035+10:002013-08-12T23:01:08.035+10:00Here in the States I listen to NPR, my local is WN...Here in the States I listen to NPR, my local is WNYC 93.9, and it has some great shows/podcasts on it like All Things Considered, Planet Money, Wait, Wait Don't Tell me! and The Brian Lehrer Show. I am sure you can find something you would enjoy.<br />I know you can listen to it online, but I have no idea if you can get it on your Smartphone in Australia. I would think you could since everything is accessible these days. :)<br />http://www.npr.org/MissFifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948141818594611257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8674192079243922132013-08-12T22:45:53.633+10:002013-08-12T22:45:53.633+10:00For radio, the BBC stations are generally very goo...For radio, the BBC stations are generally very good. In the US, I find that we are almost always listening to an NPR (National Public Radio) station. There is some variation in timing of broadcasts and so on, but our local broadcast station which also streams (WOSU.org) carries BBC World Service at night and during some off-peak times, so that may not work well for you.<br /><br />At NPR.org you can listen under the "Listen" tab, and that might work better for you.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396327335856768030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82666382765977216772013-08-12T21:50:38.852+10:002013-08-12T21:50:38.852+10:00I'm joining the challenge late, but better lat...I'm joining the challenge late, but better late than never. As soon as I read about it, I jumped up & eliminated 5 things from my pantry that didn't belong there. Diane Barnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15485392779317806184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-40810479561646352682013-08-12T20:30:53.324+10:002013-08-12T20:30:53.324+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I would also recommend BBC Radio 4.
...Hi Rhonda, <br /><br />I would also recommend BBC Radio 4.<br /><br />It is a fantastic radio station with a really interesting variety and mix of news,art and consumer programmes and daily and weekly dramas. I always listen to it when I am pottering around the house!<br /><br />Diane, London UK<br /><br />Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158369443484469501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80183898933677009572013-08-12T19:46:25.605+10:002013-08-12T19:46:25.605+10:00Turning 50 a couple of years ago and tuning into R...Turning 50 a couple of years ago and tuning into Radio 4 were a surprising, happy coincidence for me. I especially love the comforting familiarity of 'The Archers' theme tune, reminding me of my dear old Dad who would tune in to listen to the Ambridge comings and goings, for what seemed like all my life, and now I'm becoming a bit of a fan myself.<br /><br />I'm really just posting to let you know that I've made my firt batch of laundry liquid!!! and now I have completed about 10 washes in the machine, I am confident in saying how delighted I am with it. I always appreciated the fact that the savings would make sense, but I didn't fully understand what great quality it would be. So yet again, dear Rhonda, I would like to say a big thank you for this very helpful recipe. I now am able to make our own cold pressed soap, I made the switch last year from tea bags to loose tea, I am greatly inspired to cook as much as I can from scratch and now I won't be buying commercial laundry liquid any more, and what's more neither will some of my family and friends. You are an amazing person and with your dual talents of teaching people the benefits of the simple life and your warm and friendly manner of communication, one step at a time you are helping to change the world, certainly my world and I am sure many of your other readers too. xx Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917542327482001911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19704606213078673702013-08-12T18:50:59.006+10:002013-08-12T18:50:59.006+10:00If you like talk radio and very current news, try ...If you like talk radio and very current news, try infowars.com. Alex Jones are quite verbal, but he believes in the truth and his topics are quite thought provoking.Marlene aka Ouma Miaauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302454364030697158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23908590474565049292013-08-12T18:49:35.537+10:002013-08-12T18:49:35.537+10:00I agree with the 'Conversations with Richard F...I agree with the 'Conversations with Richard Fidler'. There are always really interesting people on that show!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70089457806612075342013-08-12T17:11:44.445+10:002013-08-12T17:11:44.445+10:00Hi Rhonda, You could try BBC World Service. It&#...Hi Rhonda, You could try BBC World Service. It's quite news orientated but they do have some interesting programmes covering a wide variety of issues. Also BBC podcasts are great, I download them to my MCP, so if you have one they are worth a listen.<br /><br />Anne, Sussex EnglandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-63118841677254612462013-08-12T15:46:37.742+10:002013-08-12T15:46:37.742+10:00I loved the accents in Fargo. I'll take a lis...I loved the accents in Fargo. I'll take a listen. Thanks Annet.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87534811360361012862013-08-12T13:25:54.178+10:002013-08-12T13:25:54.178+10:00A lemon tree was the first thing my parents plante...A lemon tree was the first thing my parents planted when they moved into their home (which Dad built) over 50 years ago. It is a Meyer Lemon and is still going strong. Lots of fruit every year - though the local possums do like to skin them. Dad also had poultry (he used to show Silkies) and their manure, once composted down, would go on every part of the yard. It's no wonder the lemon tree is a prolific fruit bearer. Sadly Dad is now in care - so who knows what will happen to the tree. I do not recall my parents ever making lemon cordial. We had lots of different fruit trees - plums, apricot, peach, nectarine, pear, quince, apple - but the only thing I can remember is having stewed plums and quinces, homemade plum or apricot jam and being able to pick Granny Smith apples from the tree on my way to school. I cannot remember ever eating any of the other fruits.Joy Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918156260389030213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74231703825441803082013-08-12T12:06:39.178+10:002013-08-12T12:06:39.178+10:00This is the firt year I have lemons on my young tr...This is the firt year I have lemons on my young tree, I have to tell you that I love to eat them like an orange, something I have done since I was a child. I don't think I will have enough to juice for cordiol this year, maybe next year. After cleaning my wardrobe and the linen cupboard I have just started in the kitchen. Where do the odd containers and lids come from? I seem to have a few of each.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623778642712227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-51168950586696012742013-08-12T11:19:34.643+10:002013-08-12T11:19:34.643+10:00I grew up in San Diego, California with a lovely l...I grew up in San Diego, California with a lovely lemon tree. We'd go out, pick some lemons and make fresh lemonade to go with our supper. It is one of the things I miss the most from living in that climate. Rozy Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019413665136390175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32477645114254145772013-08-12T11:12:40.035+10:002013-08-12T11:12:40.035+10:00I podcast "Conversations with Richard Fiedler...I podcast "Conversations with Richard Fiedler" from ABC, since even when living in Oz, I never got to hear the whole thing because I was at work - he always has so many interesting guests - even ones when I read the blurb about who is on, think I won't get much from this one, and then I end up really enjoying it. <br /><br />You may also like Dishing up Nutrition podcast - it is a radio show from Minnesota about healthy eating and they are very different in their approach to nutrition than many other nutritionists - very much about real food, and how much impact nutrition has on your health. We've made huge changes to our eating after I spent many an hour walking or gardening listening to their back catalogue and really found some excellent tips included. Their accents are pretty strong though (much like the movie Fargo!)Annethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277567837590067506noreply@blogger.com