tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post5376253911006722534..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Sunday is a day of restUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68801755761078363482009-10-06T22:27:31.714+10:002009-10-06T22:27:31.714+10:00Sunday....knitted two wise men for the shop and vi...Sunday....knitted two wise men for the shop and visited the instrument repair man with my broken french horn. He is married to a cousin so took my mum for a visit too. After that re opened shop and kept on knitting wise men as I still only had one left. (another cousin took 3 to send to a friend for Christmas)<br /><br />Somewhere in here the kids came back from skiing with other grandma and I did cook dinner - home grown farm sausages also from other grandma.<br /><br />Just a 'normal' weekend!<br /><br />viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-2744502831915888162009-10-06T20:27:19.503+10:002009-10-06T20:27:19.503+10:00My Sunday wasn't really a day of rest! I got u...My Sunday wasn't really a day of rest! I got up early, made a batch of homemade blueberry muffins, went to pick up my son from the weekend's Scout camp from a nearby village, gave 1/2 the muffins to the very bedraggled and tired leaders :-), then drove my son to rugby for a game (that was cancelled but turned into a 3 hr training practice). When we got home, I spent the afternoon doing chores and tending to my son who had pulled a muscle in his back at training. <br /><br />In the evening, I did get to crochet a hat out of some lovely soft, jewel-colored yarn. All in all, a busy yet productive day.silverilexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140641542895980958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1460127985081654362009-10-06T08:18:22.633+10:002009-10-06T08:18:22.633+10:00I love reading your blog and you inspire me to cre...I love reading your blog and you inspire me to create a more basic, real home. I just made up a fresh batch of laundry soap this morning before work. My husband loves it!<br /><br />Oh, my goodness--I almost couldn't believe you were watching a show on the Iowa State Fair. I'm from Southeast Iowa and my husband and I love going to the fair! We go every year, and can hardly wait till fair time comes. This year, a woman down the hall at my work won grand champion dress design for a christening gown she made for her granddaughter out of her daughter-in-law's wedding gown (out of hundreds of sewing entries). And you would not believe how many food entries they have each year--thousands of them. There's so much you can't see it all in a day (we've tried!).JAnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89873135883940650132009-10-06T05:40:06.168+10:002009-10-06T05:40:06.168+10:00I do so love quiet days at home alone.
I've k...I do so love quiet days at home alone.<br /><br />I've knit quite a few dishcloth patterns, and the waffle weave is my favorite. Just love it.<br /><br />Yesterday was a nice quiet day of knitting for me. Then my husband took me for a special dinner out. And finally we swung by our daughter's just in time to read bedtime stories and collect goodnight kisses from the grandbabies.<br /><br />Heaven.<br /><br />kathleenkath001https://www.blogger.com/profile/15419353146614030036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87242545339080684272009-10-06T04:02:07.544+10:002009-10-06T04:02:07.544+10:00Oh, you've made me so homesick. I grew up in I...Oh, you've made me so homesick. I grew up in Iowa, but have been in the SE US for almost nine years. I sure do miss the state fair. There's so much to see. There are several buildings housing crafts of all kinds, baking, home canned goods, produce, livestock, etc. All the entrants at the fair are there because they won top honors at their county fairs. What fun! I wish I could have been there this year, or at least seen the program you watched.Joycenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34704590103939607112009-10-06T00:40:02.340+10:002009-10-06T00:40:02.340+10:00I love visiting state fairs. Most in the US will b...I love visiting state fairs. Most in the US will be in the next month or two, but here in Florida (and in my home state of Arizona) the growing season peaks during the cooler months, so ours will be in February. Arizona's state fair is this month, but their county fairs are mostly in the spring.<br /><br />I've been knitting squares to make beanbags for a local Waldorf school's fall festival. It's been a good way for me to learn more stitch patterns. I've also got several sewing projects in the works, all involving the upcycling of old clothes- into toys, children's clothing, diaper covers and cleaning cloths.Samarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401027077752973943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-628260153468891282009-10-06T00:18:18.054+10:002009-10-06T00:18:18.054+10:00I've just finished running a gruelling 2 hour ...I've just finished running a gruelling 2 hour training session on grief theories, so it's good to look back at yesterday when I didn't have to be in work. I got up relatively early for a Sunday and left my husband asleep while I pottered downstairs and put on a load of washing out of No2 son's bedrom. He's going back to university today and hasn't done any washing since he came home from holiday a week ago so I guess he will be taking most his clothes with him and washing them there! I decanted 3 jars of hawthorn vinegar and two jars of mint vinegar and labelled them, then washed the labels off the original jars and put them in the dishwasher to thoroughly clean. Then I cleaned the washbasin in the downstairs toilet and made myself an egg on toast.Hubby joined me for breakfast and then he put the stew and soup I'd made on Saturday in the freezer and hung out the washing. I cleared the kitchen table and started on my sewing, but took some time out to sit outside on the patio with hubby while he talked to No1 son about putting an offer on a house -their first one! I sewed until lunchtime, then continued afterwards until I got too tired and went and checked my emails and talked to my parents. Hubby cooked tea - lamb chops and the remains of the vegetables from the roast chicken we'd had with No2 son and daughter on Saturday evening. Watched some TV while I tied the ends off of my sewing - 2 cushion covers filled with a cushion each, an apron with a draw-string bag to put it in for a friend's Christmas present. Checked emails again and read some blogs, then tidied all my sewing things away and went to bed.Sarah Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975928642943693605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77566128131502182412009-10-05T21:38:01.286+10:002009-10-05T21:38:01.286+10:00I love saving all of my mags, like you did. I find...I love saving all of my mags, like you did. I find as time goes on my tastes and interests change. I cant go back and read articles I had overlooked before. <br /><br />My dayd yesterday, we bought a few hundred perennial herb and flower plants at auction. We had to finish taking them out of the truck we barrowed from our friend next door. Then, our family (even the 5yr old boy and cranky pre-teen) helped us move two cords of wood from a bit over a mile up the road. We used our fourwheeler with a snow mobile trailer hitched to it. I got the best/worst seat in the house. I had to ride home sitting ontop of he wood. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35425810490381461852009-10-05T21:16:41.409+10:002009-10-05T21:16:41.409+10:00First I have a question: When you make a dishcloth...First I have a question: When you make a dishcloth, how big is it and what kind of yarn do you use?<br /><br />I had a nice Sunday helping my parents prepare for the week. I attempted to fry chicken for dinner (it tasted good anyway), and I'm getting better at knitting and working on Christmas presents (very simple patterns).<br /><br />Have a good week!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793291964836599064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11195636452268193372009-10-05T18:10:19.696+10:002009-10-05T18:10:19.696+10:00Sounds like you had a wonderfully relaxed Sunday. ...Sounds like you had a wonderfully relaxed Sunday. Glad your friend is stronger. My mom is a cancer survivor (13years cancer free!!) so there is hope for recovery and back to "normal" for her. In September our church moved mass time from 6pm to 9am which made all who have been asking for the change so happy! October is our hamlet's month to clean, do the flowers, offering, ushering etc. and since it is morning mass the council decided to provide coffee and snacks so it is our month for that as well. It was wonderful! People made time to hang out and talk and spend some time with family, friends and neighbors. After that I played board games with my sisters, nephews and nieces, son, cousins, and some friends and had a wonderful dinner all together thanks to my mother. I love Sundays!Aunty Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942619820033853811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-39947836997776333842009-10-05T16:56:52.292+10:002009-10-05T16:56:52.292+10:00We finally got the keys to our new house last Frid...We finally got the keys to our new house last Friday so Sunday was our first visit to our new house, finally after all of these years of dreaming and imagining! On the way we stopped in to our friends house and gave them some wood we had picked up at a demolition site, then continued on our way to the new house. We unpacked some boxes from our shed where they've been stored (unfortunately we're not able to move in just yet) and then our friends (where we had dropped off the wood) came to visit and my friend brought me 2 beautiful hadmade cushion covers as a housewarming. She had shown me the one she'd made for herself and when I admired them so, she decided to make 2 for us, isn't that absolutely beautiful of her? Then we had fish and chips for dinner with them, after they'd gone we watched a dvd on the computer and then retired to our separate lounges for a reasonably good night's sleep! <br />What a blissful day <br />Cheers<br />Judy in AdelaideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59136517297037590162009-10-05T15:25:09.656+10:002009-10-05T15:25:09.656+10:00There are just two hours of Sunday left. The day ...There are just two hours of Sunday left. The day was spent with my youngest son at home. One of two veggie gardens needed to be cleaned up for winter. The last of my green tomatoes were picked along with a few red ones. My grandson visited at nap time so his parents could enjoy a movie .. then we all ate a nice hearty soup with toasted garlic bread and a green salad .. the last from my garden ;( This evening we got out a few beautiful red ears of popping corn .. rubbed the dried kernels off the cobs and popped up a nice kettle. Time for a bubble bath and a book before bed.Mrs. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644129213141875138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42775226531068924062009-10-05T14:31:52.358+10:002009-10-05T14:31:52.358+10:00It sounds like you had an enjoyable and peaceful d...It sounds like you had an enjoyable and peaceful day. My husband and I were up before dawn to drive 30 miles to a car boot sale as we plan to downsize next year and have a lot of "stuff" to pass on to new homes (and let's face it, the money is needed right now too!). We had an excellent morning and the sun came out after lunch so I was able to potter in my herb plot, cutting back and weeding, and then picking some autumn raspberries still warm from the sunshine. I'm afraid they never made it as far as the house! My purple French beans are still producing enough for a couple of meals a week and now LOTS of seeds to plant next year, wherever we happen to be.<br /><br />In the evening I finished knitting a winter hat for my son. I have made a few for little ones in the family for Christmas gifts this year, so the ribbing is automatic now . . .Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66228808604334243462009-10-05T14:09:15.170+10:002009-10-05T14:09:15.170+10:00Hi,Rhonda. Red letter day for us yesterday as we d...Hi,Rhonda. Red letter day for us yesterday as we drove 188.2 klms to pick up our 3 rhode island red bantams.<br />They are so beautiful. Laid 2 eggs within 2 hours of being introduced to their new home. These are the first chooks we have had for quite a few years as we get free range eggs from a farmer here quite reasonable but theres nothing that compares to having long conversations with a friendly chicken.blossomvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13677184278471003048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35489903233738817562009-10-05T12:08:20.141+10:002009-10-05T12:08:20.141+10:00Dave and I stripped 2 sapling trees, to use in mak...Dave and I stripped 2 sapling trees, to use in making a trellis for our passionfruit vines.<br /><br />Glad you had a peaceful Sunday with Alice and the chooks. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80052317856965349082009-10-05T11:17:30.913+10:002009-10-05T11:17:30.913+10:00LOL! I love how you kept looking at that floor Rho...LOL! I love how you kept looking at that floor Rhonda, I'm sure you dealt with it today but gee it made me laugh. So glad that Bernadette is up to crocheting, I hope you both had a nice visit.<br />Yesterday I did the weekly bake -- three loaves -- which I mix in the breadmaker and cook in the oven. I'm making progress with adding in different flours, the loaves rise nicely even as I up the wholemeal and 7 grain. While that happened I had a lovely Web surf and dropped into the forum a couple of times. Spent some time watching the Gardener build the Girls' Palace aka as the chicken coop, just another week and the girls arrive!<br />I did some knitting in the afternoon while watching tapes of River Cottage and Costa's Garden Odyssey.<br />Today it's a public holiday, I've done the weekly clean and the Gardener is putting the roof on The Palace. We're off to lunch together shortly.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59814667693474664502009-10-05T11:13:23.043+10:002009-10-05T11:13:23.043+10:00For me yesterday was a day of some rest some churc...For me yesterday was a day of some rest some church some family. I started off pottering around doing my normal morning things and getting ready for my daughter in law who is boarding with us for 6 weeks. Then we went off to church for a few hours of fellowship and returned to have our son and his wife here for dinner. We ate our dinner (a slow cooker meal) outside in the cool of the evening. A lovely day.linpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098502643077972900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1979704941378744692009-10-05T11:07:40.644+10:002009-10-05T11:07:40.644+10:00I was at work all day. I'm just home, out on m...I was at work all day. I'm just home, out on my slippers and sat down here at the computer to catch up with friends. My daughter and I need to go to the store to pick up groceries. (I really need to get my garden going next spring, so I don't have to visit the store as often!) Then I will make dinner, eat and get myself to bed.claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572555442321120647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-37581901731590748882009-10-05T10:39:39.182+10:002009-10-05T10:39:39.182+10:00Sounds like you had a wonderful day.Sounds like you had a wonderful day.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938792538379160119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-13021614260486208802009-10-05T10:10:03.594+10:002009-10-05T10:10:03.594+10:00In the American Midwest it is also still yesterday...In the American Midwest it is also still yesterday. :)<br /><br />As I have a chronic illness, sometimes I have bad days. This weekend left me on the sofa when I wasn't doing my necessary work. (I'm positive it is the change of seasons... cool and damp air.)<br /><br />I must admit to watching cooking, gardening, and travel shows on TV. I drifted off a couple times when my husband was at church.<br /><br />I'll have to look into the forum. I've been part of a women's forum for over ten years, we started as part of an emergency preparedness website in the late 1990s. You can develop such deep friendships.Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75657101397502293252009-10-05T10:08:09.042+10:002009-10-05T10:08:09.042+10:00I'm glad you had such a lovely day, Rhonda! An...I'm glad you had such a lovely day, Rhonda! And I would love to crochet a milk jug cover along with you and the others here! I hope Hanno was able to collect the eggs safely.<br /><br />It's still Sunday here, and we just finished a dinner of fresh potatoes and green beans with some baked fish. Yummy. Homecooked is always so good!<br /><br /><br />Autumn HazenAutumn Hazennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59545039455082573212009-10-05T09:46:56.544+10:002009-10-05T09:46:56.544+10:00I stayed overnight at a close friend's place i...I stayed overnight at a close friend's place in the Blue Mountains. It rained the entire time (not unusual for the long weekend!) so we chatted while our combined mob of 8 kids played happily.<br /><br />Glad you had a relaxing day, Rhonda. It sure makes a difference to the week!<br /><br />CathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23970686649730517252009-10-05T09:32:49.628+10:002009-10-05T09:32:49.628+10:00Your Sunday sounds like such a nice day. It's ...Your Sunday sounds like such a nice day. It's so funny because I am making those exact waffle weave dishcloths right now! My mother-in-law gave me the pattern, I wonder if she got it from you? It is still Sunday in California and my husband and I just woke up from a nap. Sundays are the best. We are always so busy that I love to just rest up all day Sunday. And, I never do a thing around the house. It can wait until Monday:)Ashley Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990858895171029553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-44027467868263766392009-10-05T09:21:28.557+10:002009-10-05T09:21:28.557+10:00Yup, still Sunday here in NM, too. But I've be...Yup, still Sunday here in NM, too. But I've been up since 4am (I think) anyway so... So I decided to learn a new craft today: locker hooking! I've had the book for a while but haven't done anything with it with the new little one on the way and all of the rearranging etc that we've been doing. I didn't make anything useful this morning, but I think I am going to try my hand at making some Christmas stocking with it. <br /><br />I just woke up from a little nap that wasn't restful at all because of this fetus I am growing. Yesterday (October 3) was my due date and I've been contracting hard off and off for the past few days but I've been contracting off and on since June because of my anxiety so I don't know when to start worrying about it. <br /><br />Not a very restful Sunday, but I did make pumpkin pancakes this morning so it hasn't been too bad...Jessica Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127961421087845679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7529354804278183492009-10-05T09:10:23.797+10:002009-10-05T09:10:23.797+10:00Yes, it's till Sunday here, and I have spent v...Yes, it's till Sunday here, and I have spent virtually the whole day at an exhibition of the Staffordshire Hoard in Birmingham. Three and a half hours queueing and one hour looking at the fantastic gold exhibits. Also two hours in the car travelling to and from it! It gave me the first opportunity for a long time to spend time talking to a good friend.<br />So, a cultural day - tiring but worthwhile. Tomorrow will be a quiet one, but will manage to make time to see another good friend.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433905136592881147noreply@blogger.com