tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post7046919143680663858..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Make the most of what you've got Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52365531042814205142017-05-11T05:21:55.058+10:002017-05-11T05:21:55.058+10:00Thanks for the inspiring post, Rhonda. Now I am of...Thanks for the inspiring post, Rhonda. Now I am off to clean and tidy my cottage. Your blog always motivates me to do housework.TheAwakenedSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636961399581011120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67186926585159430082017-05-04T03:07:54.529+10:002017-05-04T03:07:54.529+10:00You have given me a great deal to ponder. I am at ...You have given me a great deal to ponder. I am at a stage in my life where I crave family time and slowing down. This will help me on that path. <br /><br />Also I really love the new blog look!LissaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880278824951201109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20323827560342956472017-04-04T06:47:27.153+10:002017-04-04T06:47:27.153+10:00I loved reading this article. Makes me feel more c...I loved reading this article. Makes me feel more contented at home and wanting to be a better home maker. I have always considered myself to be a good home maker, but now I am striving to be better. To appreciate and be more in touch with everything around me. I really want to visit Rhonda at her home when I travel from Adelaide in July to visit my new grand daughter in Queensland. I would love to sit with her on her porch and have a cup of tea. I reckon it would be my all time holiday memory.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616029209702089341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79059730641599803602017-04-03T14:00:42.353+10:002017-04-03T14:00:42.353+10:00Just found your lovely blog! Your post was very t...Just found your lovely blog! Your post was very true and relayed in a very heartfelt way. Thank you!Carolyn @ Our Gilded Abodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201649173159755166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-12132439882696464272017-04-03T02:18:06.352+10:002017-04-03T02:18:06.352+10:00Love this post. Couldn't agree more.Love this post. Couldn't agree more.Heartshomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758244110219844632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50336569958093683402017-04-02T14:06:32.830+10:002017-04-02T14:06:32.830+10:00This was well put, and just what I needed to read ...This was well put, and just what I needed to read today. Thank you! Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173788247672691139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-83431016916299207982017-04-02T13:53:38.403+10:002017-04-02T13:53:38.403+10:00Thanks Rhonda, great thoughts here. As we look for...Thanks Rhonda, great thoughts here. As we look forward to the birth of our third child I am once more slowly turning my focus inward, homeward and looking forward to the odd sense of limits and simplicity brought on by having my hands full with a new baby! You don't have time to fuss or bother with unnecessary things and for me, this always brings more appreciation for the simple things - a cuppa, feet up and knowing there's a plan for dinner (even if it's eggs on toast!). Thanks for the inspiration I always get from looking at your page! Blessings, JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274125126961796809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74425821746095353792017-03-30T19:05:54.528+10:002017-03-30T19:05:54.528+10:00You have a beautiful home and it brings me a sense...You have a beautiful home and it brings me a sense of calm. This is my type of home! I always get a weird feeling when I see those magazines with big styled kitchens for "entertaining" that the owners don't cook from scratch in. My son was next to me when I was scrolling and wants me to make those pizza scrolls on the weekend. Zenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373747863822737468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70655120927397435752017-03-30T18:31:16.286+10:002017-03-30T18:31:16.286+10:00Wise and wonderful as always, Rhonda.
Madeleine...Wise and wonderful as always, Rhonda. <br /><br />Madeleine.xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8024713411020469652017-03-30T17:38:41.026+10:002017-03-30T17:38:41.026+10:00It can take quite a while to grow up sometimes and...It can take quite a while to grow up sometimes and realise all of this wisdom Rhonda, however we owe it to our families to try and instill and demonstrate these values.ThankyouHappy Retiree's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614074474795791475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-38264162090769062772017-03-30T15:54:48.169+10:002017-03-30T15:54:48.169+10:00Absolutely Rhonda. I think a lot of people live th...Absolutely Rhonda. I think a lot of people live their lives by check lists, rather than stepping back and seeing what they would really like e.g the degree, job, partner, house and baby etc. Everything is instant.Sharonhttp://www.itssimplecom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89532645380802584672017-03-30T14:58:22.822+10:002017-03-30T14:58:22.822+10:00Oh goodness me, just what I need to read. Thanks R...Oh goodness me, just what I need to read. Thanks Rhonda. I hope you are not too affected by Debbie's weather!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77438724035568421122017-03-30T13:34:06.729+10:002017-03-30T13:34:06.729+10:00Thank you for your post today Rhonda. As many of y...Thank you for your post today Rhonda. As many of your readers have said your words strike a chord with like-minded individuals. Your thoughts are a source of inspiration to us- reminding us to be grateful for all the little things in life that matter most. The look on the faces of my family when they come home from work and uni, to a home-baked treat is priceless.(Quite often it is a treat made with one of your recipes. Today I am making your fruit slice using our home-grown apples and rhubarb).<br />I have been thinking of you over the last few days and hoping that you and everyone in Queensland are at the very least safe with the dreadful weather conditions that are being experienced. God bless. Warmest regards Maria. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11697589828685605532017-03-30T11:15:32.799+10:002017-03-30T11:15:32.799+10:00Wise words........Wise words........Journey to Somewhere - Gail and Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302475844698592286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43964480609293510612017-03-30T09:15:58.161+10:002017-03-30T09:15:58.161+10:00Thank you for this beautiful post, I loved it.Thank you for this beautiful post, I loved it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529619038642018119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75427765218761453342017-03-30T09:01:34.759+10:002017-03-30T09:01:34.759+10:00Well said! I wish I had learned such lessons in my...Well said! I wish I had learned such lessons in my younger years, when I was a young bride and young mother.Granny Phttp://minimalistgranny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81650932391668361822017-03-30T08:10:55.668+10:002017-03-30T08:10:55.668+10:00Wise and beautifully post. I have always been a ho...Wise and beautifully post. I have always been a homebody. I love my home. It is an older timber place that always needs some 'tweaking' here and there. Everytime that we do or add something to it, we sit back and marvel at it. It rarely is anything grand as, at the moment, we are reorganizing vegetable planting spots in the back yard. As I get older, my home is my preferred place of rest and relaxation. We have done some traveling in our younger days and now that we are getting to the stage where it is possible again, I'm not at all sure where I want to go. Funny how our paths alter.Brigiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890031667317084577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48316791836260349472017-03-30T07:41:51.516+10:002017-03-30T07:41:51.516+10:00Thank you for these soul-nourishing words, Rhonda!...Thank you for these soul-nourishing words, Rhonda!<br /><br />~Beth in USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-76272072265508229362017-03-30T05:33:03.851+10:002017-03-30T05:33:03.851+10:00Well said. Until a few years ago I had forgotten ...Well said. Until a few years ago I had forgotten how much joy there is in the everyday things of life. Finding that again is giving me an increasing sense of contentment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746644216540661109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53627960802544238032017-03-30T05:28:33.678+10:002017-03-30T05:28:33.678+10:00I love these sort of posts!I drop my shoulders, br...I love these sort of posts!I drop my shoulders, breathe deeply and start my day feeling content and focused. Thank you.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393720461476425311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-2374611242617550072017-03-30T05:05:18.199+10:002017-03-30T05:05:18.199+10:00Lovely post. I am finally, after almost four deca...Lovely post. I am finally, after almost four decades on earth, figuring this out, lol. :) These past two weeks we've had to not go shopping due to budget constraints. I pulled out the last bundle of ground meat I had yesterday and made a yummy shepherd's pie with what few vegetables I had in the pantry. I put on a tablecloth and lit a candle; my family loved it and felt special even though we are near the end of our food stores until payday. Content, indeed. Thanks for all you do; hope you have a wonderful rest of the week! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50690990837127571192017-03-30T01:54:55.206+10:002017-03-30T01:54:55.206+10:00I love this post! Relates perfectly to how I am c...I love this post! Relates perfectly to how I am currently trying the love the home I am in and love my family. Thank you for the inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33669560651009084462017-03-30T01:29:26.562+10:002017-03-30T01:29:26.562+10:00Wonderful words about principles which I need remi...Wonderful words about principles which I need reminding of, especially when living in the consumer culture that is the world today. Thank you.HotFlashHomesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894953352910455222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9528981783080586612017-03-30T01:08:15.710+10:002017-03-30T01:08:15.710+10:00We've lived like this for years, and it has al...We've lived like this for years, and it has allowed us to have me be home while raising our children, and home educating them. I feel blessed!Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23582602525913089142017-03-30T01:03:53.497+10:002017-03-30T01:03:53.497+10:00I like simple and clean living. I use a hand-wrin...I like simple and clean living. I use a hand-wringer, dry own clothes on the line and other little things.<br /><br />As long as there is a "humble" spirit involved it is ok. But if there is a "self-righteous attitude" or "judgmental spirit" I don't adhere to that.Raggedy Cottage Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932578499656289673noreply@blogger.com