tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post7915740217768910161..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: What's ahead this year?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77455485652761705402010-01-13T02:08:41.210+10:002010-01-13T02:08:41.210+10:00I'm sorry to hear that you and Hanno came down...I'm sorry to hear that you and Hanno came down with the cold, and about Alice. I'm sure she's very happy with you both.<br />I'm quite excited about the new year as well- seeds for the garden are coming, DH is making me a solar oven, and I'm getting a new strawberry patch. It will be busy, but a good busy. <br />I always look forward to your posts- they are so encouraging in this simple life I'm making here. It's nice to know there are others out there, even if you are on the other side of the world. <br />The Girl in the Pink DressThe Girl in the Pink Dresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250837836714463827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15899626747682058052010-01-12T04:41:41.411+10:002010-01-12T04:41:41.411+10:00I am looking forward to learning more new things....I am looking forward to learning more new things.I am finding myself now asking if I can't do without buying something new,if I can't repurpose something instead.<br />This is new for me,in the past I would have just bought what I wanted.All the posts I have read here,(not through all the archives yet),have finally sunk in and are changing me...for the better!!Thanks for all your hard work! DarleneDarlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62804493123329047042010-01-12T02:38:58.690+10:002010-01-12T02:38:58.690+10:00Alice is lucky you two adopted her. She may be ne...Alice is lucky you two adopted her. She may be nearing the end of her life but she still looks happy and cared for. She'll have a good end too, I'm thinking, as good as her life was. <br /><br />Happy new year! I started back to school on the 4th; if this first week is any indicator I'm going to be VERY busy when gardening season really gets off to its start here in Northern Arizona!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84124329812032900752010-01-12T01:22:50.114+10:002010-01-12T01:22:50.114+10:00Good Morning from Lubbock, TX Rhonda!
I wanted to ...Good Morning from Lubbock, TX Rhonda!<br />I wanted to let you know that I have finally made laundry detergent. I used your recipe, but, of course, I had to substitute ingredients. I've wanted to do this for quite a while, but I couldn't find all of the ingredients in the store. I could get it online, but the shipping was expensive due to the weight. About a week ago, I was walking down the laundry isle at my supermarket and there was the wahsing soda, the last ingredient that I needed. I bought it; I mixed up the detergent and used it all weekend. I am very satisfied with it!<br />I think the fact that I actually found washing soda IN THE STORE means that many of us are making the same decisions. That is a good thing.<br /><br />Wishing for you a lovely day,<br />Beth ElmoreBeth Elmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430379720283242217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15698296340922411042010-01-12T00:39:05.793+10:002010-01-12T00:39:05.793+10:00I understand your gratitude of time with Alice. I...I understand your gratitude of time with Alice. I think Christa said it well, it's a hard but precious time. My Hickory also loved to curl up on a rug. Your new one is lovely. Looking forward to your wonderful blog as we move into 2010.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156180100389224114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-29044758085462809822010-01-11T23:47:47.815+10:002010-01-11T23:47:47.815+10:00Thank you for sharing.
I am looking forward to lea...Thank you for sharing.<br />I am looking forward to learning more in the coming year and hope to share what we incorporate at our homestead as well.<br />Warm wishes,<br />TonyaTonya Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140984106118247860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87981424810887815172010-01-11T19:14:40.601+10:002010-01-11T19:14:40.601+10:00Hi
I'm new to your blog and have never really ...Hi<br />I'm new to your blog and have never really read many blogs but this one really suits me! I have just moved to a new house where I plan to dig vegetable beds next to where my chickens live. I have just started stockpiling, on your advice. I also learnt to knit last summer and knitted most of my Christmas gifts.<br />I look forward to reading all your blog entries. Thanks for everything<br />MarcieMarcienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21135936968926466602010-01-11T18:41:37.650+10:002010-01-11T18:41:37.650+10:00G'day Rhonda sorry you and Hanno have had cold...G'day Rhonda sorry you and Hanno have had colds summer is the worse time for colds. Continue to enjoy your time with Alice while you can.I do like to read your blog which I have been doing for quite a time now. Shall log on again soon. Mavis (Rose's Mum.)Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287644084529770845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15616794025782068872010-01-11T17:33:39.188+10:002010-01-11T17:33:39.188+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I love your rug. The rug we have in o...Hi Rhonda,<br /><br />I love your rug. The rug we have in our living area is probably about seventeen years old, cotton and I love it. I have been thinking though, I will get another one when I feel we can afford it and see one I like. <br /><br /><br />I too am looking forward to the new series.<br /><br />SonyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-64193108473603552512010-01-11T16:33:23.854+10:002010-01-11T16:33:23.854+10:00I'm so looking forward to another year of read...I'm so looking forward to another year of reading your Blog, Rhonda. I hope you and Hanno are feeling well again - so many folks seem to have been ill this Christmas (including me!) but sometimes I do think it's the body's way of telling us to slow down & rest!<br /><br />Willow xWillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065088967190856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-56288835566872311692010-01-11T16:16:20.804+10:002010-01-11T16:16:20.804+10:00I am so sorry to hear you and Hanno have been ill....I am so sorry to hear you and Hanno have been ill. I am glad you both are feeling better. You and Alice are in my prayers. We lost a 6 month old puppy Saturday night. She never was quite right. That does not make it any easier though. <br /><br />I wanted to let you know, my sons and I made our first batch of homemade powdered laundry soap. We LOVE it!!! Thank you so much for the recipe! The laundry smells so fresh and clean! I have made some changes to our lifestyle hoping to live a more deliberate, simple life. From making laundry soap, to having a household book, grocery price book, planning container gardens. I helped my Grandparents with their gardens when I was a little girl but have not gardened since. I am looking forward to canning and preserving tips. I want to make quilts. I have started a stockpile and am looking for organic, homegrown, free-range meat and eggs. I have been trying to get myself in the mindset of a place for everything and everything in its place. I have too much stuff and not enough space. I will be getting rid of a lot of unused stuff this year--possibly in a yard sale, then to a charity. I have started putting loose change in a jar to save and trying to work out a budget and envelope system. I believe you made the comment once about starting small and other changes would follow. That is so true!<br /><br />I appreciate finding you! You are in inspiration to me, a mentor I have not had for several years!! I am almost 40 and a single mom homeschooling 2 boys, working full time and working on my Bachelors Degree. I am definately trying to be more intentional about being thrifty and raising my sons with sound, wholesome values! When I read your blog, it feels like reading a note from home. Thank you so much for your time and dedication!<br /><br />May 2010 bring you pleasant surprises and much peace!<br /><br />QuinUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530471519746773465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47682019579737769372010-01-11T14:46:57.271+10:002010-01-11T14:46:57.271+10:00Yep, the start of another year and lots to do here...Yep, the start of another year and lots to do here too.<br /><br />I hope the year is a good one for all.<br /><br />I'm sure alice will enjoy what time she has left, it's sad but death is life isn't it.<br /><br />Your BLOG Rhonda was one of the first that I started reading and still one of my favorites. Keep up the good work you do, we all appreciate the time you take to BLOG.<br /><br />Barb.Anonymoushttp://barbsbackyard.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74995287129446956022010-01-11T14:19:11.140+10:002010-01-11T14:19:11.140+10:00Your new rug looks lovely and Alice looks quite at...Your new rug looks lovely and Alice looks quite at home on it.<br /><br />I hope this year is a good one for your and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69702255091201470032010-01-11T13:32:02.636+10:002010-01-11T13:32:02.636+10:00I look forward to your forthcoming posts. I enjoy...I look forward to your forthcoming posts. I enjoy all of your tutorials. The photos really make them easy to follow. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-49127905040379356462010-01-11T12:59:08.782+10:002010-01-11T12:59:08.782+10:00We just put our dog, Sammy, down on Friday. After ...We just put our dog, Sammy, down on Friday. After ten years, the old girl was just too sick to continue on. I am sorry to hear about your Alice, its always hard to see your pets get old and unwell. We sympathize with how your feeling right now. We had a few months with her when we knew the end was coming, its hard but a precious time. Take Care.Christanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10030904122619883412010-01-11T12:20:13.850+10:002010-01-11T12:20:13.850+10:00Welcome back from your little break!!!
I know tha...Welcome back from your little break!!!<br /><br />I know that you are busy, but wanted to let you know that my little group of women idea (after reading your post about how women used to support one another) is coming to fruition. This week, for the first time, a half dozen of us are having a morning/day here playing with all my sewing and knitting equipment. If it works like I hope it will, I hope to have them once a month.<br /><br />So that is my plan for the immediate future, and am looking forward to it very much!<br /><br />KylieTheWhineyFairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833985267200242071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52748592219073580682010-01-11T11:41:50.031+10:002010-01-11T11:41:50.031+10:00Glad to hear you and Hanno are on the mend and fee...Glad to hear you and Hanno are on the mend and feeling better!<br /><br />So sorry to hear about Alice...poor baby, though I am sure she has had a wonderful life with the two of you caring for her. :(<br /><br />I am waiting with bated breath for your new series!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039504643371465874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25084983191581249582010-01-11T10:23:36.093+10:002010-01-11T10:23:36.093+10:00All the best for Alice. She looks comfortable enou...All the best for Alice. She looks comfortable enough. We're glad she's got a proper Airerug now, just like ourselves (we think every Dale should have their own rug, we even have our own door!)..Inky and Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017906263672083309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87402356621387484212010-01-11T09:33:18.675+10:002010-01-11T09:33:18.675+10:00...and a belated Happy New Year to you and yours t......and a belated Happy New Year to you and yours too Rhonda! This weather sure is humid, I'm not too fussed on gardening this time of year, but you continue to inspire me to get out and do something. Summer colds are the worst aren't they? Glad to hear you are both over it and ready to up & at 'em! Poor Alice, it's the pits getting old isn't it - our old cattle dog is 15 and has many problems, I'm sure it is just his strong character that gets him motivated each day. I should follow his lead! Cheers WendyWendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20106920267036289242010-01-11T09:07:47.853+10:002010-01-11T09:07:47.853+10:00I am looking forward to a year of reading your blo...I am looking forward to a year of reading your blog Rhonda, have a nice first day back at work.....<br />I hope you recieved my kitchen photos that I sent you, as children home now, and it wont be clean like that when I took the photos for a few more weeks ...!!!!!!!!<br />Smiles...Suzanne.Enchanted Momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861732559521175206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16870855563087514822010-01-11T08:59:03.291+10:002010-01-11T08:59:03.291+10:00Good morning Rhonda, it's lovely to have you b...Good morning Rhonda, it's lovely to have you back. Too bad about the colds but it's good to hear that you have both recovered. Pats to The Lovely Alice. One of my fondest memories of Jake (our previous dog) is the last few months of his life when we cared for him as you now do Alice.<br /><br />Beaut recovery from the Ricky and team last week, eh? I'll look forward to hearing about the water bottle cover -- I have the exact same problem.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80422882884560483802010-01-11T08:49:05.670+10:002010-01-11T08:49:05.670+10:00Your new rug is lovely! And poor Alice; she's...Your new rug is lovely! And poor Alice; she's so cute and looks like a very loveable pet. I hope even though she has heart problems she can stay with you for some time.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08927451102683785258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-64929878168808184232010-01-11T08:31:28.791+10:002010-01-11T08:31:28.791+10:00Hello Rhonda! I wonder, do you have guinea hens i...Hello Rhonda! I wonder, do you have guinea hens in your neck of the woods? They are wonderful for eating bugs--they'll even eat ticks--although they are bossier than chickens and also give "alarms", like a dog barking, when strangers invade their territory. Of course, geese will do these things, too, and even kill snakes, but I don't like geese. :PBreannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110975474648725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6686827589660347542010-01-11T08:19:39.035+10:002010-01-11T08:19:39.035+10:00Hello
Glad to see you and Hanno are getting over ...Hello <br />Glad to see you and Hanno are getting over your cold and are up and ready for the coming year. We are , well I am beginnig to de clutter and simplyfy life, i'm enjoying reading your journal and the insperation it gives.<br />Best<br />Rachel,plymouth englandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21085636609814348672010-01-11T08:16:49.530+10:002010-01-11T08:16:49.530+10:00Love that rug!
Looking forward to all that the new...Love that rug!<br />Looking forward to all that the new year has to bring<br />Cheers<br />Judy in AdelaideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com