tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post8133706984003837317..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Weekend workUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-63543547803396442402008-11-26T06:07:00.000+10:002008-11-26T06:07:00.000+10:00Thanks for the feedback on the soap, and for the i...Thanks for the feedback on the soap, and for the info about lye, Aimee.<BR/><BR/>Yes, we have one Airedale now. We've had three all up. They are the most loving, loyal and protective dogs. They are assertive without being aggressive and they adore children. They most certainly are the clowns of the dog world. Whenever we take Alice out, people stop to pat her. Sometimes, we've had people stop there cars to come up and talk about Airedales. It's an incredible thing.<BR/><BR/>But having said that, we probably won't get another Airedale and instead go to a Welsh Terrier. They look identical to the Airedales but they're half the size. I find it difficult to walk Alice if she pulls on her lead and I feel I need a smaller dog now. <BR/><BR/>It's really lovely knowing there are other Airedale people reading. :- )Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33786751897517064582008-11-26T01:48:00.000+10:002008-11-26T01:48:00.000+10:00I have made several batches of your soap, and I LO...I have made several batches of your soap, and I LOVE it! I will never go back ;-)<BR/><BR/>Stuff<BR/>I ordered Lye on-line at <BR/>http://www.lyedepot.com/<BR/>and I didn't have a problem getting it.Momzoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378773215114729466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20870222274361100782008-11-25T12:19:00.000+10:002008-11-25T12:19:00.000+10:00lovely new blog entries. you are incredibly inspir...lovely new blog entries. you are incredibly inspiring rhonda, thanks for sharing your wealth with the world!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706071409908084910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48553474182481803472008-11-25T07:15:00.000+10:002008-11-25T07:15:00.000+10:00Oh! You have Airedales! They are so dear.... Who...Oh! You have Airedales! They are so dear.... Whoopie is part Airedale. <BR/><BR/>You can't have enough dogs, I say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14981937749426215372008-11-25T07:01:00.000+10:002008-11-25T07:01:00.000+10:00Seeing your sweet Airedales' picture made me smile...Seeing your sweet Airedales' picture made me smile. I still miss our Abner. Aren't Airedales the best dogs? Crazy, yes, but oh so wonderful! Someday, when our children are bigger, I hope for more Airedales.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383635329315687176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82823687431128545402008-11-25T05:24:00.000+10:002008-11-25T05:24:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda, I have a very similar blue tin with fig...Hi Rhonda, I have a very similar blue tin with figures in which I keep my buttons. In fact I thought it was the same one until I looked more closely. But my have Pennsylvania Dutch -maybe Amish - designs.....Of course the Amish don't put faces on their dolls because of the words against "graven images" in the Bible, but I doubt this would influence the Swedes (my grandfather's parents came from Sweden). The wooden figure is the kind art students use to get figure proportions right for different positions and is a tool that doesn't need a face, in fact a face might make it less useful.<BR/><BR/>I am sorry for your sadness about Rosie, and I think it will last a while. I have my little miniature poodle Bo who was very dear to Paul. Bo is six years old and I don't know what I will do when he leaves us, but it should not be a question for a while yet....<BR/>Thank you for your continued inspirations for figuring out my life!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73830493293053387792008-11-25T03:48:00.000+10:002008-11-25T03:48:00.000+10:00Reading your post today makes me feel like I had a...Reading your post today makes me feel like I had another weekend... how restful and happy it sounded.<BR/>Love the look of your soap, and will make that cake next weekend.<BR/>Thank you..Ladybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42570286903030272502008-11-25T00:50:00.000+10:002008-11-25T00:50:00.000+10:00Here in Amish Country, Pennsylvania, Amish girls w...Here in Amish Country, Pennsylvania, Amish girls will be seen with faceless dolls. They do not have mirrors or pictures with faces. They believe that is a graven image and belongs to God. Only God can make faces. Although I have been to many Amish homes and have seen some of the modern Amish girls having dolls with faces. It just depends on the Amish district they belong to and what the rules are.~Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135626598525124141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65830161830099233472008-11-25T00:28:00.000+10:002008-11-25T00:28:00.000+10:00Rhonda, good luck with deciding whether or not to ...Rhonda, good luck with deciding whether or not to get a puppy. We would dearly love to have a kitty here at home, but with the baby due so soon, we're concerned - I mean, what if the kitty (in way of playing, of course) somehow hurts the baby?.. So for now I guess we'll have to be happy with a kitty in our yard and some aquarium fish. <BR/><BR/>By the way, the cake recipe looks fabulous. Sour cream cakes are usually great; I'll try it out soon, though I'll probably make it without the frosting.Mrs. Anna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377583333000789903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62164603659148641902008-11-24T17:33:00.000+10:002008-11-24T17:33:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda,What a wonderful blog you have. You offe...Hi Rhonda,<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful blog you have. You offer so much wisdom and advice! I've only discovered you in the last 2 weeks but I just wanted to say Hi! You are teaching me alot of things I have always wanted to know. Can I adopt you? I have always wanted to learn knitting and soapmaking and preserving from someone! :) I've had a go of making your soaps last night and have made 1 mitten..lol I'm very much looking forward to reading though your blog. I'm sorry to read today you've been feeling sad. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I just wanted to let you know I'm finding reading your blog very inspirational and I look forward to living more simply :) Thank you for sharing all of this with us.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>ChantelChantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148517101102534114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-71871660745838399762008-11-24T16:09:00.000+10:002008-11-24T16:09:00.000+10:00Thank you for the recipe! I'm not one of those who...Thank you for the recipe! I'm not one of those who asked for it, but I thought the cake looked lovely, so I'm greateful for it as well!<BR/><BR/>I cannot tell you why the figures have no faces, but I can tell you these wooden manequines never have them; as RosieB wrote, they're used by artists to recreate poses. I have one as well.<BR/><BR/>HanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78537426846354264012008-11-24T14:17:00.000+10:002008-11-24T14:17:00.000+10:00rhonda - we close our gates for the weeknd too and...rhonda - we close our gates for the weeknd too and it makes our home a sanctuary from the weekday world outside! Love you rpost!Everydaythingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562558164959015562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67931888246628053072008-11-24T10:10:00.000+10:002008-11-24T10:10:00.000+10:00Thank you so much for the choc cake recipe! I fee...Thank you so much for the choc cake recipe! I feel a few extra calories coming on :)<BR/><BR/>Its many year since I lost my last little dog and I still miss him; I'm sure Rosie will be pleased that Alice has some company. <BR/><BR/>Glad to see your soap set ok, did it take much longer than the usual recipe?<BR/><BR/>I'm so excited that you have an illustrator for the book, that's a major step forward! <BR/><BR/>Your wooden figure is an artist's poser doll, very helpful when drawing movement, and as such, they dont need facesRosieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854580933210191702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61669249370156714452008-11-24T09:26:00.000+10:002008-11-24T09:26:00.000+10:00It was lovely to see your blog mentioned in the Su...It was lovely to see your blog mentioned in the Sunday Times in WA on the weekend as one of the best 'Lifestyle' blogs. Well Done!!Froggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496275961403683940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60810608945738461602008-11-24T08:12:00.000+10:002008-11-24T08:12:00.000+10:00Dear Rhonda,Thank you for the cake recipe, it look...Dear Rhonda,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the cake recipe, it looks fabulous! I will make one up today and it will be a nice addition to school and work lunches :)<BR/><BR/>I'm enjoying going through your archives at the moment, I'm hunting down your tips on simple living and budgeting, and it is lovely to read back on all that you have written!Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736311664644091120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-83317520373390974872008-11-24T07:49:00.000+10:002008-11-24T07:49:00.000+10:00Hi RhondaI´m Scottish but have lived in Sweden for...Hi Rhonda<BR/>I´m Scottish but have lived in Sweden for 30 years so here´s my opinion on why the Swedish figures have no features. I would guess that the tin contained "pepparkakor" - wafer thin gingerbread biscuits. These are an essential part of the Christmas season. The pictures are showing various regions in Sweden and the traditional costumes originating in each region. These are always handmade and must follow the unique patterns and stitches passed on from previous generations. So I would guess the manufacturers reckoned that faces are not so important - besides adding to the cost.<BR/>Your little jointed figure may come from Sweden since woodcrafting is very popular here but it´s not a figure I recognise as traditional. <BR/>That the little reindeer (or elk - much bigger) has no features I would put down to the fact that Swedish design is often very simplistic based on the theory that less is more and gives the imagination more scope.<BR/>Maybe someone else has some other theories to offer.<BR/>By the way thank you for your suggestions about my not-so-absorbent crocheted washing-up cloths. I will test your suggestions very soon. Yes,they were pure cotton and I hope to do many more if they do the job.<BR/>Best regards to you both from our winter wonderland in Uppsala, Sweden - first snows.<BR/>Ramona KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-57454164699798291442008-11-24T07:48:00.000+10:002008-11-24T07:48:00.000+10:00pardon me...I meant "states"pardon me...I meant "states"Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351748089368982647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74199180247020045682008-11-24T07:47:00.000+10:002008-11-24T07:47:00.000+10:00I was thinking about your Rosie this morning. I lo...I was thinking about your Rosie this morning. I looked up your recipe for dog food and put together a batch. Well received so far.<BR/><BR/>Your soap is lovely. Lye is so much harder to come by here in the sates now than it was a few years back when it could be easily had from the grocery. I've been wanting to soap again. I suppose I shall have to order online, but that has its issues as well.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351748089368982647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-56624891559088283772008-11-24T07:33:00.000+10:002008-11-24T07:33:00.000+10:00Sorry that should read Alice is old too not Rose R...Sorry that should read Alice is old too not Rose RIP, Karen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11138226476925842872008-11-24T07:28:00.000+10:002008-11-24T07:28:00.000+10:00I love it that you and Hanno are both loving each ...I love it that you and Hanno are both loving each others company and don't need to get out and have a ladies or mens night out. <BR/><BR/><BR/> I would ask you to think seriously about a puppy. It might sound good now but you are 60 and Hanno is older and is having some health problems and Rosie too is old. We have one sick cat, he has cancer of the neck and is 8 years old. He has probably one year of life left - he has had 4 operations and they can't operate again - and we got a new kitten. The kitten is lovely, but lively and just keeps on wanting to jump on our older cats back, ripping open his neck wounds. I think that it is easy to think that you want a puppy or kitten but is that is what is 'best' for you all. On hindsight we should have waited or made a different choice ie. waited a year and got two kittens together. <BR/><BR/>We got our kitten but now we found out that my son is allergic to cat and dust mites. Ideally we should get rid of the cats (and the dust mites !!!) but we can't. All I am asking is for you to seriously think this through. Could you not adopt an older dog who really needs a good home rather than go through the puppy stage again. It is not my call. Karen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14695905439608042322008-11-24T06:24:00.000+10:002008-11-24T06:24:00.000+10:00Good morning Rhonda,Sounds like you had a very nic...Good morning Rhonda,<BR/>Sounds like you had a very nice weekend.Thankyou for the recipe. I'm still going through your older post and copying recipes and such. Collected all the ingredients for the cleaning products over the weekend and will start to simplify on that front soon. I made my first knitted face washer also and yes it is so soft.Thankyou for all the info.<BR/>Blessings to you both.<BR/>Gailgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474172270399240621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-44299616233687149432008-11-24T06:21:00.000+10:002008-11-24T06:21:00.000+10:00Could you post the Receipe for the Homemade soap. ...Could you post the Receipe for the Homemade soap. I looked in older post and did not find it. I would like to make some for Christmas gifts.quinlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665756266399933758noreply@blogger.com