tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post8602858872831933405..comments2024-03-29T19:22:11.409+10:00Comments on down to earth: Working with the seasonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48135232187304368772009-02-19T04:42:00.000+10:002009-02-19T04:42:00.000+10:00Rhonda I'm gonna make some cordial tomorrow - soun...Rhonda I'm gonna make some cordial tomorrow - sounds great. I've been looking for a basic recipe without citric or tartaric acid and yours is the only one I've found. I should have checked here first!<BR/><BR/>Do you manage to store the cordial for long?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46038352032563738742008-09-25T03:25:00.000+10:002008-09-25T03:25:00.000+10:00Hanno is a hottie, keeping it together for an olde...Hanno is a hottie, keeping it together for an older guy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-83291917803049847532008-09-23T19:18:00.000+10:002008-09-23T19:18:00.000+10:00Hi RhondaWhat a lovely post. It made me want to b...Hi Rhonda<BR/><BR/>What a lovely post. It made me want to be there enjoying the cordial with you! You are very inspirational and although I have a lot of work on today, I am at home and it is making me think, what should I do today to enjoy the day? I might have a bit of a spring clean... though we're heading into Autumn here in the UK...<BR/><BR/>Happy writing.The Wittering Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619092015576455702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70938684753826922752008-09-23T06:23:00.000+10:002008-09-23T06:23:00.000+10:00How long does your lemon cordial last? I have a re...How long does your lemon cordial last? I have a recipe that calls for citric acid, do I really need to add this?<BR/>Also, how do you make the Rosella cordial? <BR/>Bec xxxBechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946899924830065258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9625642084229464852008-09-23T06:15:00.000+10:002008-09-23T06:15:00.000+10:00Charis, I love your plans. I wish you all the bes...Charis, I love your plans. I wish you all the best. <BR/><BR/>Happy birthday, TillyRhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79774699858907733752008-09-23T05:43:00.000+10:002008-09-23T05:43:00.000+10:00I had a birthday too this weekend and we went out ...I had a birthday too this weekend and we went out for lunch. We could have bought about half a weeks shopping for the price. You do wonder if you should spend so much but then we don't do it very often.Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665464372841227874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79961145692689886502008-09-23T04:50:00.000+10:002008-09-23T04:50:00.000+10:00I just discovered your blog and I am really enjoyi...I just discovered your blog and I am really enjoying it. Thanks so much for sharing your simple (yet very rich) days with us. I aspire to live the way you do. Can't wait to try making your lemon cordial. I'm trying to save money (and be healthy) by eliminating wine from our diet. I am always happy to find a fun drink like this.<BR/>Karen in ConnecticutAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988682652384587973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22948963292720523072008-09-23T03:06:00.000+10:002008-09-23T03:06:00.000+10:00We're heading into Autumn with the others in this ...We're heading into Autumn with the others in this hemisphere. However thinking ahead to spring I am having some conifers and other shrubs taken out to make room for a vegetable bed. Nothing grand, but a big step for me. I am also planning an experiment to buy only food produced within a 100 mile radius of here, with a few exceptions that I will try to get via Fairtrade. I will cook more things from scratch and plan ahead more thoroughly. <BR/>I shall miss bananas and citrus fruits but I look forward to eating local food in season. We have wonderful meat here produced by small farms. We also have farmers' markets for fruit and veg, so even if we don't have a big garden we can still eat healthily, save food miles and support local business at the same time.<BR/>I have a whole different mindset since simplifying and look forward each day to this blog to reaffirm that I am part of a small, quiet revolution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53278830754525549932008-09-22T21:50:00.000+10:002008-09-22T21:50:00.000+10:00Thank you Rhonda. I just checked in before going t...Thank you Rhonda. I just checked in before going to bed and I appreciate your advice, it marries with Pete Cundall's in his book. So I'll go that way.<BR/><BR/>I am making biscuits on my day off (Mondays) and they are so much more satisfying than commercial ones as well as being better for us. We eat them for morning tea in our shop and my 82 year old Mum enjoys them here at home. Such a small tip but so wise and useful. Many thanks.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-54699218859823703452008-09-22T21:08:00.000+10:002008-09-22T21:08:00.000+10:00I have just stumbled upon your site and it enompas...I have just stumbled upon your site and it enompasses how i am trying to live my life, i gave up a stressful teaching careeer and moved to the country to be surrounded by nature and live asimple life...<BR/>I live in the lake district and the trees are just about to change ready to fall...keep on blogging, you are an inspiration to many xsawreystoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266296793981293096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89926286930625608572008-09-22T21:02:00.000+10:002008-09-22T21:02:00.000+10:00Ah the seasons...here in Maine we have just had ou...Ah the seasons...here in Maine we have just had our third hard frost! Our growing season is SO short. I am envious of you who plant and harvest and plant again. I understand now why the old Mainers ate a lot of dried beans. <BR/>The tree are turning to their lovely autumnal colors and the deer are appearing regularly in the back field. Can winter be far behind.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597944446324222665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-38910656957889025942008-09-22T20:40:00.001+10:002008-09-22T20:40:00.001+10:00I too love the seasonal chores. I am totally looki...I too love the seasonal chores. I am totally looking forward to changing to the summer bed. It'll be a while yet in Melbourne though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89504248400156452172008-09-22T20:40:00.000+10:002008-09-22T20:40:00.000+10:00A belated Happy Birthday to Hanno, sorry I missed ...A belated Happy Birthday to Hanno, sorry I missed the day.Cheryl@Gingerbread Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189189331024564663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19461882642942867392008-09-22T16:03:00.000+10:002008-09-22T16:03:00.000+10:00ah Rhonda you are putting away your Winter bed thi...ah Rhonda you are putting away your Winter bed things as we are getting ours out ready for use again lol.We often get four seasons in a day here so our Winter gear is never far away!<BR/><BR/>We've also felt regret at times when we've eaten out and then afterwards considered the cost and what that money could have bought us instead.I've tried not to do that as outings are lot fewer and farther between these days & as long as we've enjoyed ourselves I try and think that's what really counted,it does niggle away in the back of your mind though doesn't it sometimes especially fuel prices as they are today adding so much to the cost.I kind of feel that I could have made something a lot nicer to eat for a whole lot less,so now we try & take this into account before we go think about going anywhere and most always take a picnic out with us and find somewhere quiet and beautiful to eat it,or we'll make a special meal at home together instead.<BR/><BR/>That lemon cordial looks lovely I'll definitely give that a go thanks again Rhonda :)<BR/><BR/>CB<BR/>xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-71739301207931857992008-09-22T15:10:00.000+10:002008-09-22T15:10:00.000+10:00I live in a climate where we barely have seasons. ...I live in a climate where we barely have seasons. I know it is autumn, only because it is cooler at night, tonight being the coolest I have felt in a while. And the wind has picked up some. I never change the bedding with the seasons. It's basically the same always...how boring it can get! We do get winter weather, but it is just more of the same temperature, with rain. Spring the same...the temperature is the same except it has stopped raining hard. Then summer...same temperature, no rain.<BR/>But we do get an Indian Summer, for about two weeks, We had it at the beginning of September. We may get another week in October, maybe not. I like your seasons.claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572555442321120647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35962639855136253682008-09-22T13:29:00.000+10:002008-09-22T13:29:00.000+10:00In case anyone is wondering grapefruit cordial is ...In case anyone is wondering grapefruit cordial is YUM. I made some this morning and the kids and I just had a glass with lunch. I made up the rest of grapefruit as well. THinking it would be great with a dash of gin and toppped up with soda as the sun goes down - but it is school holidays here so maybe earlier if they keep arguing!!!LOL<BR/><BR/>daisymumAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934325999406252726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62626987902498856912008-09-22T11:31:00.000+10:002008-09-22T11:31:00.000+10:00It seems so odd to read about your preparations fo...It seems so odd to read about your preparations for summer as we have just now begune our preparations for winter! Enjoy the opposite season! <BR/><BR/>Personally I love all 4 seasons, there is something refreshing about them all.Ways of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845627192800685702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73062964224168381962008-09-22T11:07:00.000+10:002008-09-22T11:07:00.000+10:00Your Hanno is a very handsome man!I love the seaso...Your Hanno is a very handsome man!<BR/><BR/>I love the seasons too. I was able to have my windows open all week, breezes blowing in, birds chirping and no air conditioners going to block out the sounds of nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36753380850512288842008-09-22T10:57:00.000+10:002008-09-22T10:57:00.000+10:00What a lovely place to pause during a busy day of ...What a lovely place to pause during a busy day of writing and working. Just reading your most recent blog I felt myself relax. The pictures of your sheets hanging in the air bring back memories of my childhood in the Midwest. I did start hanging my clothes out after Hurricane Wilma when we were out of power for 10 days and I have kept up the habit since then because I love the way my clothes smell after being outside in the sunshine.<BR/>Thank you so much for this simple moment.<BR/>:)<BR/>Mame<BR/>www.besottedbookworm.comMame Burketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594563542719236030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1035831218561634812008-09-22T10:27:00.000+10:002008-09-22T10:27:00.000+10:00Is "Hanno" short for "Handsome?" :-)Is "Hanno" short for "Handsome?" :-)MoeyMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188003226227123506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28599122385485563952008-09-22T10:10:00.000+10:002008-09-22T10:10:00.000+10:00Hello everyone! It's good to see some of you gett...Hello everyone! It's good to see some of you getting into the lemon cordial as well.<BR/><BR/>Rose, re your meyer lemon. How long has it been in the pot? If it's been in there more than 5 years, it needs repotting. If not, I'd prune it back by one third, cutting right back to shape the tree as you go. I did this to our orange tree in winter and now it's entirely fresh green growth. <BR/><BR/>Once that's done, replace the top two inches of soil in your pot, apply organic fertiliser - worm castings, comfrey, blood and bone, or whatever you have on hand and give it a good water. When the leaves start growing again, apply two tablespoons of potash - it's organic, this will encourage flowers. <BR/><BR/>It will need a good watering program throughout summer, every second time you water add a SMALL amount of fertiliser as well. Citrus need a lot of nitrogen to do well. Good luck!Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61313322007049300362008-09-22T09:44:00.000+10:002008-09-22T09:44:00.000+10:00Rhonda I am so glad Hanno had a lovely Birthday.Th...Rhonda I am so glad Hanno had a lovely Birthday.<BR/>That man of yours is like a fine botle of red. Improving with age, love to you bothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90787596110259003002008-09-22T09:27:00.000+10:002008-09-22T09:27:00.000+10:00Warmer nights have already arrived down here too. ...Warmer nights have already arrived down here too. We use cotton sheets year round but the layers are coming off!<BR/><BR/>I need to do something about our Meyer lemon tree which is in a huge pot. It has half a dozen fruit on it but few leaves and is not looking well. I'll consult some books on my day off today. If you have any ideas Rhonda, I'd appreciate hearing them.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck with the writing.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72497097361731748822008-09-22T09:07:00.000+10:002008-09-22T09:07:00.000+10:00When the season change, I always seem to get rejuv...When the season change, I always seem to get rejuvinated. How wonderful to have a lemon tree. I miss the ones we had when we lived in CA. I may have to get some lemons and make this myself.<BR/>AmyAmy Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847471571806317804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-37317151599457268602008-09-22T08:38:00.000+10:002008-09-22T08:38:00.000+10:00We seemed to be heading into autumn in England but...We seemed to be heading into autumn in England but we're enjoying a few days sunshine so maybe we'll get our summer now, better late than never as the saying goes!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear you're making progress with your book, cant wait!RosieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854580933210191702noreply@blogger.com