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I received this comment the other day that I want to throw out to all of you for your suggestions.I was wondering if you (or anyone else) had some good ideas for simple activities/entertainment for children? My nephew is staying with us for the summe...
I often write about being a homemaker and the satisfaction I gain from that role. I enjoy being here and making my home a place of comfort and regeneration. I know that if I feel weak and fragile...
I hope you had a lovely weekend. We are a home of four adults again. Shane and Sarndra asked if they can stay here till they get jobs and naturally we said yes. We all did our own thing during...
This is our 10,000 litre poly tank. It collects water from the shed that it sits next to and also from the house. The photo below shows how it's connected to the house.I love rain. I love...
After receiving a dozen emails in the past day or two about starting a simple life, and having many new readers join us over the month, I thought it was a good time to write about that subject...
Thank you all for your comments yesterday and for the links you left. Some of them are known to me, some are not, but I'll check them out as soon as I can. One recommendation that really should have been in my previous post was Notes from the Frugal...
I was very busy day at work yesterday with meetings every hour and came home feeling I hadn't done much. Yet when I came home and checked the comments on yesterday's post, I was so happy to read them I forgot about work and started thinking about...
I grew up in a completely different time. I was born into a time when even though we were fairly modern, we still did most things in a similar way to how they'd been done for hundreds of years. We grew a few vegetables, we made most of what we ate,...
Good morning everyone! Today's quaint kitchen proves to me, yet again, how wonderful and diverse we all are. Today we are visiting Bovey Belle's kitchen in Wales. She writes: "We live in an old Welsh farmhouse in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. The...
Today our magic carpet takes us to the home of Gulay in Turkey.
Gulay writes:"My name is Gulay. I am a reader of your blog, which I love very much, from Istanbul, Turkey. When I saw your "You, me and the kithcen sink" series, I wanted to send some...
excellent blog very inspiring, read everyday and foloowing always, i also use all the ideas at my home,and now even have chickens keep up the good work
Rhonda's blog is the only one I follow every day.She gives her personal experiences on living a more simple and sustainable life in way that is accessible wherever one lives.We are all connected and share in trying to live a more productive,healthy existence compatiable with Mother Earth.I am an American transplant to Qld,Australia and have learned many good ideas,information through this blog and Rhondas positive and honest wise experience.
