tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post1117809801264098810..comments2024-02-15T14:43:13.150+00:00Comments on *Little Cottage Comforts* : Working and making and creatingPomonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-29953496863512675252011-08-30T20:10:05.909+01:002011-08-30T20:10:05.909+01:00Your fabrics are so pretty! And what marvellous, a...Your fabrics are so pretty! And what marvellous, abundant produce you have grown. Hope you enjoy a bit of free time this week to indulge in whatever you would like to do best!<br />Helen xHelen Philippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085327303967055337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-46981130218819351432011-08-30T11:25:01.809+01:002011-08-30T11:25:01.809+01:00Oh I do adore the glorious large floral that your ...Oh I do adore the glorious large floral that your are incorporating! How did your jelly turn out...looks such a glorious colour even at the drip, drip stage. I have very fond memories of my Nan making guava jelly & the bag hanging over the old claw foot bath. I've planted several guava trees & made a wonderful lot of jelly this last season & some guava paste too which is so scrummy & even nicer than quince. What did you do with the cucumbers in the end..gazpacho?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377061243543771813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-87220172226835977672011-08-29T22:17:13.224+01:002011-08-29T22:17:13.224+01:00Oh my, all sorts of gorgeous going on over here! ...Oh my, all sorts of gorgeous going on over here! I can almost smell that jelly!Lola Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215529779296867987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-47303851457103916292011-08-28T21:24:32.819+01:002011-08-28T21:24:32.819+01:00Dear Pomona,
I have linked to your blog AGAIN and...Dear Pomona,<br /><br />I have linked to your blog AGAIN and I wanted you to be the first to know I am holding a giveaway which might warm the cockles of your Kent heart! ;-)<br /><br />Have a lovely week.millefeuilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608950213999238191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-38287724749904029872011-08-27T19:36:39.687+01:002011-08-27T19:36:39.687+01:00OOh that jelly is making my mouth water!OOh that jelly is making my mouth water!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-30767221067295584932011-08-27T12:01:10.430+01:002011-08-27T12:01:10.430+01:00I love this time of year, all the preserving and p...I love this time of year, all the preserving and pickling, yours look wonderful! :) xxxmelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363810584416450667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-56958061362092540152011-08-27T00:25:05.895+01:002011-08-27T00:25:05.895+01:00Look at those colours that ruby red is sumptuous! ...Look at those colours that ruby red is sumptuous! Also listening to Radio 4 and enjoying a bit of Trollope!Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437815900953193788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-79571410152684118152011-08-26T20:50:37.240+01:002011-08-26T20:50:37.240+01:00I know which work I prefer too! Fortunately I have...I know which work I prefer too! Fortunately I have a long summer break, holidays would be the wrong word as I never seem to stop during that time. I have run out of jam jars at the moment having made so much. It is nice to have a breather for a few days though!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813706744376163204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-77718514911250094582011-08-23T19:39:20.936+01:002011-08-23T19:39:20.936+01:00Work can be joyful. As you have so accurately put...Work can be joyful. As you have so accurately put down in words the importance is to surround yourself and your workplace with pleasurable objects and rituals which create a happy everyday existence as well as memories.millefeuilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608950213999238191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-23262441815131668862011-08-23T16:21:27.512+01:002011-08-23T16:21:27.512+01:00Talk about coincidence Pomona. At lunch time the ...Talk about coincidence Pomona. At lunch time the farmer said how many plums we had on the tree and did I want them? I made plum chutney last year but could not find the recipe!!<br /><br />I've copied it down but could you please let me know whether it is 2 pounds each of muscavado and demerara or two pounds altogether?<br /><br />I shall make it tomorrow. ThanksThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-83429598421738961402011-08-23T16:20:38.188+01:002011-08-23T16:20:38.188+01:00This is a very pertinent question for us right now...This is a very pertinent question for us right now. The productive work, the gardening., the pickling and jam making, goes on but recently has all felt rather overwhelming with so many other demands on our time and family needing us and the kitchen in boxes under the table. It's good to be reminded that the plums weighing down the tree are both yet another task and a source of satisfaction and delight.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-71499609417144058992011-08-23T12:56:26.111+01:002011-08-23T12:56:26.111+01:00Gibran wrote that "work is love made visible&...Gibran wrote that "work is love made visible', still one of my very favorite quotes of all time.<br /><br />This was a lovely post. Thank you. xoKaren L Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984916879007662549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-45306364379239387622011-08-23T12:13:55.033+01:002011-08-23T12:13:55.033+01:00I have loved reading this post, thankyou, its been...I have loved reading this post, thankyou, its been very thought provoking....<br />Will be reading the poems mentioned.<br /><br />& lovely pictures from your days...<br /><br />LxLx @ Twelvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381572298506010955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-55553536978082897192011-08-23T12:04:34.699+01:002011-08-23T12:04:34.699+01:00Such delicate colours on your new needlework.
I r...Such delicate colours on your new needlework.<br /><br />I recently read that working at what one enjoys and not stopping in old age, increases life span.<br /><br />Yes they are lemon cucumbers and we shall enjoy today!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-52345021602789326352011-08-23T09:31:39.688+01:002011-08-23T09:31:39.688+01:00I think you deserve a little time to play and crea...I think you deserve a little time to play and create or as my friend use to say work will take over your life!<br />xxxLynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548006686821838698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-85935322005220756682011-08-23T09:00:23.730+01:002011-08-23T09:00:23.730+01:00I tend to think of it as working within our lives....I tend to think of it as working within our lives...or our life's work<br /><br />Each day is a work day, but because we run ourselves each day is also a productive day, even in times of what a salaried person may count as Great Stress.<br /><br />Personally, I find some tasks hard to discipline myself for (paperwork for one; even though he's younger than me I still think of the accountant as a Grown Up) but I wouldn't swap my way of life for all the £s on offer in a "proper job".<br /><br />So many of my friends dread a Monday Morning return to work after the weekend, but weekends blend seamlessly with a task-driven ethic, and I look forward to what each day brings, even when the to-do list is a bit daunting!<br /><br />Apart from a few weeks behind a shop counter when I left school I've never had a "proper" job, and I'm sure I'm unemployable now.<br /><br />Crumbs...this is turning into a veritable essay...xx<br />ps I've been juicing cucumbers- very refreshing...ted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-50235246629808489512011-08-23T08:23:22.224+01:002011-08-23T08:23:22.224+01:00What gorgeous photos. I work from home too and fee...What gorgeous photos. I work from home too and feel lucky to love what I do. I've been reading your posts for a while and finally plucked up courage to say hello!<br />Tracey xTracey Todhunterhttp://www.bakingandmaking.com/welcomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-11296715728623107092011-08-23T07:13:44.967+01:002011-08-23T07:13:44.967+01:00Oh you're doing better than us with your tomat...Oh you're doing better than us with your tomatoes, this year for the first time ours aren't doing so well. I'm lucky on the cucumber front, my youngest will happily eat at least one a day, otherwise we'd be overrun and I hate wasting home grown vegetables.<br /><br />That toad has moved in my direction at the moment!<br /><br />Beth/The Linen CatxBeth of The Linen Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734590638565302388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-42651717321499988172011-08-23T06:07:22.108+01:002011-08-23T06:07:22.108+01:00Just found your LOVELY blog...I hope to visit you ...Just found your LOVELY blog...I hope to visit you often..<br /><br />I read of your wonderful B & B and the sweet attnetive care you give to your guest.<br /><br />Looking to view that blog also.<br /><br />Love the cottage coziness. You are soo talented.<br /><br />HOPEHOPEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593612195595034233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-35732405000883130042011-08-23T04:20:09.620+01:002011-08-23T04:20:09.620+01:00I covet those tomatoes! Ours are hanging fire (or ...I covet those tomatoes! Ours are hanging fire (or hanging green, to be precise) because the nights have been so cool they don't want to ripen.<br /><br />Not being a pickle lover, I like to slice up cukes, drizzle with a slightly sweet vinaigrette, sprinkle with lemon thyme, and serve next to savoury dishes such as spicy lamburgers.<br /><br />I'm not sure it even matters whether the sewing and knitting are leisure activities or work. What matters is that you make each item as well as you possibly can, and take some pleasure in the making. (Making things to sell takes a lot of the fun out of the process and renders it much more toadish.)<br /><br />That's a very beautiful bit of appliqué in the top photo.Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-44833686360935523632011-08-22T22:16:10.469+01:002011-08-22T22:16:10.469+01:00Work to love or love to work? My paid work is teac...Work to love or love to work? My paid work is teaching ( I like children) my unpaid work is mothering (I like children). Lucky, or what?<br />And I don't know what to do with a glut of cucumber... plenty of eye masks, perhaps? Have fun!Angel Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915392156232711695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-3911198742303402022011-08-22T22:11:19.097+01:002011-08-22T22:11:19.097+01:00So is Kent a good place for growing healthy red to...So is Kent a good place for growing healthy red tomatoes?! Judging by your lovely crop, I think so!<br />Have a good week!<br />xA garden just outside Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261189412302206670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-53163832814228111772011-08-22T22:00:54.717+01:002011-08-22T22:00:54.717+01:00I'd love to be able to grow some of my own foo...I'd love to be able to grow some of my own food, alas, I live in a flat in a city centre. One day, when I grow up, I'll have a house and garden of my own!Katy Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374079358515448439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-83838691548633562182011-08-22T21:54:50.200+01:002011-08-22T21:54:50.200+01:00I think that big bad toad was sat right on my shou...I think that big bad toad was sat right on my shoulder today!...it was hot, the house was a total disaster zone, and I scrubbed and cleaned, thinking I'd rather be somewhere else doing something nice..... But Mr toady is back in his stagnant pool, the house is tidy, and I feel better for doing it. Tomorrow I might get to do something nice!!!!!<br />A very though provoking post,, thank you! xx<br />Sophie<br />Totally love your pretty fabric flowers xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831452606024076452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542734265072988645.post-51487291192631439722011-08-22T21:53:05.360+01:002011-08-22T21:53:05.360+01:00It's that time of year again isn't it? An...It's that time of year again isn't it? An abundance of plums this year so I shall be busy over the next few days.menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.com