tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post7481385826772848582..comments2023-10-29T03:43:34.300-07:00Comments on Bread and Roses: Green as GrassDulce Domumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835872248177497717noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-82287101212903927112009-04-29T09:10:00.000-07:002009-04-29T09:10:00.000-07:00Hi Nan
That book sounds very good. We do still gar...Hi Nan<br />That book sounds very good. We do still garden, but not like we used to, it's a shame really.Dulce Domumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835872248177497717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-74046805576534109122009-04-28T05:32:00.000-07:002009-04-28T05:32:00.000-07:00Excellent writing, Dulce, and I agree with every w...Excellent writing, Dulce, and I agree with every word. <br /><br /> I recently read a book review I think you'd be interested in:<br />http://weeklybookpixie.blogspot.com/2009/04/apples-to-oysters-by-margaret-webb.html<br /><br />Though it is 'about' Canada, I think it applies to all of us.<br /><br />It just breaks my heart to think of the British replacing gardening with shopping.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-54925165340438944482009-04-23T08:12:00.000-07:002009-04-23T08:12:00.000-07:00Hi Frances
I still think he's great, and you're ri...Hi Frances<br />I still think he's great, and you're right it's such a quotable song!<br /><br />Hi Sarah<br />We could do it when we retire, we'd be like Rosemary and Thyme. Two aged ladies solving middle class mysteries in quaint villages...only we'd have a really cool van. See you in 25 years time.<br /><br />Hi Child of the New Forest (what a great name)<br />Welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I'm a tightwad for the greater good!Dulce Domumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835872248177497717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-69259381147205718912009-04-22T22:47:00.000-07:002009-04-22T22:47:00.000-07:00Hi there, I just discovered your blog. I really li...Hi there, I just discovered your blog. I really liked this post, you are spot on. I often think the greenest purchasing decision you can make is the decison NOT to purchase. <br />all the best.Child of the New Foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511237824105195903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-85527684201615599842009-04-22T12:58:00.000-07:002009-04-22T12:58:00.000-07:00Oh yes, mysteries, camper van, coffee, Cornwall......Oh yes, mysteries, camper van, coffee, Cornwall...I'm there!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-29439611015811037072009-04-22T05:26:00.000-07:002009-04-22T05:26:00.000-07:00DD: I just knew you'd love Billy! I just had that ...DD: I just knew you'd love Billy! I just had that feeling. Isn't "Great Leap Forward" the most quotable song? "The revolution is just a tee shirt away"--I've always wanted to put that on a tee shirt.<br /><br />Rock on, sister!<br /><br />francesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-28774149750330198072009-04-22T02:50:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:50:00.000-07:00Hi Niki
There have been mutterings about carbon ta...Hi Niki<br />There have been mutterings about carbon tax credits over here too. I'm deeply suspicious about them. I used to make my own lip balm too, I was once a keen soaper, Jody's recipe looks great.<br /><br />Hi Laura<br />This may be just my fevered imagination but I think Cath Kidston do a cool, granny chic, granny trolley...I *think* it costs in the region of £80. As always, grannies could never afford granny chic! My own pet theory is the metro/Chelsea/London NY types are catching on to the *new* simplicity because all of the common folks quite like bling culture, it's a reaction to working class culture. Pah!<br /><br />Hi Sarah<br />My lot sang at a wedding the other day where the bridal car was a vintage VW van. How cool is that? I want one so desperately. Can you imagine me and thee sipping coffee in the back of the van watching the waves hit the rocks? OK, I'm off to Cornwall, are you coming? Of course, if we had a van we could solve mystereis too, you need some kind of vintage transport to do that.<br /><br />Hi Monix<br />I'm glad you enjoyed my rantings!<br /><br />Hi Sara<br />Ah, it doesn't surprise me. The English speaking world does seem to be rather enthralled with our heavily marketed culture.<br /><br />Hi Jody<br />Hat tip to you Mrs Goodewyfe, you inspired me rantings and me ravings. There's a strong faith element to all of this, isn't there? We can't go around wasting precious gifts. I think John Stott once said that the only practical way a Christian can react to poverty in the developing world was to live simply and give generously, I think we have to live thoughtfully too. I could go on, but I shan't!<br /><br />Hi Frances<br />You and I really are kindreds. I do like a person who references both Dante and Billy Bragg in their comments. Did I tell you that I've loved Billy Bragg since I was a wee slip of a girl? I feel quite nostalgic now..."if you've got a blacklist I wanna be on it..."Dulce Domumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835872248177497717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-85519028389221533562009-04-21T20:07:00.000-07:002009-04-21T20:07:00.000-07:00You go, girl! Rant on! I was actually going to wri...You go, girl! Rant on! I was actually going to write about Jody's post today, too, but then I got distracted by my own distractions. <br /><br />What circle of hell do you think those advertising/marketing folk (all those fine people whose job it is to make us feel anxious enough to spend all our money to stop feeling anxious) will burn in? Closer to the center than the insurance industry folks, or further out? Oh, where is Dante when you need him?<br /> <br />Well, as my old friend Billy Bragg would say, let's start our own revolution and cut out the middleman.<br /><br />Onward,<br /><br />francesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-42191249097027906352009-04-21T11:54:00.000-07:002009-04-21T11:54:00.000-07:00"...commercialisation....it makes green a very exc..."...commercialisation....it makes green a very exclusive colour"<br /><br />The commercializing and politicizing is what frustrates me. Living practically and frugally should be about walking your walk the best way you can, teaching it to your children, and being content,joyful, and responsible in the space where God put you.<br /><br />I love everything you said, Prudence. I especially appreciated "settling for a Happy Meal with carrot sticks."<br /><br />Huzzahs!<br />JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-71817693175604098692009-04-21T09:21:00.000-07:002009-04-21T09:21:00.000-07:00Bravo! Love your rant. These things are very appl...Bravo! Love your rant. These things are very applicable on THIS side of the pond too.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-2423013572010853652009-04-21T07:33:00.000-07:002009-04-21T07:33:00.000-07:00What a lovely rant! I agree wholeheartedly with al...What a lovely rant! I agree wholeheartedly with all you say.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-39836697925943036002009-04-21T07:21:00.000-07:002009-04-21T07:21:00.000-07:00I was going to say that everyone should go to corn...I was going to say that everyone should go to cornwall for their holidays...lol, but then it would be terribly busy! I love, love, love cornwall. Ahhh to be a beach bum in my VW campervan and flip-flops...truly, if I wasn't a responsible parent, etc, that would be my dream!<br /><br />'Organic' shampoo?? Can shampoo truly be organic? Lol, laureth sulphate (or whatever it's called) could never be organic...could it? And as for organic cosmetics, yikes, but then Gwyneth Paltrow always did wind me up for some reason - so as soon as I know she's doing it it makes me want to do the opposite and smear chemicals on my face and drive a 'chelsea tractor'...hahaha only kidding! ;)<br /><br />Enjoyed your post chuck, you were on top form! You go girl!<br /><br />Love n' hugs.<br /><br />xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-89044171954222346272009-04-21T06:47:00.000-07:002009-04-21T06:47:00.000-07:00Sorry, that's Bugaboo, the stroller company.Sorry, that's Bugaboo, the stroller company.Laura Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168905598871608315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-50683807790476205022009-04-21T06:46:00.000-07:002009-04-21T06:46:00.000-07:00Hear, hear! I liked your whole post, but most esp...Hear, hear! I liked your whole post, but most especially this line:<br /><br />"Being green is having fun with what you have with the people you love most."<br /><br />Oh, and I was just having fun with Jody about that Peggy Noonan article. It cracks me up that the New York media is suddenly packaging common sense frugality as chic. Next thing you know, Bugabo will redesign my granny cart and market it for $1000.Laura Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168905598871608315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-19291913244992846172009-04-21T06:26:00.000-07:002009-04-21T06:26:00.000-07:00Well said!!! I wholeheartedly agree. I abhor the ...Well said!!! I wholeheartedly agree. I abhor the packaged green expensive bill of goods we are being sold, which is so superficial it is usually of no real benefit anyway. Carbon tax credits and in Canada, a proposed "green" tax!!! Bah!<br />I like looking back to the 1930's and before for a true picture of stewardship of the planet, our material goods, our money and ourselves. Thank you Natalie for waking up my brain this morning.<br />have a lovely day :)<br />Niki<br /><br />Oh and I am going to give Jody's cream a try, sounds lovely, I make a lip balm using beeswax and it can't be beat.Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943301163903634325noreply@blogger.com