tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post5893506291942481921..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Patterns in natureChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-46919126095615985402020-04-19T13:04:00.228+10:002020-04-19T13:04:00.228+10:00Roger that, and thanks! :)Roger that, and thanks! :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-50510324873297435722020-04-17T09:08:34.789+10:002020-04-17T09:08:34.789+10:00Happy for your husband to pick up from front gate,...Happy for your husband to pick up from front gate, just let me know what day to put out bag on front gate.MargaretPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990336317308988689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-45358777019775577532020-04-16T15:38:43.453+10:002020-04-16T15:38:43.453+10:00Hi Bev, you are quite the herbalist! I've trie...Hi Bev, you are quite the herbalist! I've tried growing both comfrey and yarrow here, but when we lost the usual wet seasons, they died off. I do have plans to have them again, but need to set up a guild of plants, which can protect them from evaporation. I love the sound of all the ointments you made though. It's great you have that knowledge to make medicine from your garden. Comfrey is an amazing all round plant - compost activator, ground aerator and wound healer. It's the one plant I really want to have, but have yet to make succeed! Stay safe. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-43199587842346987672020-04-16T15:27:23.405+10:002020-04-16T15:27:23.405+10:00Great thoughts there Meg. A good time for reflecti...Great thoughts there Meg. A good time for reflection, and positive change. It's challenging when we have to avoid loved ones, or the simple activities we took for granted in a day. I personally miss the routine of Monday's. It was the only day I'd drive the kids to school in town, so I could do my shopping afterwards. It was usually quiet and I could avoid crowds. Not nowadays though. The shops are always full. But that's really a small inconvenience. I do miss how Monday, set me up for the rest of the week though. Stay safe. :) Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-85947111639319612962020-04-16T15:16:26.696+10:002020-04-16T15:16:26.696+10:00Nice to see you again, MargaretP. I'm always u...Nice to see you again, MargaretP. I'm always up for a plant swap! Or seeds. Will let you know when I'm next in town. It's been several weeks for me, as I stay home with the kids. My husband often buys supplies, on his way home from work. I've got your email though. I'll let you know, when I'm next in town. Stay safe. :) Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-57134956140416336902020-04-16T15:11:24.453+10:002020-04-16T15:11:24.453+10:00Thanks Chel. Glad you and the CEO are still well. ...Thanks Chel. Glad you and the CEO are still well. :)<br /><br />I will have to search your blog for aloe in your handmade soap. I recall other herbs from your garden, in your soap making adventures, but I cannot remember if I've seen aloe. I do enjoy reading about what you find to put in your soaps. Especially what you acquire from the garden. :) Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-22165301198220832262020-04-16T15:06:20.629+10:002020-04-16T15:06:20.629+10:00Thanks for the feedback, Leigh. I must admit to fe...Thanks for the feedback, Leigh. I must admit to feeling incredibly nervous, posting this. In Australia at present, we're all about supporting your mates to get through this tough time. That good old Aussie spirit. So people are rallying the cause of everything being asked of them. On the other hand, I'm writing about the pin which is heading straight for the balloon, our politicians are saying will keep everyone afloat. I feel like the warm-up act, for the grim reaper. <br /><br />As you point out though, globalism is a failure and we're seeing the cost of that, in lives lost today. Which I feel for those families it's affected. Trade is still a wonderful thing for civilisation. Just not when it's made into a super-organism, without regard for returning the natural equity it takes to operate. I think you are right about memory, forgetting. <br /><br />This is perhaps why traditions and celebrations, for memorable events are best engaged, every year. As an Aussie, and ANZAC day is next week, we have a saying, "Lest we Forget." We remember the fallen, in the war, so we don't take our freedom for granted. But really ALL life is important. I remember that, every time I venture out into the garden, and see how many lifeforms I get to share it with. Stay safe. :) Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-4478248591178740312020-04-16T14:20:25.267+10:002020-04-16T14:20:25.267+10:00Thanks Patricia. Lovely to see you again. Stay saf...Thanks Patricia. Lovely to see you again. Stay safe. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-84817338408656081722020-04-16T12:41:52.690+10:002020-04-16T12:41:52.690+10:00Will be interested to see your Aloe Vera recipe if...Will be interested to see your Aloe Vera recipe if you post it. I have it growing but haven't used it for much, except putting the gel on ant bites. <br /><br />I have comfrey growing and made some comfrey ointment a few years ago. When my husband had his hip replacement, the metal ball thingy on the replacement used to interfere with being able to lie comfortably on that side and eventually a bedsore developed which would not heal. His doctor gave him zinc tablets which were supposed to help with the healing. I applied the comfrey ointment with a patch, to stop it being rubbed off by his clothes and eventually the skin healed over. When we went back to the doctor and I told him what I'd done he was amazed. I've used it on minor cuts with great success.<br /><br />Another one you might know about is yarrow and it's ability to stem blood flow. I have that growing too and when a cut won't stop bleeding I chew up some leaves and apply the paste with a bandaid. It works wonders. Bevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-40736211163984669652020-04-16T11:23:22.166+10:002020-04-16T11:23:22.166+10:00In the midst of all this upheaval, there's nat...In the midst of all this upheaval, there's naturally a longing for a return to "normal" and in some respects I wish too for aspects of that, such as the freedom to go and see my family, to go to the beach or for a bushwalk. There are other aspects though, of this "normal" that I think now would be a good time to examine more closely and to consider really carefully into the future. Within this crises, I think, is an opportunity for change. MegMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-49568761655812183352020-04-16T08:33:54.768+10:002020-04-16T08:33:54.768+10:00Hi Chris, great post about the importance of the ...Hi Chris, great post about the importance of the way some of us are now trying to live.<br />I have a particular Aloe plant that is the medicinal variety,let me know when you are coming in again and you are welcome to pick up a plant or we can have distance hand over meeting.<br />MargaretPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990336317308988689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-68589920858530896142020-04-15T21:30:35.429+10:002020-04-15T21:30:35.429+10:00A thought provoking post, Chris. I will have to th...A thought provoking post, Chris. I will have to think about it a bit more. I'm glad you are using your aloe vera. It is great in handmade soap. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-15611414351104811112020-04-15T19:59:35.918+10:002020-04-15T19:59:35.918+10:00Excellent post Chris; I'm glad you wrote it!
...Excellent post Chris; I'm glad you wrote it!<br /><br />One of my first conclusions when the pandemic started, was that globalism is a failure, and here was proof. It seemed so obvious to me, that I assumed it would be obvious to everyone else. Some have woken up to the fact that outsourcing key goods (such as pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and food sources) was a mistake, and there has been some effort to bring these back "home" in a national sense, but I wonder if we're really learning the most important lesson here. Or more to the point, will we remember it? For example, if I've learned anything about politics over the years, it's how quickly people forget. Globalism is like an irresistible aphrodisiac, with the illusion of promising great wealth and power to those who can attain it. Who amongst the aspiring elite can resist that? Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-37967253506091417222020-04-15T19:23:56.142+10:002020-04-15T19:23:56.142+10:00Great post, Chris. And, YES,YES,YES!!!
Patricia/US...Great post, Chris. And, YES,YES,YES!!!<br />Patricia/USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com