Comments on: Homemaking http://blogchicks.com.au/homemaking/ Australian Women Bloggers Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:06:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jane http://blogchicks.com.au/homemaking/#comment-207 Jane Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:38:50 +0000 http://blogchicks.com.au/?p=280#comment-207 Thank you for this posting. Thank you for this posting.

]]> By: lISS http://blogchicks.com.au/homemaking/#comment-206 lISS Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:04:18 +0000 http://blogchicks.com.au/?p=280#comment-206 What a nice post! I remember as a child having the kind of neighbours that would take in your washing or bring in your dog if it started to rain, collect your mail on holidays..so thoughtful right? I don't know how I would feel about my neighbours taking my washing off the line to be perfectly honest. Collecting my mail? I might be suspicious. I do practice some of the principles of being a helpful member of society - I tend to bake and cook for those going through a rough time because it's something that I enjoy doing, and having a home-cooked meal/the time to cook meals when you are having a rough time is feeling nurtured. I recently made a meatloaf and a honey cake for a single Mum acquaintance at playgroup who has two kids and they were all sick. When I turned up un-announced with the food she took one look at me and started to cry. I think the kindness of my gesture overwhelmed her. 30 years ago, this would have been the norm - taking a meal to a sick neighbour right? Society has changed significantly but I think these days there are still some kindnesses we can extend without over-stepping the mark. What a nice post! I remember as a child having the kind of neighbours that would take in your washing or bring in your dog if it started to rain, collect your mail on holidays..so thoughtful right?

I don’t know how I would feel about my neighbours taking my washing off the line to be perfectly honest. Collecting my mail? I might be suspicious.

I do practice some of the principles of being a helpful member of society – I tend to bake and cook for those going through a rough time because it’s something that I enjoy doing, and having a home-cooked meal/the time to cook meals when you are having a rough time is feeling nurtured.

I recently made a meatloaf and a honey cake for a single Mum acquaintance at playgroup who has two kids and they were all sick. When I turned up un-announced with the food she took one look at me and started to cry. I think the kindness of my gesture overwhelmed her. 30 years ago, this would have been the norm – taking a meal to a sick neighbour right?

Society has changed significantly but I think these days there are still some kindnesses we can extend without over-stepping the mark.

]]> By: Susan @ Reading Upside Down http://blogchicks.com.au/homemaking/#comment-205 Susan @ Reading Upside Down Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:43:37 +0000 http://blogchicks.com.au/?p=280#comment-205 "Be the friend you want to find" - what a great philosophy. “Be the friend you want to find” – what a great philosophy.

]]> By: Amanda http://blogchicks.com.au/homemaking/#comment-204 Amanda Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:42:08 +0000 http://blogchicks.com.au/?p=280#comment-204 So true! So true!

]]> By: The American Homemaker http://blogchicks.com.au/homemaking/#comment-203 The American Homemaker Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:20:53 +0000 http://blogchicks.com.au/?p=280#comment-203 Great posting! I know that being a mom and homemaker is the most important thing I'll ever do! Great posting! I know that being a mom and homemaker is the most important thing I’ll ever do!

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