tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post5174880598344293302..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Sprinkles and the importance of catching themDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-89399388524296266852014-10-09T10:29:38.287+02:002014-10-09T10:29:38.287+02:00Diana -Trust me - in the heat of summer, even sout...Diana -Trust me - in the heat of summer, even southern Cape Town is hot! Maybe not the stiffling heat of where you currently are, but garden plants take punishment none the less. And, then you have beach sand soil to take into account, and the drying, constant south easterly wind too. A rain water barrel, or two or three, will not go amiss, I promise ;)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-9269465775789447072014-10-08T20:33:40.127+02:002014-10-08T20:33:40.127+02:00cracked rib once, yes. Rain tanks 2 here, thinking...cracked rib once, yes. Rain tanks 2 here, thinking about the next house where it won't be so hot or the garden so big?<br /><br />The cell phone eating data happened to my niece last week, in time to warn me to set my brand new silly phone NOT to update unless I ask you too. We have Telkom data but still, ask first.<br /><br />I do wish you a quick return to comfortable movement.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-87008174925738734792014-10-05T16:16:36.305+02:002014-10-05T16:16:36.305+02:00Hmmmm - Harry, I've already experienced the sh...Hmmmm - Harry, I've already experienced the shoe thing LOL<br /><br />Ouch, I feel for you - breaking ribs twice - once is more than enough. I'm craving a really deep breath of air though LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-58633374335495112442014-10-05T15:53:38.108+02:002014-10-05T15:53:38.108+02:00Dani! I'm sure sorry you got hurt. I fell off ...Dani! I'm sure sorry you got hurt. I fell off a ladder and broke three ribs years ago. It was SO PAINFUL. And as they told you, there's not much you can do.<br /><br />I got hauled to the hospital and they kept me overnight. I was all dirty because I had been working. I could barely move but I wanted to take a shower. The nurse said I couldn't because she "didn't have anyone Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-13276724640054914442014-10-05T12:35:20.755+02:002014-10-05T12:35:20.755+02:00Leigh - S'funny, no matter how many tanks you ...Leigh - S'funny, no matter how many tanks you have, you always think you need more - especially when the weather is as dry as it's been this winter :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-77660250716405270722014-10-05T07:23:29.251+02:002014-10-05T07:23:29.251+02:00Oh Dani, how horrible that you were hurt with that...Oh Dani, how horrible that you were hurt with that fall! Yikes! I hope it heals soon. We've got 5 of those tanks like your smaller one but Dan would love to have a 1000 gallon one! Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-64251287185630388382014-10-03T14:00:21.984+02:002014-10-03T14:00:21.984+02:00Sol - Excellent - I'm sure you appreciate that...Sol - Excellent - I'm sure you appreciate that water too :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-57547453085566476062014-10-03T13:59:53.158+02:002014-10-03T13:59:53.158+02:00MrsB - When you make the move you'll always wi...MrsB - When you make the move you'll always wish you had more water storage LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-38891433816717861482014-10-03T13:59:06.617+02:002014-10-03T13:59:06.617+02:00Vicki - Whatever "fresh" water we can sc...Vicki - Whatever "fresh" water we can scrounge, the better off we are :) Anyway, rainwater for the garden is preferable to municipal water...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-14135449685573906362014-10-03T13:57:49.429+02:002014-10-03T13:57:49.429+02:00DFW - We normally wouldn't leave gaping holes ...DFW - We normally wouldn't leave gaping holes fro someone to fall into - we dug them at the end of summer, and decided not to plant the trees as the season wasn't right. Filling them in again - the ground was too hard - like cement, so we just left them open.<br /><br />I should walk with my eye's open ;)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-73907412246179494322014-10-03T09:35:08.171+02:002014-10-03T09:35:08.171+02:00OMG I hope you are feeling better! Ouch. Get well...OMG I hope you are feeling better! Ouch. Get well soon!<br /><br />We have quite a few rain butts.<br /><br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-38282852663621230412014-10-03T09:00:03.784+02:002014-10-03T09:00:03.784+02:00I am sorry to hear about your fall and broken rib....I am sorry to hear about your fall and broken rib. I wish you a speedy recovery. <br /><br />I do not have an official water catchment system just use buckets but I hope to have one when I move to Terlingua. I am glad to hear to got some liquid gold in yours.MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-5508500942838148802014-10-02T21:27:23.479+02:002014-10-02T21:27:23.479+02:00Oh, Dani! I'm so sorry you were hurt. That&#...Oh, Dani! I'm so sorry you were hurt. That's got to be miserable. I hope you heal fast.<br /><br />That's an ingenious method of collecting rain water. Looks like a lot of thought went into it. It's a good thing you and your husband think outside the box, especially in times of drought. It has been raining off and on here for a couple of days. Wish I could send it your way.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-65463820419318643292014-10-02T18:32:54.362+02:002014-10-02T18:32:54.362+02:00Dani,
So sorry about your fall. We just dug up o...Dani, <br /><br />So sorry about your fall. We just dug up our dead oaks & hubby had the forsight to put a board with pink tape tied to the end so we didn't fall in, or have someone drive in. Rib injuries are terrible, hope you feel better soon.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.com