tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89114146982640044802024-03-18T22:43:00.845-04:00Rhodes House Garden & HomeLaura Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278260524356188432noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911414698264004480.post-12960793144668044252017-11-10T14:29:00.001-05:002017-11-10T14:29:34.310-05:00Happenings at the Rhodes House and Shopping!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a few shots of what I've been up to. Loving to shop at the Fresh Market in Lynchburg, VA where I get all kinds of inspiration. In flowers, food, presentation and displays. They have really good quality produce, flowers, and all kinds of healthy food!</div>
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I sold my home grown tomatoes at the Consignment Shop, "Nice as New", where Flo generously lets me sell every year to the customers! A special thank you to the Nice as New Crew!</div>
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Just love to shop at the Kroger in town, especially in Boonsboro. It's so convenient to my mom's and I always manage to get a great deal most of the time. Lots of good food and friendly, knowledgeable staff!</div>
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Whenever I get the chance, (which is not too often) I go to the Nellysford Farmer's Market, the best one in the area to get inspiration, and fresh cut flowers from the best vendor! </div>
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During the peach season, I love to get fresh orchard peaches to include in all my nice canned goods, Kombucha, baked goods and fresh eating! Way to go, Saunders Brothers!</div>
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I'm a fan of the Natural Health Center where Lina and the crew know their stuff! Just drop in anytime, and they'd be glad to assist you with all your Health Food questions!</div>
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Brian from Yard Solutions comes to the rescue to chop down one of our many trees in the yard. Mark is helping out and making sure things are done right! Kudos to Brian at Yard Solutions!</div>
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And if you'd like to see my Review on the Web, just go to the Google Maps Reviews to see all my reviews I give! I'm always adding more. Take care everyone!</div>
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<br />Laura Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278260524356188432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911414698264004480.post-78041878237216907472017-04-30T18:37:00.000-04:002017-04-05T16:37:50.976-04:00Loving God's Creation...Springing into Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A beautiful Iris at Vi's!</div>
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Burgundy Iris at Vi's.</div>
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Vi's Iris in bloom in May.</div>
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Another stunning floral picture at Twila's!</div>
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Let your light so shine so men can see your good works and glorify God.</div>
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I love Twila's welcome sign and lighthouse.</div>
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Twila's beautiful flower bed with birdbath....</div>
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Twila's Iris...</div>
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Mom's strawberry blossoms....</div>
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Wilma's beautiful rose!</div>
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My pink Peoni</div>
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Emily's rose at the old Miller Homestead on Heartless Road, Amherst, VA...</div>
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God is very creative and blesses us in so many ways....Let us take time to stop and smell the roses and flowers!! Enjoy Spring!<br />
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These pictures were taken locally in Amherst County, VA in 2014, but I had to repost, as they are so lovely! To see more of my flower collection (Photobucket 2013), click <a href="http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/rhodecreations/Rhodes%20House/2013/story" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Dandelion Pesto Recipe click <a href="https://plus.google.com/113923433066149916828/posts/FYB1Ui7ew9W" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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The snow was pretty, but the party was still on!</div>
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Just a little update for my friends who weren't able to make it to the Norwex party. I thought for sure we'd be snowed out as we got several inches in the yard around the house...but the roads weren't bad...Ruth didn't even have hardly any snow in her area an hour or so away so she didn't think we had what we did..Some ladies were wondering if it was still on...and so was I, though I would be surprised if people would get out in the snow, but she said it is still on! So I prepared the food, mini (Venison) hamburgers (Linda came over and helped!), some venison bbQ I had in the freezer, veggies and dip, blue berry and sweet potato and choc chip muffins. We just did get finished in time for the party to begin! Little baby Benjamin and sister Hosanah came with Ruthy. Some ladies showed up as well...thanks Merv for bringing Brenda B. and Karen S & their daughters .. Brenda S. came as well as Emily. And Mark and Linda's hubby Nathan ended up hanging out downstairs-even though I wished they could have seen the demos. Very informational and impressive what the products can do. From cleaning the ceiling fan in the living room that hasn't been cleaned since we moved in in 2009, to cleaning the butter smeared on the microwave, the chicken test, cleaned baked on stuff off the oven glass, and impressively shining the chrome of the tub spigot, we had a blast seeing what <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Norwex</span> could do! I even got a nice Pink set of Microfiber Antibac cloth and polishing cloth just for hostessing. So, if you are at all interested, <u>I'll be putting in the order <span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">this week</span>, so just contact me within a day or two and I'll hook you up!</u> </div>
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Top half of tub cleaned, bottom half with scum, didn't take a million and one years worth of scrubbing either.</div>
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Top you can see scum on the chrome and bottom you can see how it cleaned the spigot to a shine with no scratching and didn't take lots and lots of elbow grease. We used only the "SpiriSponge" Item no. 354102 and Blue Diamond All-in-One Cleaner, Item no. 403461, and finish it with an Enviro Cloth (Available in Red-which is really a pink, Green (Pastel in color), Yellow and Blue.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> I'll be hosting at my house this Tuesday, March 25th, at 6:30 p.m for whomever can attend with Independent Sales Rep, Ruthy Green demonstrating the AWESOME Norwex products. Please note that if you are unable to attend, you can still order if you see something you'd like from the </span><a href="http://www.norwex.biz/pws/home2999999/tabs/home.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: medium;">2014 online catalog</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> at <a href="http://www.norwex.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.norwex.com</span></a> and still receive the percent off your order.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Update from Ruthie regarding *incentives: She passed this to me and I pass this to you so you will know. Thanks so much!</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">Just wanted to send you some tips that Norwex consultants send to hostesses that will increase the amount of free gifts you receive as a hostess. Your success as a hostess is directly associated to the amount of people you invite to your gathering. Typically, 1/3 of the people invited will attend and it is usually best to invite in person, either with a phone call or a personal verbal/written invitation. Email and Facebook invites are fine but don't usually generate the positive responses that personal invitations will. Next, be sure to let your prospective attendees know that, if they are unable to attend your party, <span style="background-color: #cccccc;">they can still benefit by ordering items before or after the party</span>. Give them a date of your choosing that will be the deadline for all sales to be submitted. Inform all prospective attendees that I will be offering them the opportunity to gain free products by simply offering to host a Norwex gathering for their friends and family. Another bonus I offer is a free item of their choice to folks who were invited to a party and bring a guest along. So by simply inviting others your guests earn a free item for each person that attends due to their invitation.</span></em><em><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">I also offer a free gift to any hostess that recruits a future party booking for me before the date of her party. In other words, if you offer prospective party attendees the opportunity (before your party date) to host a future Norwex party, and they accept, you will receive a free gift of your choice from my gift basket. These are real Norwex products not trinkets that I am trying to get rid of. The goal is to achieve at least 2 bookings from each party and, if that is done, then the hostess will receive 1 gift for each party booked. In the event that there are 3 bookings from one party, then each person that has committed to a party date will have their name entered into a drawing for a second free item (this is typically a higher priced item). Now, keep in mind, that these incentives are over and above the hostess gift (Envirocloth and Polishing Cloth) the hostess already receives for having the Norwex party. Another bonus that I offer my hostesses is a 50% discount on one item (and most people will pick the mop system or another high dollar item) if she attends a party that was booked at the party she conducted. This is not a one time offer... this offer will apply for every party she attends that was booked from her initial party. <span style="background-color: #cccccc;">So just imagine how many products she can purchase at a 50% discount just by attending future Norwex gatherings</span>. This discount is better than what I receive as an Independent Norwex Consultant!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally, let me remind you of your goals as a hostess. Your sales goals for your party is a minimum of $325 and at least one booking (this can be a booking generated before, during, or after your party but before your sales are submitted) to receive the hostess special. With just 5 outside orders, 1 booking, and a $200 - $300 party total this could easily accomplished. This changes each month so you can check the special for this month BUT, trust me, it is a very generous hostess package. This month's hostess special will be different from next month's but each month's hostess package will include approximately $200 of free products. As an added incentive each hostess will receive more free products according to the number of buying guests. For example, 5 buying guests will get you a free Envirocloth, 8 buying guests will earn you a Body Pack, 10 buying guests will bring you a car cloth, 13 buying guests a Dusting Mitt, and 15 buying guests will earn you a Kitchen Scrub Cloth. The final hostess incentive goes like this: the more you have in sales the more FREE products you earn. $249 in customer sales offers you 8% in free products, $250 - $749 in sales grants you 10%, and for $750 in sales you will receive 12% of free Norwex products. As you can see this is quite a hostess package and it's is all geared to guarantee your efforts as a hostess are generously rewarded. </span></em><em><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">Please feel free to call me with any questions and I will be happy to help. Thanks you so much for allowing me the opportunity to showcase our products to your family and friends. I look forward to seeing you enjoying our time together.</span></em><br />
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<li>With Norwex Microfiber System, you will not breathe, touch or ingest chemicals – you simply create a cleaner, healthier indoor environment.</li>
<li>Norwex Marine Organics and Naturally Timeless personal care products offer cutting-edge technology coupled with organic and natural ingredients – without harmful parabens or preservatives.</li>
<li>SAVE Time – the Norwex Cleaning System decreases cleaning time by 75% or more.</li>
<li>SAVE Money - An average household spends $600-$800 a year on chemical cleaning products and supplies. By using Norwex products you can realize up to a 90% savings!</li>
<li>Norwex helps make cleaning fun, fast and easy and teaches your family how to improve their health and environment! </li>
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At Norwex, our Purpose is simple but powerful: The idea that working together, with trust, integrity and honesty as our core values and radically reducing chemicals in our homes as our mission, we can improve the world around us. The Norwex Purpose touches many facets of life with the end result being the ability to collectively make a powerful and positive difference in the world we live in and the lives we touch.<br />
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Here's a thought provoking <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/07/03/green-tea-benefits.aspx" target="_blank">article on green tea</a> from mercola dot com.</div>
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Laura Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278260524356188432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911414698264004480.post-34883271702446785972014-02-14T21:57:00.001-05:002014-02-14T23:23:44.826-05:00Homemade Ginger Ale Recipe<div style="text-align: center;">
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I love making this refreshing drink that is all natural and has way less sugar than traditional Ginger Ale. "It's different", people always say. It is, because it's not so sugary sweet, but the notes of Ginger and lemon shine through giving you a naturally fermented drink that you just can't get in the store. When you make it yourself you know where it is coming from and can make it to suit your own tastes. Why not make your own Ginger Ale today?<br />
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{For the link to the Ginger Ale Recipe, please click <a href="https://plus.google.com/113923433066149916828/posts/4yQphfKWYY2" target="_blank">here</a> and it will direct you to the shared post link for recipe from the Kitchn. This is one of the more straight forward ways to make Ginger Ale, so that's the recipe I personally use.<br />
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Another good place I love to go to for resources is the Wellness Mama. She has a recipe for it <a href="http://wellnessmama.com/8945/natural-ginger-ale/" target="_blank">here</a>. It involves making a "Ginger Bug". In the comment section one can glean lots of good info on Ginger Ale making.</div>
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Here is a <a href="http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/homemade-sugar-free-alcohol-free-vanilla-extract/" target="_blank">great recipe</a> for making your own Alcohol and Sugar Free Vanilla Extract by Simply Sugar and Gluten free dot com. Enjoy!</div>
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Check out this great DIY for a <a href="http://melissaknorris.com/2012/11/07/pioneer-homemade-christmas-day-2-how-to-make-non-alcohol-mint-extract/" target="_blank">non alcoholic Mint extract</a> perfect for baking, to put in beverages, etc. at Melissa Knorris's website.</div>
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A how to on how to infuse your oils for making balms and salves with herbs to make your oil have medicinal qualities. Great resources and info at the Whispering Earth.</div>
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A plant I like to plant every year is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendula"><i>Calendula officinalis</i>,</a> otherwise known as pot marigold (Picture 1). It should not be mistaken for common marigold (picture 2), or Mexican marigold, both of which are in the genus <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes"><i>Tagetes</i></a>. <i>Tagetes</i> marigolds are popularly used in companion planting (to ward off bugs in the garden), and for helping to rid the soil of nemadtodes. </div>
Did you know it is a very common ingredient in make lotions, balms and salves? Calendula is anti-inflammatory and antiseptic and soothes, heals and helps regenerate skin. You’ll find Calendula extract as an ingredient in expensive beauty products, but you can make your own Calendula salve inexpensively. Click on the links for more info on planting, harvesting and drying Calendula from Root Simple.<br />
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Ever wonder how to make your own Extracts at home? Now you can and without alcohol. Check out this post from Frugal living on how to make your own <a href="http://frugalliving.about.com/od/makeyourowningredients/qt/How-To-Make-Non-alcoholic-Extracts.htm" target="_blank">Non alcoholic Extracts</a>.<br />
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Here's a good link for making your own<a href="http://www.theveryusefulblog.com/2012/12/7-days-of-diy-christmas-gifts-simple.html?m=1" target="_blank"> Infused Syrups</a> from the Very Useful blog. Enjoy!</div>
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