Comments on: Auf Wiedersehen to RAWK-toberfest (So Long, MoFo!)

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:52:00 +0000

Aw, this is a really nice comment, thank you! It’s crazy to me that I’ve been blogging for so long – there really is a HUGE backlog od material on Bonzai! Sometimes I go through it just for fun, and there’s so much stuff I’ve completely forgotten about, ha!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:51:00 +0000

You’re totally right, I do sort of naturally go back and forth like that. I guess I’ll keep it up! =D

By: Moira

Moira — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:45:00 +0000

I have to say that I will also miss your daily entries. When I don’t see a new one, I totally get ansy. But in those cases, I find myself rereading old posts, and I end up discovering comments/discussions that I had not read before that are also TOTALLY interesting.

By: SwissRena

SwissRena — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000

I will miss your daily entries accompanying my morning coffee. It was my (first) treat of the day. But, I’m sure, I will get even more exited about every new post from you. Keep going! (Weiter so! Staying with the German context :-))

By: Monika {windycityvegan}

Monika {windycityvegan} — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:43:00 +0000

Wunderbar! I just added the book to my holiday wish list. And if I can’t wait that long, I’ll order myself a copy.

By: Sara Ann

Sara Ann — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:46:00 +0000

Thank you so much for the reply! What you said about Jillian definitely makes sense. A post on soy would be great :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:09:00 +0000

I wish every month was Vegan MoFo.

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:03:00 +0000

The borax-free modified one I use is a liquid/gel, which is all over internet.
It’s:
½ cup grated [Castile] soap dissolved in 1 litre of simmering water. Leave to cool for a little bit and stir in ¼ cup of Washing Soda and a ¼ cup baking soda. Stir in 3 litres cold water (I do this in a bucket) and a few drops of Tea Tree Oil (optional for scent, substitutable) and leave to cool and set into a gel. Once set, stir it so it becomes more fluid. I use an old home brewing spoon as it’s big enough, some people find using a ‘stab mixer’ (hand-held blender stick thing) helpful. Transfer to desired container, shake it well before use and use a ¼ cup for a full, not too dirty load.
Note: 1 litre = a splash more than a US quart, or 4 cups.
The recipe is able to be doubled, halved etc.

I prefer using liquid as we mostly cold wash, as hot washing wastes power and is generally unnecessary, and powders sometimes don’t dissolve so well in cold washes and leave a residue. Also, because I rent, our grey water system is pretty makeshift/non-structural, so it means the grey water can go on the fruit trees straight away. I made a small amount of this for a trial run, and it works pretty well in my opinion. You can also pre-soak with it for really grubby stains. And a baking soda paste helps with those stubborn stains, especially on whites.

By: Minna Toots

Minna Toots — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:47:00 +0000

I think varying between posting more often and therefore being less active at answering comments and posting less often and thoroughly answering comments is the best. And I think that’s just what you’re doing. It’s different every week as I’ve noticed and I like that. Isn’t it the same with readers? It is with me, some weeks I just scroll through the photos and some weeks I thoroughly read all posts, think and generate important questions :)

I really enjoyed your Vegan MoFo posts, it was awesomely full of yummy food photos. Of course that is my personal opinion and it might be very energy-consuming to do but I might have enjoyed a couple of simple vegan recipes for some of the stuff on your plate.

PS! <333 BABY OWL!

By: Sonja

Sonja — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:47:00 +0000

honestly? I really enjoyed reading new posts on a daily basis on bonzaiaphrodite! My favorites were the recipes (I’m eating the tahini dip every single day since you posted the recipe), the essays about your diet experiments and the cute pics of Waits:-) Enjoy your week and take a rest!