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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Thursday, June 11, 2015

{Roses and Tea}

We did have some lovely looking roses in our garden. With the emphasis on 'looking' because for handling them they were not lovely! Very sharp thorns and thus rather prickly for arranging them inside this crystal Baccarat vase.
Looks lovely though; or not?
A healthy living snack... home baked almond cookies; my version of Amaretti cookies.
Tea and some fresh fruit.
You can see the many thorns on those stems!
Grapes are seedless...
Husband Pieter LOVES my home baked Amaretti cookies!
Sad thing is that Trader Joe's discontinued the Organic Coconut Sugar... Whole Foods Market does have it too, but they're far more expensive!
Are you also using the low glycemic index Coconut Sugar?

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42 comments:

  1. No, I am still using the same ole sugar. your snack looks delicious. Tom likes it when I make cookies too. Sorry about the thorns...the roses are quite lovely.

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    1. Dearest Janey,
      Than both of our husbands love sweets!
      Yes, baking creates happiness and besides that, I love the smell of fresh baked goodies.
      Thank you for your visit.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. beautiful blooms. thanks for sharing them!

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    1. Dearest Theresa,
      Thank you and glad you liked them.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. You always have the most beautiful blooms, so it's for sure yours and Pieter's green thumb is a sure shot!!!
    Hugs,
    FABBY

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    1. Dearest Fabby,
      Thank you, we do try hard to have at least some beautiful roses and such.
      The climate and the soil are not the very best for optimum growing conditions.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  4. Dearest Mariette,
    Your Roses are beautiful, and a cup of tea always is nice :O)
    Wishing you a wodnerful week,
    Love and hugs,
    Claudia

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    1. Dearest Claudia,
      Thank you and yes, a cup of tea is such a joy for taking a break from whatever we are doing!
      Hugs to you,
      Mariette

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  5. Liebe Mariette,

    WUNDERSCHÖN!

    Sonnige Grüße
    Elisabeth

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    1. Dearest Elisabeth,
      Danke und liebe sonnige Grüsse zurück.
      Mariette

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  6. Such pretty roses and a lovely vignette. I do use coconut sugar. It's expensive, but what to do? I feel like I want to go eat an apple and bake some cookies now. :) Have a good day. Tammy

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    1. Dearest Tammy,
      Thank you very much and yes, what to do indeed, we only use this coconut sugar for quite a time now.
      Our Honeycrisp apples are so yummy and I love them with tea...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. Dearest Mariette,
    Oh Yes! Your time so much in yourlovely Roses your garden are gorgeous No matter how bad the weather in the plants inside the green house. Yes now you & Pieter will have Amaretti cookies..and tea what most interesting thing was that Ate a less than you explcted...
    Today I had no golfing ..few days time is ok weather's...
    Hugs and admiration to both of you!
    Michiko

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    1. Dearest Michiko,
      Roses are my love and it makes one so happy to see a little vase filled with them!
      Baking my own version of Amaretti cookies and some fresh fruits or mixed nuts with tea is such a bliss.
      Hope the weather will be kind to you.
      Sending you hugs from both of us,
      Mariette

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  8. Een perfect plaatje, om zo aan tafel te schuiven.

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    1. Beste Marianne,
      Ja, je bent van harte welkom hoor; moet wel eerst nieuwe koekjes bakken!
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  9. Dearest Mariette,
    Your roses are always so beautiful; how fortunate you are to have them.
    Thanks to you I am now using coconut sugar. I am trying, not always successfully, to get my blood sugar under control. Some say I am prediabetic, but my doctor says that saying you are prediabetic is like saying you are a little bit pregnant!
    We had rain last week and expect a wonderful week end, which will be spent getting ready to replace the pool liner.
    Enjoy your week end..........*s*

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    1. Dearest Suzi,
      Thank you and so far we have been lucky to see some healthy blooming roses on our property. It is tough though.
      Yes, the coconut sugar is a great way for living healthier. Like your doctor's attitude and he's so right about it! Not only that but it will affect your kidneys and might lead to other major health issues. Once you get used to the coconut sugar and agave nectar, you will notice the differences.
      We have not been home for 8 days so I can't tell if we got a lot of rain, it looked okay when we got home yesterday morning. Success replacing the pool liner!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  10. Heb ze hier ook op tafel staan .. zo mooi

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    1. Beste Joan,
      Ja, daar kun je echt van genieten; tenminste wij wel!
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  11. complimenti per la presentazione del tuo the! un grande abbraccio Lory

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    1. Cara Lory,
      Grazie e sì, così si può godere le rose e il tè con frutta e golosità...
      Baci,
      Mariette

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  12. Liebe Mariette,
    leider gibt es keine Rosen ohne Dornen. Deine Fotos sind wunderschön.
    Ich kann deinen lieben Ehemann verstehen: Grade die selbstgemachten
    Plätzchen sind ja so gut. Ich nehme Stevia zum süßen.
    Liebe Grüße schickt dir
    Irmi

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    1. Liebe Irmi,
      Ja, da hast du Recht und für die Schönheit und auch ihren Duft, sollen wir die Dornen dazu nehmen. Danke für deine lieben Zeilen und Pieter nimmt auch Stevia zum süssen aber zum backen verwende ich den Kokos Palmzucker.
      Ganz liebe Grüsse,
      Mariette

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  13. Roses have a beautiful color and additives teas are healthy and delicious. Regards.

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    1. Dearest Giga,
      Thank you and yes, these tea accompaniments are very healthy and still delicous.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  14. Your roses are beautiful! I forget they have thorns from time to time. Their beauty is very distracting, I guess. Your home baked cookies looks so yummy. Tea, fruit, and cookies, what a perfect combination!
    I got coconut flour recently, for my kitties. Thought I'd try to bake something for them, and I can have whatever is left :-)

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    1. Dearest Tamago,
      Thank you and yes, we better do forget that they have thorns and let their beauty and/or fragrance win!
      I've not yet used the coconut flour but will try that out soon as well. It is healthy and even for our kitties it is a lot better.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  15. Un connubio perfetto Mariette: dei deliziosi dolcetti, deliziati dalla bellezza di questi fiori.....un amore ♥. Paola

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    1. Cara Paola,
      Ti ringrazio e alcuni biscotti sani con frutta rendono un accompagnamento di ottimo tè!
      Abbracci,
      Mariette

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  16. Love the amazing looks! ...thx for sharing!

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  17. I like the colour of the flowers very nice, I don't drink tea though

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    1. Dearest Jo-Anne,
      Thank you and not drinking tea is your loss. Don't know that many people that don't drink it.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  18. Very pretty roses, Dear Mariette, and the cookies look delicious inside your beautiful glass basket! I have not heard of coconut sugar, but now I am going to search for it. Enjoy your lovely tea. Hugs xo Karen

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    1. Dearest Karen,
      Thank you very much and if you have a Whole Foods near your hometown, you will be able to find it!
      We do enjoy our daily tea time with fresh fruits, mixed unsalted nuts and healthy low glycemic index cookies.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  19. Dearest Mariette; Gorgeous red roses in your crystal Baccarat vase♡♡♡ We have a phrase from the thorn of roses in Japanese, kind of insinuating the cation for the beautiful thing :-)
    Lovely setting and wish to taste your home made cookie♪♪♪
    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear Japanese friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

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    1. Dearest Miyako,
      Thank you very much!
      Yes, it is true about those phrases and we ought to learn from them throughout our lives.
      Oh, how I would love to hand you some cookies for tasting.
      Hugs and love from Georgia/USA.
      Mariette

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  20. Liebe Mariette,
    herrlich gefüllte Rosen hast du im Garten -
    und das bezaubernde Glaskörbchen ist ein wundervolles Teil -

    ich wünsche dir einen wundervollen Tag -

    liebe Grüße- Ruth

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    1. Liebe Ruth,
      Danke vielmals und die geschliffenem Glass Keksdose aus Frankreich ist in der Tat ein Traum.
      Ein schönes Wochenende wünsche ich dir.
      Liebe Grüsse,
      Mariette

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  21. Hello dear Mariette! I was just visiting sweet Deborah's blog, The Beautiful Matters, and she mentioned meeting you in person so I thought I would come by for a visit :) Your blog is simply lovely and I am very happy to be following along. I look forward to future visits!

    Hugs! Stephanie - The Enchanting Rose

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    1. Dearest Stephanie,
      Thank you for your visit and I've already explored your blog as well.
      We do have a lot in common; very much welcome here any time.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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