tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post6070373941671528405..comments2024-03-28T16:30:38.394-04:00Comments on MARIETTE'S BACK TO BASICS: Trips to AustraliaMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-5864114835762444422018-03-28T14:58:02.146-04:002018-03-28T14:58:02.146-04:00Dearest Katie Isabella,
Thank you so much for your...Dearest Katie Isabella,<br />Thank you so much for your visit and meaningful comment!<br />Yes, husband Pieter sure left a mark on this entire world and I'm proud of it and also of the fact that we got to share that many years together at it.<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-50519868231174157972018-03-28T12:33:24.637-04:002018-03-28T12:33:24.637-04:00I truly like reading about your husband and his ma...I truly like reading about your husband and his many accomplishments, which I am seeing here now in this blog with his world wide lecture tour --and your life as well with your accomplishments. I will go back over some more to get caught up. xxKatie Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298277081648176277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-41902079703399144912018-03-23T20:29:11.644-04:002018-03-23T20:29:11.644-04:00Dearest Carolyn,
Glad you enjoyed reading the New ...Dearest Carolyn,<br />Glad you enjoyed reading the New Orleans post. As for Australia, this was still without me... But that will follow soon in another post. Yes, it is very good for reliving those fond memories!<br />Hugs and happy weekend to you as well.<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-47755740916176203022018-03-22T21:51:49.461-04:002018-03-22T21:51:49.461-04:00Dear Mariette,
Have been enjoying reading about y...Dear Mariette,<br /><br />Have been enjoying reading about your New Orleans trip and then now the adventure to Australia.<br />Lovely to see all your photos and must have been a fun time when you were doing the mushroom lectures. Will be good to be able to relive the memories you shared.<br />Happy weekend <br />Hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-27480112455012021362018-03-22T18:52:34.800-04:002018-03-22T18:52:34.800-04:00Dearest Giga,
Oh you bet how exciting this was for...Dearest Giga,<br />Oh you bet how exciting this was for husband Pieter, his very first trip to this beautiful continent! I also came to love it, later and will write about that in a couple of posts.<br />It is quite a long journey but if you love nature, Australia is a paradise!<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-82681613240798060832018-03-22T18:48:00.913-04:002018-03-22T18:48:00.913-04:00Dearest Dimi,
Interesting yes, but not yet my trip...Dearest Dimi,<br />Interesting yes, but not yet my trip... that happened only 12 years later!<br />But I'm leading into that and indeed quite an honor for husband Pieter for being invited as a speaker and for visiting their mushroom farms for personal advice. It created lots of friendships and over the years he also had many of those mushroom growers come to his Training Center for some more in-depth understanding about the process in order to improve their quality and thus yield.<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-5837058002024989022018-03-22T18:45:23.605-04:002018-03-22T18:45:23.605-04:00Beste Joan,
Ja, inderdaad is het een heel ingewikk...Beste Joan,<br />Ja, inderdaad is het een heel ingewikkeld proces waarbij we eigenlijk Moeder Natuur nabootsen in een zeer versneld tempo. Immers in het bos vind je maar ééns per jaar paddestoelen, in de natte herfst... Dus dat op commerciële wijze proberen na te bootsen in enkele weken is best een kwestie van kennis, onderzoek, ervaring en techniek. Erg complex om te leren wàt een champignon wil; wanneer ie zich happy voelt. Dat happy voelen is zichtbaar in zijn top kwaliteit - of niet. Net als mensen die ook reageren op temperatuur, voeding en stress!<br />Liefs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-46749220679604500162018-03-22T18:38:23.710-04:002018-03-22T18:38:23.710-04:00Dearest Debra,
Oh, Australia is such a vast and in...Dearest Debra,<br />Oh, Australia is such a vast and interesting continent and both of us have not seen it as a tourist but still!<br />Yes, you HAVE to love what you do for a living or your job performance will get affected by it. <br />Pieter sure had a passion for that and he has been the very best teacher I ever had; such a special person with the ability to explain the biological process and guiding you for being able to fine-tune and perfect it.<br />More to come...<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-47849717233561731852018-03-22T18:33:25.438-04:002018-03-22T18:33:25.438-04:00Dearest Nathalie,
Well, I started out some years l...Dearest Nathalie,<br />Well, I started out some years later but Pieter was ahead of me... So fortunate that we shared so many years as a team later!<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-73094239846583635492018-03-22T18:32:23.137-04:002018-03-22T18:32:23.137-04:00Dearest Rosemary,
Well, this oyster stayed still i...Dearest Rosemary,<br />Well, this oyster stayed still in its shell,I stayed behind at the Training Center for my job as harvest manager and part time secretary. Later I did join and that's what I am leading in to by this post.<br />Pieter deserves to have his very unique profession being written about, chronicling his pioneering years and creating a story to be enjoyed by others. Some that understand, have been his student maybe or where he did consulting, or just those that appreciate good quality mushrooms!<br />Than you also got the opportunity to spread your wings and indeed taste different cultures. To me that is the very best education there is and especially with the in-depth kind of interaction we both always had. Far different from just being a tourist and not working and living with the locals!<br />Pieter enjoys sharing his/our story, glad you appreciate it.<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-35375374359834455872018-03-22T18:26:32.402-04:002018-03-22T18:26:32.402-04:00Dearest Betsy,
Glad you love mushrooms but honestl...Dearest Betsy,<br />Glad you love mushrooms but honestly there is no difference between the taste of the white ones or the brown ones! Husband Pieter has been in such a panel where the white ones and the brown ones got blended up and prepared, then tasted. The panel was not able to identify which were the browns and which were the white ones.<br />Just like the preference for white or brown eggs; taste is the very same! <br />It was a highly interesting life, the only negative was that there was never time to look back. Always preparing for the next training. The Center had a so-called A-training that went on for 2 years and a B-training that went on for 1 year. Different level and also courses in German and in English. Since it was the 1st and only training center in the entire world, there were no books yet. So that is what took so much work and time for writing all the manuals from scratch. Beside that, Pieter also published in the Dutch, German and English Mushroom Journals and he wrote the book, translated in 8 languages... So finally, I am seriously trying to chronicle his 'GYPSY' life-style (scroll down for seeing his travel globe with that name!) so he at least can relive all this before life will come to an end!<br />So proud for having been part of that for now almost half a century...<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-18876279337715887052018-03-22T18:00:08.393-04:002018-03-22T18:00:08.393-04:00Dearest Anne,
Yeah, that's what both of us hav...Dearest Anne,<br />Yeah, that's what both of us have done for a living so here it is...<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-72260863247194378632018-03-22T17:58:47.496-04:002018-03-22T17:58:47.496-04:00Dearest Tamago,
Yes, it was quite an honor for bei...Dearest Tamago,<br />Yes, it was quite an honor for being invited and by bridging the gap and speaking their language, it could be done!<br />A very full schedule but Pieter did it with heart and soul and enjoyed it. But there never was a time afterwards for sitting back to let it all sink in, looking back at slides or whatever. No doubt there were slides but they stayed behind at the Training Center and we have none.<br />Glad you too got to enjoy this marvelous continent for 2 weeks! You probably did see more than we did... being a tourist is an advantage but we nevertheless enjoyed our time!<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-10945356609005290712018-03-22T17:52:57.145-04:002018-03-22T17:52:57.145-04:00Dearest Jim,
Guess this kind of job works somewhat...Dearest Jim,<br />Guess this kind of job works somewhat addictive and it is a very complex process and high tech nowadays. It for sure is no easy thing to just start doing! Pieter at least has had a passion for teaching and he had the rare gift of transferring his knowledge in a very special way that helped his students or the mushroom farmers at the time of consultancy. It is not important what one knows but the challenge is how do you transfer that...<br />It did show us the world and that was a big bonus. This trip I was still not involved, just being the harvest manager and parttime secretary (his other secretary was a very devoted widow with six kids to raise on her own and she couldn't spend more hours).<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-67009464869553818402018-03-22T17:48:17.438-04:002018-03-22T17:48:17.438-04:00Dearest Michiko san,
It must be very, very hard to...Dearest Michiko san,<br />It must be very, very hard to live by yourself after such a tragic accident and having indeed a good functioning body but the brain had to be re-trained and re-learned. Don't ever punish yourself and pining over it does not make matters get solved. It is what it is and you only can look back at the good years you lived and treasure those moments! You raised a family and had that behind you and now you are a Grandma and I do hope you can enjoy that. Maybe a smaller condo would be better; that is up to you to decide. Know that for years I have admired you and you do well in training your mind by reading and writing. Hats off to you as I would be lost if I had to re-learn in e.g. Japanese after such an accident... One can only admire you even more.<br />Big hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-32263518934994044212018-03-22T17:42:53.723-04:002018-03-22T17:42:53.723-04:00Dearest Sami,
Indeed a great honor and Pieter did ...Dearest Sami,<br />Indeed a great honor and Pieter did enjoy his travel. I myself had to wait 12 more years before I got to see Sydney...<br />Small world, isn't it, with your friend living in Parramatta!<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-4157054653179814402018-03-22T17:41:16.898-04:002018-03-22T17:41:16.898-04:00Liebe Elisabeth,
Ja, wunderschön ist er nicht aber...Liebe Elisabeth,<br />Ja, wunderschön ist er nicht aber informativ und eine gute Einleitung zu den nächsten.<br />Liebe Grüße,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-42008395171611391432018-03-22T17:40:04.952-04:002018-03-22T17:40:04.952-04:00Dearest Claudia,
This was from a time back that wa...Dearest Claudia,<br />This was from a time back that was still B.M. or before Mariette! But I use this for leading into the sequence of Australia trips and eventually with both of us traveling and working together! Chronicling all this is meaningful to Pieter. A kind of memoir.<br />Oh, you no doubt have plenty of mushroom farms in the region for actually seeing the process.<br />Hugs and hope that spring is coming soon in your area. We had warm days and back to cooler and windy!<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-62804862742459918632018-03-22T17:15:16.669-04:002018-03-22T17:15:16.669-04:00Hello. Thanks to her husband's lectures on mus...Hello. Thanks to her husband's lectures on mushrooms, it was certainly a beautiful trip to Australia. I have never been there and certainly will not. Greetings.Gigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706670738884178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-73974208886388846272018-03-22T11:45:54.673-04:002018-03-22T11:45:54.673-04:00Hello dear Mariette!
What an interesting post from...Hello dear Mariette!<br />What an interesting post from your trip to my birth country!<br />And what an honor for your dear Pieter to be invited and visiting farms with mushrooms!<br />I’m sure you had a lovely time visiting Australia and travel with QANTAS and TAA! Thank you for sharing your fond memories! Hugs!<br />Dimi...<br />DIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261333259454936529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-52547497862258001542018-03-22T10:45:38.067-04:002018-03-22T10:45:38.067-04:00Dearest Tammy,
It sure did create a global ticket ...Dearest Tammy,<br />It sure did create a global ticket to training about mushrooms and I have enjoyed it!<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-31763779240786807582018-03-22T07:57:50.684-04:002018-03-22T07:57:50.684-04:00Je staat er eigenlijk niet zo bij stil ,als je cha...Je staat er eigenlijk niet zo bij stil ,als je champignons eet en dat doen we hier bijna elke dag wel ,dat er zoveel bij te kijken komt als ik zo je blogs lees....Groetjes,JoanJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927846864097080274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-75710363014939732182018-03-21T19:15:55.759-04:002018-03-21T19:15:55.759-04:00Dearest Michiko,
Yes, that Mushroom Industry short...Dearest Michiko,<br />Yes, that Mushroom Industry short course was indeed open to all of Australia and New Zealand.<br />Glad you enjoyed it and you see that one of us or both have been close to your area long time ago!<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-80626479983507307322018-03-21T16:04:47.266-04:002018-03-21T16:04:47.266-04:00Dear Mariette,
Australia is definitely on my buc...Dear Mariette, <br /><br />Australia is definitely on my bucket list to visit. It would have to be a long visit to cover such a large vast and interesting country. <br /><br />I have heard it said, figure out what your passion is, then find a way to earn money at it. That way, it won't feel like a job. Sounds like Pieter took the advice. I would guess that you have done so too. Bravo!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Debbie<br />Debra Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553596042707601518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974466215163623524.post-13863331687600743532018-03-21T13:38:43.372-04:002018-03-21T13:38:43.372-04:00Hi dear Mariette,
You've traveled all your li...Hi dear Mariette, <br />You've traveled all your life, it's beautiful! <br />I'm waiting for the rest. <br />Nathailes SANTA MARIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452756545820555931noreply@blogger.com