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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

{Happy 90th Birthday Mom}

Happy 90th Birthday dear Mom; you made it, regardless your kidney dialysis!


Mom, with her soft face...
This photo I took on October 27, 2009 when we visited my Parents during our 62th trip to The Netherlands.
Don't have a more recent one of her yet.


This photo is from March 22, 1996 when Mom & Dad were here with us in the USA for about one month.
She was so happy with these photos where she only got her hair curled, her face powdered to make it less shiny and lipstick on. NOTHING ELSE!
When I gave her this photo in a silver frame, together with some others that were taken of her, she told me it was the best gift she ever received.
Dad could not get over the fact how good looking she was and when we had dinner at our friends' home, she was the star of the evening. All our friends found her looking so much younger than the previous visit in 1987.

Made me feel proud of course; and I still have my Mom!
As of today, 1695 have viewed this post...

When Mom viewed this post with us during her dialysis and at that time 863 people had already viewed this post...

Related links:
Mom got called MOVIE STAR for once she was the CENTER of ATTENTION! | later post about Mom's best gift on video...
{Mom's 5th Dialysis Anniversary} | previous post by me
{Happy 89th Birthday Dear Mom} | previous post by me
{The Little Black Dress & My MOM} | previous post by me
{Humble Gifts of the 1950s}| previous post by me
{Mom's 4th Dialysis Anniversary} | previous post by me with more pictures of Mom
{60 Years Ago} | previous post by me with Mom's pictures
{GERANIUMS BRINGING BACK CHILDHOOD MEMORIES}| previous post by me

74 comments:

  1. Beautiful lady, no wonder her daughter is too, sweet Mariette!!! You are so blessed to still have her on this special birthday! Hope she has a wonderful new year of life and many more! I also hope I can have my mother around to be 90 as well.
    Love,
    FABBY

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    1. Dearest Fabby,
      Thank you sweet friend! We sure are blessed for having her still with us.
      Each daughter wishes that for her Mom and let's hope God will grant that.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. happy 90th to your lovely mother. :)

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  3. Lieve Mariette,

    Allereerst......... ♥HARTELIJK GEFELICITEERD♥ met je moeder's verjaardag!!!
    Wat zal het een bijzondere dag zijn;-)

    Je moeder is niet alleen een knappe vrouw maar ook een die de leeftijd der zeer sterken mag bereiken met haar negentig jaren.
    Vast niet altijd even gemakkelijk in de laatste jaren met haar nierziekte en dialyse,ik heb in elk geval diep respect voor haar dat zij zich jaar in jaar uit hier doorheen weet te slaan,telkens weer die weg naar het ziekenhuis om te spoelen.Een groot voorbeeld voor anderen die al zuren en piepen bij het geringste ongemak.

    Liefs en hartelijke groet,
    Ger

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    1. Lieve Ger,
      Dank je wel Ger; geloof maar dat ze deze dag met trots zal vieren en ze heeft er al zó lang naar uitgekeken.
      Ze heeft net als ook haar eigen moeder, de leeftijd van de zeer sterken bereikt. Dat moeten wij nog waar zien te maken. En zeker, gezien haar nierziekte is het een hele prestatie en een volharding om die weg naar het ziekenhuis op 18 maart a.s. al zes jaar lang te maken...
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  4. Your mother is beautiful, Mariette! Wishing her a very happy 90th birthday.

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    1. Dearest Linda,
      Thank you very much! February 12 will be a very special day for my Mom.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. Dearest Mariette;
    Happy 90th Birthday to your beautiful mother♡♡♡ I remember both of your mother's pictures from your posts. Oh, it must have been a special day and wonderful memory on that night at your friends' home. How great she was so happy to have this shining picture of hers♪♪♪ And I LOVE her beautiful pink dress :-) I wish her new healthy year and many more☆☆☆

    Sending you lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

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    1. Dearest Miyako,
      Thank you so much for your kind words and congrats on Mom's 90th Birthday!
      Oh, we both have the sweetest memories of that special dinner at our friends' home. In honor of my Parents they had invited several other friends and Mom was a shining star that evening.
      Lots of love and hugs from your friend in Georgia,
      Mariette

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  6. Dearest Mariette,
    Happy birthday to your Dear Mum!
    Hope she has a wonderful day!
    Love and hugs
    Claudia

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    1. Dearest Claudia,
      Thank you for your birthday wishes for my Mom.
      It will be a memorable day for her and thanks to God she made it!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. Congratulations to your mother on this wonderful milestone. She is happy and alert in both pictures, and you are so lucky to have her.

    That second picture jumped out at me even before I read the text. In that photo, she looks just like the actress Spring Byington!
    --Jim

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    1. Dearest Jim,
      Thank you very much for your congrats to my Mom's special milestone. Yes indeed, we all are lucky for having her!!
      Actress Spring Byington I had to look up and I found some interesting pictures: http://binged.it/1nrHCc8
      Thank you very much for pointing that out.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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    2. Hi again, I forgot that not having grown up in the States, you might not know of Byington. For many years, whenever movie directors wanted someone lovable and old-fashioned, Spring Byington was the first choice. --Jim

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    3. That is a good point indeed as I did not yet know about this great actress, Spring Byington, who portrayed so well the old-fashioned loveliness. From you I learn so often new and interesting things! Thanks Jim!

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  8. Dear Mariette,

    Happy birthday to your dear Mother, and wishing her all the very best for future days.
    Sending hugs
    Carolyn

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    1. Dearest Carolyn,
      Thank you so very much for your kind birthday wishes for my Mom!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  9. Liebe Mariette,
    auch ich möchte deiner lieben Mama gratulieren zu diesem wundervollen Tag -
    ich denke, die Schönheit hast du von ihr - eine eindrucksvolle Frau -

    ich wünsche deiner Mutter alles Liebe und noch viele schöne Jahre in Gesundheit -

    herzlichst - Ruth

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    1. Liebe Ruth,
      Vielen Dank für deine liebe Wörter und wir warden ihr kongratulieren von vielen Freunde der ganzen Welt.
      Lieber Grüsse,
      Mariette

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  10. Dearest Mariette,
    Congratulations to your happy mother You are so lucky to have her birthday.
    your all friends found you so much younger and you having a coffee and talk to always have your mum!!
    Hug and love to you!
    Michiko

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    1. Dearest Michiko,
      Thank you so much and indeed at the time she was with us for six weeks in Georgia/USA she was very happy and also in the first picture when we came to The Netherlands for a visit.
      Hugs and love to you!
      Mariette

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  11. liebe Mariette, wunderbare Mama, zu der ich heute unbekannterweise in Gedanken meine allerbesten Glückwünsche schicke! für Dich und Pieter eine gute Reise, sie wird sicherlich sehr emotional, sehr besonders ... von Herzen wirklich alles Liebe ♥

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    1. Liebe Rosabella,
      Ganz herzlichen Dank für deine liebe Wörter! Es wird bestimmt ein unvergesslicher Tag!
      Auch dir ganz viel liebes.
      Mariette

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  12. What treasures photos are. Happy Birthday to your darling Mum. She looks beautiful and I'm sure she has a beautiful heart.
    Hugs Kay

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    1. Dearest Kay,
      Oh, photos are treasures in that way that they can forever capture a happy moment.
      We both will have for the rest of our lives fond memories of the time that Mom was staying with us in the USA.
      Hugs to you,
      Mariette

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  13. Liebe Mariette,

    deiner Mutter wünsche ich alles Gute für ihr neues Lebensjahr.
    Herzliche Grüße
    Elisabeth

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    1. Liebe Elisabeth,
      Danke für deine liebe Wünsche! Ja es ist ein Gottes Segen dass wir sie noch haben.
      Liebe Grüsse,
      Mariette

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  14. auguri alla tua bellissima mamma!!!!!! un abbraccio Lory

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    1. Cara Lory,
      Grazie per le tue parole! Voglia dire tutte a la mia Mama.
      Un abbraccio fuerte,
      Mariette

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  15. Dear Mariette,congratulations to your lovely mother!!!I wish her,all the best!!!She looks so preety and happy in the picture!!What a sweet lady!!Hope you have a wonderful week!!Hugs!!
    Dimi...

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    1. Dearest Dimi,
      Thank you so much for your congrats to my Mom and for your compliments.
      Oh, she looked so happy and this means the world to me; forever fond memories of her stay with us and happy times together!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  16. Happy Birthday to your lovely Mother, Mariette! I can see where you get your lovely and youthful genes! Today would have been my Father's 83 rd birthday, too! I miss him. Hugs xo Karen

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    1. Dearest Karen,
      Thinking about you and your Dad on this special day... Mom's Birthday is on the 12th.
      Thank you for your compliments and congrats.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  17. Liebe Mariette,
    wunderschöne Fotos von Deiner lieben Mutter.
    Ich finde, dass du große Ähnlichkeit mit ihr hast.
    Einen harmonischen Abend wünscht dir
    Irmi

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    1. Liebe Irmi,
      Danke für deine liebe Zeilen und ich werde meiner Mutter heute am Geburtstag alles weiterleiten.
      Liebe Grüsse,
      Mariette

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  18. you are blessed to have a good relationship with your mother...

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    1. Dearest Lorraine,
      Yes I am but I would not be able to handle it otherwise. No matter what but we always owe our very life to our Mothers!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  19. Tanti cari auguri alla tua dolce mamma,anche da parte di mio marito!Baci,Rosetta

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    1. Cara Rosetta,
      Grazie mille e Dirò la mia mamma su voi e i vostri auguri di compleanno da Roma, Italia!
      Baci,
      Mariette

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  20. Dearest Mariette ,Happy 90 th birthday to your lovely mother ! At the second photo looks like a star !!!
    It is so nice that you have her !!

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    1. Dearest Olympia,
      Thank you very much and I will let my Mom know. Oh, the second photo signifies exactly what my Thai American friend always used to say: 'It is easy to look beautiful if you have an easy life...' Mom always worked very hard her entire life and seldom hat time for herself. When she stayed with us for four weeks, she got taken care of and pampered by her daughter and she looked so relaxed and beautiful. A very soft expression and to me that is a great reward for all what we did for them.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  21. Cheers for your mother today and always! What a joy, what a beautiful!
    Big kiss and congratulations to u too dear friend and a great week!

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    1. Dearest Silvia,
      Thank you very much for your sweet wishes and for sure we will have a great week.
      My Mom will love all those virtual Birthday wishes.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  22. I was delighted with the flowers in the post below. What a wonder!

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    1. Dearest Silvia,
      Oh sure, we too were delighted with such winter wonder!
      Hugs,
      Mariettte

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  23. Happy birthday to your mom! These photos are so lovely and the second one especially is fantastic!! With her hair curled and lipstick on, she looks very pretty and happy :-) No wonder the photo in frame made the best gift ever!
    Wishing your mom a wonderful birthday xoxo

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    1. Dearest Tamago,
      You know more than anyone else what such a visit means... Yes, Mom looked very pretty and happy and this gift worked out just perfect. So glad I did it than.
      I will pass the birthday wishes on to my Mom.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  24. Such a pretty woman, I hope she had a wonderful birthday

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    1. Dearest Jo-Anne,
      Thank you but her Birthday is today, on the 12th and I will pass on all the wishes to her.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  25. A very happy birthday to your gorgeous mom dear Mariette ! May she have a wonderful day :)

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    1. Dearest Pallavi,
      Thank you very much and I will pass your wishes for her birthday on to my Mom. All the way from Singapore...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  26. Wat een mooie foto's van je moeder! Op de tweede ziet ze er zo glamorous uit. Veel plezier de komende dagen.

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    1. Beste Marianne,
      Ja hè, en ook erg dierbare foto's voor mij omdat het plaatjes zijn van mooie momenten die zo vereeuwigd zijn. Die tweede foto is echt een stralende foto en ze heeft het gered om te doen wat die amerikaanse fotograaf verlanged van haar. Kijk zus, kijk zo, hand zo etc. Ik was best trots op haar!
      Dank je wel en we zullen het goed vieren. Net thuis van de dialyse, waar ze de blog en ons huis etc. kon bekijken op mijn laptop.
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  27. Good Afternoon Mariette, Please send my birthday wishes to your beautiful mother. The photograph you shared with us is so lovely and I would love it if you could tell your mother, that she looks like a film star.
    With warmest wishes,
    Daphne

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    1. Dearest Daphne,
      Thank you so much for your sweet birthday wishes and compliment!
      Believe me, my Mom got to read all the comments and she was very happy with them.
      Warm hug,
      Mariette

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    1. Cara Daniela,
      Grazie e la mama ha letto cada una e esta molto felice.
      Baci,
      Mariette

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  29. My English is not very, Mariette, excuse please. Happy birthday to your mom. She ist so beautiful.

    LG Claudia

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    1. Dearest Claudia,
      Thank you so much for your birthday wish and your compliment. Never worry about your English!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  30. Van harte gefeliciteerd Mariette. Ze lijkt wel een Hollywood ster! Lieve groet,

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    1. Beste Willy,
      Ja, ik denk dat ze inderdaad ontzettend relaxed en happy was en inderdaad bijna stráálde als een ster! Fijne herinneringen.
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  31. Liebe Mariette,
    wie schön, daß Du Deine Mutter noch hast! Das ist ein stolzes Alter! Meine Mutti ist dieses Jahr auch schon 85. Auch sie hat noch eine glatte Haut in diesem hohen Alter. - Es ist nicht leicht, wenn der Mensch so alt ist und an schweren Krankheiten leidet. Und für Dich ist es bestimmt auch schwer, so weit weg von Deiner Mutter zu sein und für Deine Mutter erst! Da kann man nicht mal eben sich ins Auto setzen und hinfahren.
    Ich hoffe aber, Du konntest heute, an ihrem Geburtstag bei ihr sein.

    Liebe Grüße und alles Liebe für Deine Mutter
    Sara

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    1. Liebe Sara,
      Ja sicher ist es schön dass meine Mutter es bis soweit, ohnehin mit ihre Gesundheitsproblem, doch geschafft hat! Leicht war es bestimmt nicht da das ganze Leben so verändert mit diese Dyalise und man kaum noch daheim sein kann oder irgendwo hingehen. Die persönliche Freiheit ist weg. Ja, deine Hoffnung ist Wirklichkeit und meine Mutter hat sich sehr gefreut über soviele Kommentare aus der ganzen Welt hier.
      Lieber Gruss,
      Mariette

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  32. Happy, happy birthday! Sto lat!
    Your Mom is so beautiful. All actresses getting cosmetic surgery, should look at that photo to see what a beautiful mature woman looks like, JUST with powder and lipstick.
    Dear Mariette, it's easy to see where you get your good looks. Hugs.

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    1. Dearest Zosia,
      You got a good point there, indeed actresses often have completely altered their 'natural' looks which will show once they age! Mom has been blessed for never having done much to her face's skin, neither abusing it by sun or tanning bed exposure. That too will show its toll at a much more mature age.
      Thank you for your congrats and also for your compliments!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  33. Happy Birthday to your mom! I hope she has a wonderful day full of blessings. She is so beautiful, you know what they say..."Like mother like daughter" Send you a big hug,
    Love
    Laura

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    1. Dearest Laura,
      Thank you so much for your birthday wishes for my Mom and for your compliments!
      Hugs and love to you dear friend.
      Mariette

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  34. Wszystkiego najlepszego dla Twojej Mamy. Piękne zdjęcie jej zrobiłaś, które było prezentem dla niej. Pozdrawiam.
    All the best for your Mom. Beautiful photo of her did, which was a gift for her. Yours.

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    1. Dearest Giga,
      Thank you very much for your best wishes for my Mom. Indeed, that was a gift from my husband and me to her; capturing her happy and relaxed time here in Georgia with us.
      That will always remain a very sweet reminder of my hard working Mom on a true vacation. So well deserved after all those years...
      Hugs to you,
      Mariette

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  35. What a lovely lady, your mom is, my dear Mariette!!!!I I am sure she has not changed much from the last time you took her photo. Please give her my best wishes for her birthday, today!!! And I am certain you will make sure to make this a very special day for your mom!
    Many hugs!!
    Marie-Anne

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    1. Dearest Marie-Anne,
      Thank you so much for your compliments and birthday wishes for my Mom. She is a lovely and very dedicated, unselfish lady. Family always came first to her as well as helping my Dad out with the heavy work and long hours in the green houses and on the fields. She always did it; non-stop without much of a vacation, other than the short trips I took my Mom and Dad along on to Paris and to Germany.
      She had a very special Birthday, regardless her usual Wednesday dialysis treatment. The staff at the hospital did treat her to lots of special honor and in return they received from my Dad a generous treatment to some delicious patisserie that he bought them and carried to the hospital. She also very much enjoyed all congrats in the many comments here! Thank you again!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  36. Tanti ma tanti cari auguri alla tua MERAVIGLIOSA MAMMA! 90 anni....un traguardo davvero importante e quello di tua madre è anche accompagnato dalla sofferenza e per questo un messaggio di forza e coraggio per tutti. Bellissima la foto da vera e propria diva! Un abbraccio alla tua mamma grandissimo ed uno anche a te! Paola

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    1. Cara Paola,
      Grazie mille per le gentili parole e sicuro che mamma è un messaggio di coraggio e forza a molti. Che Dio continui a benedire lei!
      Abbraccio grande,
      Mariette

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