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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 Commercial 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

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!
Wishing all Americans a Meaningful Independence Day 2020!
Our Nation's 244th Birthday and may God protect Her.
May Freedom Prevail

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  1. OLga July 4, 2020 at 9:14 AM

    Buona festa dell'indipendenza!OLga

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  2. DIMIJuly 4, 2020 at 9:49 AM

    Hello dear Mariette!
    Happy 4th of July and happy celebration!
    Have a lovely weekend! Stay safe! Hugs!
    Dimi...

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 4, 2020 at 10:35 AM

      Dearest Dimi,
      Thank you and it is a beautiful sunny day, so that is good for the nation's 244th Birthday.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. VENTANA DE FOTOJuly 4, 2020 at 2:16 PM

    Este año, lo más seguro es que haya restricciones en las celebraciones, para evitar contagios con el coronavirus.

    Besos

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 4, 2020 at 2:48 PM

      Querida Antónia,
      Somos muy afortunados de tener un presidente que ama a los EE.UU. y a TODA su gente. Ayer fue una gran ceremonia en el Monte Rushmore, muy patriótica y con una gran multitud. Sobre todo gente sin usar máscara.
      Que Dios siga bendiciendo a nuestro país y a su pueblo.
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

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  4. HelenJuly 4, 2020 at 2:22 PM

    Happy 4th of July ... Independence Day means more than ever this year. Cheers.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 4, 2020 at 3:25 PM

      Dearest Helen,
      Happy 4th to you and your loved ones!
      Yes, you are so right about that and let's pray hard that the young(er) generations fully understand what Independence and Freely really mean!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. TamagoJuly 4, 2020 at 3:34 PM

    Happy 4th of July, Mariette. Stay safe and have a wonderful weekend!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 4, 2020 at 4:00 PM

      Dearest Tamago,
      The very same we wish you, a tranquil and happy 4th of July!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. ParnassusJuly 4, 2020 at 4:03 PM

    Hello Mariette and Pieter, Happy Independence Day! Usually I am in America on the Fourth, but this year I have to celebrate from a distance.
    --Jim

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 4, 2020 at 4:43 PM

      Dearest Jim,
      Also to you a Happy Independence Day and sorry that you couldn't be here...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. WillyJuly 4, 2020 at 5:09 PM

    Fijne dag en weekend!
    Lieve groet!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 4, 2020 at 6:38 PM

      Beste Willy,
      Het was een prachtige zonnige dag en dus zijn onze vlaggen ook niet nat geworden tot zover.
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  8. Jo-Anne's RamblingsJuly 4, 2020 at 7:31 PM

    Hope your 4th was all you wanted it to be

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 4, 2020 at 11:34 PM

      Dearest Jo-Anne,
      For us it was a perfect day. Sunny and productive and we went to Church.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  9. Elisabeth PalzkillJuly 5, 2020 at 3:17 AM

    Liebe Mariette,

    alles Liebe

    Elisabeth

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 5, 2020 at 9:08 AM

      Liebe Elisabeth,
      Danke und auch dir zum Sonntag!
      Liebe Grüße,
      Mariette

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  10. SamiJuly 5, 2020 at 7:24 AM

    Hope you had a lovely 4th of July Mariette.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 5, 2020 at 9:10 AM

      Dearest Sami,
      Yes it just was a lovely patriotic day!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  11. likeschocolateJuly 6, 2020 at 3:25 PM

    I love your hous so pretty! We have a flag hanging up on our house, but I had bought a second flag at Lidl for the photo shoot which my mom was holding up. The girls didn't really want to do the photoshoot and in the comotion of it all I didn't notice that it was the wrong way until someone on facebook pointed it out. I had no intention of being disrespectful by anymeans. It is funny when I just had the boys I never realized that by adding 3 girls to our family how much noiser it would be. I love these little girls but wowzer the noise level can be mind blowing at times. I was an only child so I had no idea what I as getting myself into. Oh and I did give credit for the poem right under it. Have a lovely week!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 6, 2020 at 6:24 PM

      Dearest Kelleyn,
      Oh, had no idea you grew up an only child. You certainly got an earshot full of girls noise now. But it is also warm for having a larger nest, as I recall from us being seven at home. Nine with my Parents together, a full table.
      You did well with the flag, as I wrote you in my comment. Never mind some nitpicker on FB!
      And also for giving credit to the person who wrote that beautiful poem, for mentioning the source. Kudos to you for doing so. So much content scraping and plagiarism nowadays. It looks like a lot of moral values are off the table.
      Hugs to you and glad you like our home. This November will be 30 years since we moved in, working still in Indonesia at the time with in-between a week or maybe two weeks being here.
      Mariette

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