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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

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Welcome Spring and Goodbye Boots

Happy Spring to all and glad that we can say goodbye to our winter boots...!
Also goodbye to thick woolen sweaters and leather skirts... Love wearing this one from the Escada Outlet

Yeah, wait till I'm really TALL!
Entire outfit is Escada...


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  1. J.P. AlexanderMarch 21, 2021 at 10:47 PM

    Ten una linda primavera , estas muy linda en las fotos. Te mando un beso

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 22, 2021 at 9:56 AM

      Querido J.P.,
      Gracias y su región es tropical y más moderada.
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

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  2. ClaudiaMarch 22, 2021 at 3:17 AM

    Lovely fotos, dearest Mariette :O)
    Wishing you a lovely new week,
    Love and hugs, Claudia xo

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 22, 2021 at 9:57 AM

      Dearest Claudia,
      Thank you and hoping that spring is also developing in your area!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. Victor S E MoubarakMarch 22, 2021 at 3:56 AM

    Happy Spring Mariette. Keep smiling.

    God bless.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 22, 2021 at 9:57 AM

      Dearest Victor,
      Thank you and the same for you!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  4. ParnassusMarch 22, 2021 at 7:14 AM

    Hello Mariette, Our temperatures shot up into the high eighties, but last night plunged into the high fifties, and today is cold and rainy. That thirty degree drop in one day takes a lot out of you! I hope that you and Pieter will enjoy a comfortable spring!
    --Jim

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 22, 2021 at 10:00 AM

      Dearest Jim,
      We had the very same here, biking in short sleeves and shorts with 80s and then plunging back to low 40s at night with gusty winds.
      Same will happen a week from today and let's hope that from there we sail into spring.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. KeaMarch 22, 2021 at 8:37 AM

    Happy spring to you and Pieter!

    As always, you're very chic, Mariette, very stylish. I would describe my own clothing style as "clean and tidy." LOL.

    Anyway, yes, it's lovely to put boots away, and here boots mean snow and ice boots! I've even started to swap out my heavy winter sweaters for lighter ones. :-)

    Take care and have a lovely week.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 22, 2021 at 10:02 AM

      Dearest Kim,
      Yes, the boot season is over with, even with a drop in temperature as we had and have still. This is not my daily style! Love to wear jeans or shorts and a top. The older we get, the more we look at the comfort of laundry + wearing.
      Hugs and hope you soon will see the snow and ice melt away.
      Mariette

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  6. OLga March 22, 2021 at 10:38 AM

    Spero che arrivi anche da noi la primavera,stamattina c'erano -2*.Un abbraccio

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  7. Anne Hagman-NiilolaMarch 22, 2021 at 12:05 PM

    Lovely spring!

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  8. VENTANA DE FOTOMarch 22, 2021 at 4:03 PM

    Se nota hasta en tu semblante , la alegría de la primavera.

    Besos

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 22, 2021 at 7:00 PM

      Querida Antónia,
      Sí, es cierto que es una alegría anual y un sentimiento de libertad.
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

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  9. SamiMarch 23, 2021 at 7:42 AM

    Happy Spring :)

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  10. HelenMarch 23, 2021 at 12:10 PM

    I love your boots and those heels ... and the Escada! Happy warm Spring!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 23, 2021 at 1:41 PM

      Dearest Helen,
      Thank you and those boots are forever linked to me it seems; loved them then and still.
      The heels I've given away, due to my damaged toe nail it hurt too much wearing them. Wrote about that on January 18, 2021: NO WAY!!!
      At least I got those photos of better times...
      Escada pieces are keepers! Wishing you soon a start of spring as well.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  11. MaryMarch 23, 2021 at 12:54 PM

    You're so cute - but I'm taller, lol!

    I loved Escada clothes - so well made, gorgeous fabrics and high end fashion. I bought some beautiful pieces back in the day when they had an outlet here, but sadly it closed years ago.
    Mary x

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 23, 2021 at 1:45 PM

      Dearest Mary,
      Thank you and I know you're taller!
      Pieter and I were talking the other day about how many Escada Outlets have closed in our area. We used to go mostly to Hilton Head, S.C. and before also to Chattanooga, TN but both are gone. Also Orlando, FL is gone and two others on the west coast near Sarasota... ONLY Ft. Lauderdale still has one and of course if your want to travel to the state of New York. We did that quite often when working in Connecticut as consultants. But good things last forever, that is good!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  12. Anajá SchmitzMarch 25, 2021 at 1:34 PM

    Amei teu blusão de lã. Faço tricô e gosto de fazer essas tranças. Está linda!!! Vai crescer mais? haha
    Bjos!!!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 25, 2021 at 2:12 PM

      Querida Anajá,
      Obrigado e sim, você sabe ao tricotar-se o que este suéter era. Não tricô eu mesmo, mas comprei.
      Desculpe, mas parece que nunca vou crescer... por 55 anos eu tenho o mesmo tamanho e peso.
      Abraços,
      Mariette

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