Lost My Favorite First Cousin

On May 3, only 3 days after my Pieter went to heaven, I lost my favorite first Cousin: Hans Gijsen.

His memorial service was one day after my Pieter's.

Needless to say, it felt a bit overwhelming for posting about it then.

Now it is time to pay him some homage...

First cousin Hans in 1981

Me in 1985, and you can clearly see we're related.

Hans' Mom was my Dad's older sister Mia, and I've been rather close to her.

Still keep her letters that she wrote from the hospital.

She passed away on February 8, 1989 and got buried on my Mom's 65th Birthday...

Cousin Hans was an excellent artist! This is a watercolor from April 10, 2020

Animals looked like being alive... April 10, 2020

July 04, 2020

July 18, 2020

Another lifelike four–legged friend who really looks at you!

Pieter also said, and those eyes like that! It's not easy to put the shine in there as well. Leave it to Hans!

Kudos from your American cousin and cousin by marriage 💗💗

Hans replied: Thank you, dear cousin

Do you also look at your Messenger? Say, you obviously have Grandpa's gift in your blood, he could make beautiful pen drawings.

July 29, 2020 Villy Banditto

It has become a sweet Banditto and also totally 'cuddly'! 💗

Hans: Thank you 

Another cat head ready on August 30, 2020

To which I wrote: A beautiful cat portrait

On September 30, 2020 Orange Cat eye and a white cat's eye!

They LIVE; again worked out so well!

Hans replied: thank you so much for your inspiring compliment

Me: Well deserved, I don't give anything away for nothing...

Hans: Okay, thanks anyway

Hans studied with Rebecca Rhodes Watercolors from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Hans also loved his real life kitties, that was a thing we had in common.  
He is united with his Parents once again and at peace after fighting cancer.

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Our Large Blooming Gardenias

 Our large blooming gardenias

Heavenly fragrant corsage gardenias that I did bring inside on May 28.

They are such a dream!

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Our Hoya Bella Blooms

 Trying to catch up on things...

On May 25, a perfect close up of the beautiful fragrant Hoya Bella in our veranda with the Delftware houses.

This is the one hanging in our kitchen bay window with my hand crocheted curtains.

Not easy to capture...

Got two tiny starters and Pieter babied them and he later had to plant them in the larger planters.

Love their perfect tiny blooms!

This is the one in the veranda

Dreamy with the Delftware houses...

The kitchen bay window has the antique brass one on chains, with inner pot of course.

In the veranda we have a Delft White hanging planter for which I first had to find brass chains on line, at McMaster–Carr.

My Pieter always managed to put it together...

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Perfect Marasmius sp.

 On May 16, did find this perfect and rather large Marasmius sp. on our lawn when I went early morning to feed the birds.

Such a perfect one!

Holding my finger next to this Marasmius sp. so you get an idea about its size.

Related link:

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{Marasmius} | post by me from 2011