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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 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
Showing posts with label Saint Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saint Valentine's Day. Show all posts

Monday, February 13, 2023

Happy Saint Valentine's Day!

This is a photo, taken on Friday, February 14, 2014 on Saint Valentine's Day when we were in The Netherlands and visiting Mom during her long hours of Dialysis. 
We did visit her 5 times during dialysis, one afternoon we missed — as we were visiting a 1st cousin—but that was when Dad was with her.
Mom has been a great role model all her life and I pray that I too will remain in such high spirits till the end of my CKD.
Oh, Mom so enjoyed our visits...

Happy Saint Valentine's Day to all of my readers! 

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Pieter playing Get Into the Dream Boat of Love by Heinz Dietz and Kurz Felz 1955

 Pieter actually played this very song one day in April of 1980 during lunch time and via the phone...
Get Into the Dream Boat of Love by Heinz Dietz and Kurz Felz 1955
Or in German: Steig in das Traumboot der Liebe 


As mentioned before, Pieter never had a single lesson in organ or piano playing...
This song has a very special meaning and it was right at the start of a blissful relationship.

Happy Saint Valentine's Day!

Saturday, February 27, 2021

FINALLY SUNSHINE

 

Sweet orchids in heart shaped cachepots for Saint Valentine's Day, but never a moment with enough light to capture them...

Photo taken on February 21, when we finally had LIGHT... After way too many dreary, rainy days!

Yay!!!


Sunshine makes all the difference in the world!

Are you having bright days?

Friday, January 15, 2016

{3 French LINEN Embroidered HEARTS Amitié - Bonheur - Tendresse}

AMITIÉ - BONHEUR - TRENDRESSE or FRIENDSHIP - HAPPINESS - TENDERNESS
3 Perfect all linen French Country Style hearts in a large size with two-sided embroidered names, as written above in French.
These special Home Décor items are available at my Zen Cart powered on line boutique Mariette's Back to Basics: Three Large French Country Style Linen Hearts.
They measure 17.5 x 19 cm or 7 x 7.5 inch without the loop!
Perfect Gift for Saint Valentine's Day!
To give these three virtues freely, is a gift in itself!
Even more so in the form of these meaningful heart pillows...
These hearts are to be hung from their linen twine.
Amitié - Friendship
Bonheur - Happiness
Tendresse - Tenderness


Sunday, February 15, 2015

{Happy Valentine's Day}

Wishing you all a Happy Saint Valentine's Day!
To my Heart's Delight
Roses
Hearts
Angels
Forget-me-nots
With Love and Devotion To my Valentine
Authentic Reproduction of a Victorian Turn of the Century Valentine's Greeting Card on a Ribbon...
from Old Print Factory - New Baltimore, MI
Mailed to my dear Mom in 1994...
An offering of affection!
Mom LOVED forget-me-nots just as much as I do...
Yellowed Sachet Greeting Card on a Ribbon that I also did sent her.
Basket with roses... and forget-me-nots!
For my previous business I've sold lots of this kind of cards.

Wishing all of you a Happy Saint Valentine's Day and ALWAYS!

Related link:
{HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY | ALWAYS} | previous post by me


Friday, March 21, 2014

{Mom's 6th Dialysis Anniversary}

March 18, was the 6th Anniversary of Mom's Kidney Dialysis! 
We are so grateful for still having her with us. This is a photo, taken on Friday, February 14, on Saint Valentine's Day when we were in The Netherlands and visiting Mom during her long hours of Dialysis. 
We did visit her 5 times, one afternoon we missed as I was visiting a cousin but that was when Dad was with her.
Mom has been a great role model all her life and I pray that I too will reach her blessed age of 90 and not get problems sooner with my own kidneys.
Let's try to keep my chronic kidney disease in stage II for a long time to come!
Well, in 2017 I moved from stage II to stage III...
As of August 2019, I moved into stage IV...

Related links:
{HAPPY Mom on her 90th Birthday - THANKS TO ALL OF YOU} | Mom on her B'day at Dialysis
{Mom's 5th Dialysis Anniversary} | previous post by me
{Mom's 4th Dialysis Anniversary} | previous post by me with childhood photos Mom & me...


Thursday, February 14, 2013

{HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY | ALWAYS}


TOI & MOI
French for YOU & ME...

Related link:
{CUPID} | previous post by me


Wednesday, February 15, 2012

{We went to TOPS IN BLUE - 'Rhythm Nation'}

Wow, we did end Saint Valentine's Day in a very special way. A while ago our local Chamber of Commerce did mail an invitation to all its members for joining TOPS IN BLUE 'Rhythm Nation', the Air Force's Premier Entertainment Showcase. Free to the public in the next town of Warner Robins, at the Civic Center. That's also where the Air Force Base and an Air Force Museum is located. We have taken many a visitor from Europe and Asia over there. 
Has any of you ever seen this spectacular show from TIB? The performers sing and dance all together for one year and that 's it. They have performed this year in 20 countries and 40 states and we feel blessed for having been in one of the states where they came.
It certainly was worth the one hour drive! 
On the way home it drizzled but it is again very mild here. 
Our frost period is over for now.

Monday, February 13, 2012

{Valentine - Toi & Moi}

When working as international mushroom consultants, during one of our trips, we did find at Schiphol airport in The Netherlands a cute ring with Toi & Moi (French for You & Me). Perfect as a forever Saint Valentine. Yellow gold with a white gold heart in which a tiny diamond is set. They had to size down the ring, to fit my ring finger and by doing so I almost missed my plane. The jewelry store had send the down sized ring to the wrong terminal so I had to sprint back in order to retrieve it. My husband Pieter did wait for me at the gate... they kept the door open for me. Wow, that was JIT; Just In Time! But I've cherished this cute ring forever since.
Do you have any favorite jewelry pieces with a story?
  
♥♥
Wishing you a Happy Saint Valentine's Day!


Related link:
{VALENTINE AROUND THE GLOBE} | previous post by me

Sunday, February 12, 2012

{LOVE for Valentine's Day 2012}

For Saint Valentine's Day 2012, I did mail out a few selected special 100% cotton cards. Do you know the feel of 100% cotton paper for writing on with your fountain pen? Special 100% cotton stationery is also used in my: Learn from Mariette Classes, at Mariette's Back to Basics. In a fast-paced world, where it seems every idea is communicated via email or text message, penning a special note or beautiful letter by hand becomes an art to be preserved. Learn why creating an artful communication on paper can lead to deepened thoughts, expressed with grace. My dear friend Celia M. from High Heeled Life & Resilientista understands that also, as she too is promoting the art of letter writing in her blog posts. Therefore it was more than natural that she would receive one of my special cards as you can see here at: February Tea Trolley. One other was sent to a dear friend who lost her LOVE and the last one to my brother Harry and his wife. Timely, mailed out on January 11, so he had it before his tragic accident. He sure needs all the LOVE and angels available for his long and speedy recovery. 
A perfect 100% cotton card, embossed in gold and in combination with fountain pen writing it becomes a special message.
This was nearly impossible to photograph... the first image is a scan.
The true beauty of the gold embossing is different every time...
Just spelling out the word LOVE...
Do any of you do hand writing with a fountain pen?

Sunday, February 13, 2011

{HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY & GIVEAWAY}


HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU; WHEREVER YOU WILL BE!



PLEASE DO ALSO VISIT REBECCA'S BLOG FROM A GATHERING PLACE click it.
 SHE HAS A GREAT GIVEAWAY!

Enjoy this Giveaway!

Friday, February 11, 2011

{VALENTINE AROUND THE GLOBE}


♥♥
VALENTINE & JE T'AIME
I LOVE YOU IN ALL LANGUAGES...


 SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY -- AROUND THE GLOBE
A TIME FOR LOVE
CHOCOLATE
ANGELS
ROSES 
♥♥

LEARN FROM MARIETTE MADE SOME ROSE AND ANGEL CHOCOLATE
ENJOY! 
 
 TOI & MOI
♥♥

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