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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, August 11, 2012

{Eastern Mole - Scalopus Aquaticus}

On Sunday, May 6 when we did the photo session for my Silk Quilted Vest Creation (see link below post) I also took a photo from Pieter. Suddenly I noticed him looking away, and laughing... Of course, one of our naughty felines was active and showed us her catch. This time it was  the Eastern Mole, Scalopus Aquaticus. Have a look at our garden critter...
Look at their NAILS, almost like human fingers...
They do have huge HANDS, as shown here in photos by Malcolm Storey
No wonder that they are good  at digging those burrows!
Our cat girl Spicy caught Pieter's attention...
Pieter looking away from the camera and laughing...
Okay, that's the action behind my back... Spicy (our black tuxedo girl) with Tiggy Tigger obviously assisting her.
There he/she is... No longer able to dig those burrows.
Amazing hands indeed! And a long snout too...
Its MINE!
YES, I caught it. Tiggy Tiger... she did not do it - it was ME!!!


Related links:
{My Silk Quilted Vest Creation and YOUR Opinion Requested...} | previous post by me


Thursday, August 9, 2012

{Going Green with Pallet Mulch}

Husband Pieter did haul many loads of Pallet Mulch for using in our garden. That is excellent for water holding capacity and it looks neat. It will keep the weeds down somewhat, but not entirely of course. Going green pays off! Are you using some Pallet Mulch too?
Photo is from June 26, with a happy rose!  It looks very nice with this contrasting color.
Pallet Mulch often is used in hotel gardens or around corporate office buildings.
Here you clearly see the natural soil and the Pallet Mulch with its reddish color.
These are our roses, they look pitiful but it is tough in such a hot climate for growing roses at all.
Probably in the fall they will come back and grow a bit more.
Some Crinum lilies are benefiting from the Pallet Mulch as well.
They seem to be far better heat resistant!

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

{GNOMES and Rose Stepping Stones}

As promised in my previous blog, I will tell you more about our GNOMES! Also about our Rose Stepping Stones... Glad to know now, that I am not alone having to deal with difficult to reach windows for cleaning. As read in all the comments. Well, this is a chore that is not done very often but once in a while we have to tackle it. And thanks for the well wishes about my sciatica. It did go away after a couple of days. A hot tub and staying inside, that means, staying 'dry' did cure it. 
But now about our GNOMES... As I wrote already about them, they are LAZY as hell! Really, they don't care at all. You have met them in a previous post about: HEAR - SEE - SPEAK NO EVIL. Well, that is great but if they are needed for pitching in and doing some 'little' chores, they DO NOT HEAR! So what do I do? The link to the previous posts you will find below the last photo.
It gets even worse than NOT wanting to HEAR. We received one more GNOME from our German 'son and daughter-in-law' (yes, we have more adopted children...) and grandchildren. This fellow looks cute but have a look at him:
He lies on this wall and is too lazy to even climb down! 
He could, if he is careful but no: he lifts his legs and 'FARTS' at us when asked to help with little chores...
What do you say, how would you handle that?
The other three stand there and dance; YES they bounce around on that wall, they are wobbly DWARFS or WACKELZWERGEN. 
I did not HEAR you; I did not SEE you... I don't SAY anything about the big one farting at you!
Is this common for this time or is it only here that they show such behavior?
PLEASE let me know what you are encountering with your GNOMES.
I just cannot stand anything THAT LAZY...! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Maybe our boot scraper dachshund will get them!
This is our Patio with the private entrance door to our Rose Suite...
Okay, let's forget about them!
Do you see those weathered bronze Rose Stepping Stones to the right of the patio?
They are made of cast stone and we got them from Home Depot.
First we had them in a single row, shown here (before that last GNOME arrived in the mail...) Grrrrrrrrrrr
This photo is from May.
In a previous post I've shown already the Rose Stepping Stones, see link below...
Our cat-man Spooky is not LAZY and you see him here inspecting Pieter's painting job in the weathered bronze color. 
A clear coating sprayed on, makes them really shine.
Now we can reach the gazebo as well as the planters with jasmines without soiling our shoes.
Under the huge live oak tree the grass is not growing due to the shade and to the lack of nutrients and water, that the tree takes away.


Related links:
{Cleaning Windows} | previous post by me
{HEAR - SEE - SPEAK NO EVIL} | previous post by me
{ROSE STEPPING STONES} | previous post by me

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