{Edible Marzipan Rose | Wedding Anniversary}

It is this time of the year that you want to hibernate and snuggle up warmly with a good read and be lazy. A good read would be the book that husband Pieter finished, about his life and his Parents, Grandparents and above all his daughter Liz. It was daughter Liz who gifted this book for her Daddy's birthday. Writing it, was a labour of love of four months dedication. Searching slides and old photos, scanning them and then composing a story. First writing it on a note bloc, later with fountain pen onto the glossy pages in the big hard cover book. It will become a family treasure. Wish I had such a huge book with stories about my Grandparents and such. So far I have read it half way. 

Autumn is a special season for Family time.

However, our Family is far away, living over three continents; Europe (daughter Liz), Asia (daughter Anita) and Australia...

We at times do receive a nice parcel in the mail.

Like the above Edible Marzipan Rose that came from our German 'son' and his family.

Can you believe this traveled over 7,000 km and arrived nearly perfect?

It did not LIVE very long though. Husband Pieter has a sweet tooth and he enjoyed this delicious treat. Glad I got to make this photo before it vanished into his tummy...

Right now another parcel is on its way but it takes forever with the mail nowadays.

We also got some lovely messages from daughter Anita for our Wedding Anniversary. 

It was in 2008, that our two German 'sons' and their family did treat us at a special restaurant in Cologne around our Wedding Anniversary. Daughter Anita (3rd from right) was part of that as well. Very fond memories!

Wishing you all a lovely day.

{186 Countries Visited - Welcome Burkina Faso}

It is a pleasure to welcome another new visiting country to my blog; Burkina Faso from West Africa. There has been one more in-between but I missed it... Sorry for that!

This will not be a long post as I am in a grieving mood. The 30 year old son of my dear friend went to heaven today. They are close like family and in June, Pieter and I said our fare-well as we knew he would go to heaven soon. This brave young man lost the battle of brain cancer with his lovely wife and family at his side. 

Welcome Burkina Faso!

Don't forget my Worldwide GIVEAWAY, you find it to the right on my sidebar at the top... Just click it.

Good luck.

{Our Rose Suite Living Room}

On October 12, I did show you Our Rose Suite Bedroom and now I like to show you our Rose Suite Living Room. 

So please come in and make yourself at home... It is rainy outside so let's be cozy indoors. For those that missed the previous posts about Our Rose Suite, you find them listed below this post.

Welcome to our Rose Suite Living Room!

'Versailles Rouge' Rug, 5'6" x 8' from Horchow.com in 80% wool and 20% silk.

Chairs are in imitation suede, from Canada.

Same Spanish Volcano beige tile floor with pearl grout, as throughout the entire Rose Suite.

Coffee table is in solid oak, in a cherry stain.

This is the bay window area, under our kitchen.

Antique French oak beveled glass mirror. 

That is the bedroom door...

Antique beveled glass French oak mirror from European Estate Sellers, Utah.

French Country Style Maison de Florette pendulum clock.

Our hand painted vintage French Country Style 'Literature' chest for magazines.

In the corner you see a French tiger oak dresser with beveled mirror that came from Vancouver, Canada.

This French Country Style tiger oak two piece dresser was shipped via Grey Hound by Sugar Barrel Antiques from Vancouver, Canada via Seatle, Chicago to Atlanta and on to Dublin.  For only $ 150.00 shipping. Incredible service and they did transport it first from Vancouver to Seatle... Highly recommendable company with great pieces of furniture. 

A retired Dutch lady who also volunteers at the Lace Museum in Horst, my birth town, did crochet this fine table runner in a number 20 DMC thread. 

The vase is Cranberry glass, or Gold Ruby (Rubino Oro) glass as it is called in Europe and it is made from molten glass with gold.

My first cousin Gon Van den Munckhof, did crochet this dachshund in memory of my dachshund Mauzie, even though she was a black and tan miniature.

Frame, received from colleague Luis Astier, a Basque from San Sebastian in Spain.

To the right is my younger sister Diny and me to the left...

Another gift from Luis Astier, given to us while working as consultants in Mexico.

Luis and I were elected best dressed man and woman during one of the Campbell Seminars, that Pieter gave in 1993 in Texas.

Luis and his wife Isabel used to live in Mexico but went back to Spain.

Antique French oak table with two chairs we bought in Macon, Georgia at Second Hand Rose Antiques Etc.

Overview from this corner...

Rose painting was a birthday gift from our extended family...

A Delft blue village from miniature homes given by KLM to their business class passengers and on their annual birthday of Royal Dutch Airlines another one gets added.

They neatly nest on this antique French tiger oak shelf.

Detail of our two-piece French tiger oak dresser with beveled mirror.

The hand crocheted filet lace is done by me...

Sweet angel, given by our German son and his wife.

It clings to a candle that is in a Royal Selangor pewter candle holder with French glass bobêche.

Royal Selangor is established in 1885 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We bought our candleholders in Singapore and gave some as a gift to friends and a vase to sister Diny.

Of course ROSES everywhere! 

Silver stationery holder, letter opener/ruler and page marker in repoussé silver roses.

Cup & Saucer was a gift from a dear elderly lady friend and role model.

Sure, memories from old friends and new friends. 

Again a beautiful hand crocheted filet lace table runner by the same Dutch lady.

They were precious gifts from hearts friend Ellie who came to stay with her husband at our Rose Suite.

You recognize the Train Case, painted by Rebecca from the blog: A Gathering Place? 

Detail...

Hope you liked the tour of our Rose Suite Living Room.

Next time I will show you the Rose Suite Kitchenette corner and some more details.

Related links from my previous posts:
{Our Rose Suite Bedroom}
{Welcome to Our Rose Suite - Entrance}
{The Construction of Our Rose Suite - Part II}
{The Construction of Our Rose Suite - Part I}
{Our Rose Suite with Angels + a REQUEST}