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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

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

New Green Deal

 Husband Pieter got his New Green Deal...
Pieter's virgin ride on Sunday... on his Fern Metallic (Green) Vale Go! 9D EQ S Electra Bike
Outfitted with 2, 9-liter Pannier bags for shopping.
New Trek Atlanta Cycling jersey in a safe color for getting noticed. Edward Hall from Atlanta Cycling - Vinings was excellent in providing the greatest courtesy!
It was hard for finding a Vale Go! 9D EQ S as there seems to be a high demand.
This bike has a great shock absorber seat, important for Pieter as he's had his tailbone shifted due to his brother's prank for kicking his chair away... 
My Vale Go! 9D EQ in a color Zinc as in March the Fern Green was not available...
Mine is also just matte black instead of a combination with light color on Pieter's new green deal.
Such lush fields due to plenty of rain all spring and summer...
This is where we captured the photos on our 29.53 kilometer or 18.34 mile ride.
Me overlooking the Oconee River. It always looks 'muddy'...
Yes, I'm still a 'chain slave', wearing my 22kt gold chain around my waist since I bought it in Indonesia in 1990. It usually stays on, except for surgery or special things where no metals are allowed. It just is peaking out here on the left...
My happy 92-year old biker with his New Green Deal from Trek Atlanta Cycling
Wearing his 18kt gold chain + cross from Tane, Mexico City.
It got blessed by the German Jesuit Siegfried Binzler in Jakarta, Indonesia whom we worked with for our fight against the Leprosy STIGMA: {Like Princess Diana, I also Tried to Tackle the Leprosy Stigma}
Swapped it the day before, for the male Trek Verve+ 3.
Courtesy of a dear friend, lending me her Ford Expedition for transporting bike.
Boys of 92+ are not that flexible anymore for swinging the leg over, for mounting their bike!
This solution is so much better, easy on/off and also the wheels are a bit wider and it has more torque due to the S model.

If only the rain will stay away, so we can plan our bike rides and enjoy our blissful relationship on wheels!
Our way of trying to live healthy as Pieter's heart surgeon advised, after doing the quadruple bypass + angioplasty in his neck: {BIG HEART ON THE MEND} post with more info and also below that post...
And yes, prayers do work and we both are grateful to God for each additional day being granted together!

Are you biking?
Are you praying?

Related links:
SO Proud of my NONAGENARIAN | previous post and mentioning Pieter's age as 'NONAGENARIAN'
Our Bike Ride from Whitetop to Damascus - Virginia Creeper Trail | without bike racks we no longer can make trips like that far away...

Monday, July 19, 2021

Our Garden at the Time we had Access to Spent Mushroom Compost

 After retirement and living and working in Indonesia we slowly could start establishing our garden.
The BEST years were when we had access to the Spent Mushroom Compost!
Mixing that in with the rather poor soil we have here, with hardly any waterholding capacity... did the trick.


This will give you an idea about how things USED to look, with the usage of that miracle Spent Mushroom Compost...

Mushroom Cultivation's BONUS!

When viewed on YouTube you can find lots of clickable links below video about things from the video... ENJOY!

{205 Winfield Road Then and Now} | post that we talk about in video
{Our Backyard Wildlife HABITAT Certificate from August 1997} | post about our Certificate
{Mistery Oma Rose Resolved!} | post about roses from my Grandma from clippings...
{Walk Our Wood Trail With Me + Helen Curtis Azalea} | as seen in video
{Our Exotic Sesbania punicea  - Scarlet Wisteria} | the mystery plant in video...
Husband Pieter's Design for the Campbell Mushroom Plants in Dublin, GA and Hillsboro, TX | as mentioned early on in video

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Our Biking Trip

 On Sunday, July 4th we went both biking and had the road almost to ourselves...
Did use Relive for capturing the area to see it from above!
This yellow marking below gives you also a good idea about the hilly area we live in.
There are two rather steep hills with first a 9.6% grade, followed by a 10.9% grade...
The picture from a large field with green plants, is one of Georgia peanut plants. Plenty for harvest later around December!
On Strava, my maximum speed was 54.4 km per hour and on Relive it shows 58 km per hour...
Guess the video below from Relive does slightly exaggerate on speed... 😉

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