Mom & Dad's Trio of Crucifix with Corpus and Plaques with Red Copper Relief Statues

 When I did fly solo to The Netherlands—one last time in June of 2022, it was for a very special reason.

Bringing home some treasures from their estate in Limburg...

Mom & Dad's Trio of Crucifix with Corpus and Plaques with red Copper Relief Statues on oak, now hangs above our bed...

Dad's Maternal Uncle — Heeroom blessed the marriage of Mom & Dad but also this special trio.

It hung above their bed till the very end—now it resides in our home in the USA.

My photo seen hanging to the right here below—also came home...

This photo I took on February 21, 2014 when we flew to The Netherlands for Mom's 90th Birthday and Mom & Dad's 65th Wedding Anniversary.

That was the LAST time I got to see Mom alive... see post below about Mom's Hand Knitted Bedspread as Window Display.

Related links:

{Mom's Hand Knitted Bedspread as Window Display} | previous post by me

Limburg — The Emotional Part | previous post by me

{March 14, Written Life Message for me by my Favorite Great-Uncle} | previous post by me

In Memory of my BEST Role Model EVER | later post about Heeroom

PRESSTINE Atlanta—Altering my Escada Body with Snaps

 Well, on January 9, I did drop off one of my Escada bodies with snaps for having it altered into a top and then dry cleaned.

When we went back on January 16, for making my usual rounds and heading to the Infinity dealer for having our passenger seat front tire repaired—we stopped by to pick it up.

While I punched the address into the GPS for Nalley Infiniti of Atlanta, Pieter went inside to pick up and pay for my altered body.

When I saw Pieter come back with a long trailing thing inside the plastic cover... I was puzzled and asked him to show me.

Sure enough I right away saw those SNAPS!

Argghhh—so I jumped out of the car and took it over from Pieter and went inside.

This is the FINAL correct result...

ALTER — CUT OFF THE 

SNAP AND MAKE A SEAM

cut of the snap

and make a seem

The bold wording makes one cringe at nowadays spelling...

Not the language we got taught!

Yep, I had to go inside and let them know that they did not cut off the snaps and make a seam...

So I had to leave it there one more time and come back a 3rd time!

A very nice Escada body in 90% rayon and 10% elasthane.

Lace insert is polyester with elasthane...

But I did not like those snaps...

Do you like wearing anything like that?

Do you wear any bodies with snaps?

Wore it today when singing... with my Wolford pantyhose.

With my Escada green and black velvet jacket and black skirt.

I'm holding my top where it has been newly seamed.

Just perfect!

SAD outcome for my Favorite Chanel Barrette

 Yep, my most Favorite Chanel Barrette that I dropped off at the Chanel Boutique of Neiman Marcus in Atlanta, got home on Tuesday... BUT not repaired that is!

That is me on May 30, 1998—at a dear friend's daughter's graduation...

Wearing both my Chanel barrettes!

LOVED them so much...

Here I'm seen in my silk Chanel logo blouse—one of my sewing creations made from silk bought in Jakarta, Indonesia.

This was on April 30, 1998 with Uncle Bo and dear friend Lei from Escondido, CA.

On April 09, 1997, I've ordered my first Chanel Barrette from Neiman Marcus.

Coming back from Delaware, Pennsylvania on July 16, 1997, we drove by at Neiman Marcus in Atlanta for picking up my 2nd Chanel Barrette...

On August 30, 1997 we stopped by at Neiman Marcus in Atlanta for showing them one of my two Chanel Barrettes that had come apart. Without any discussion—I received another one!

So that makes it almost 25 years of good use....

On January 9, 2023 I had dropped off my Chanel barrette at the Chanel Boutique of Neiman Marcus in Atlanta.

Clicking on VIEW STATUS...

I could follow the REPAIR STATUS...

Until I received this message on February 8, 2023.

SO DISAPPOINTED!

Did retrieve it Tuesday on Saint Valentine's Day.

That sure was a bummer!

BUT tomorrow on Saturday I will receive a replacement Chanel Barrette, coming from Vero Beach, Florida 🤗 

So happy that I found a replacement on POSHMARK—there were two more excellent ones from Japan but Florida is easier without any customs and duty issues.

Yay—got it and it's perfect also with the number 62 just like my other one. The broken one had number 61.

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And Another Birthday with Pearls | previous post by me