Our Acer Saccharum Marshall or Sugar Maple was looking rather nice and full on November 5.
About Me
- Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedder
- 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
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FOUND a Pieter treasure from November 2018
When I made a sale on eBay and had to prepare the Giovanni Raspini 925 silver Angel charms for shipping, I reached inside the TOP drawer of my Raphael Angel box...
Had this box made by an Atlanta Holland Club member; Paul Van Witteveen from Gainesville, GA from Italian Florentine wrapping paper.
Three drawers and I kept those silver charms in the bottom drawer but for whatever reason I reached for the top drawer...
Open Raphael Angel box...
But what I found in the top drawer was an emotional treasure!
My beloved Pieter's handwriting...
Sealed...
Dear Mariet
35+ years together!!
What is it that brings 2 people so inseparable together?
I don't know the answer exactly; in my opinion, it is one of those mysterious, complicated, possibly supernatural influences.
Whatever it may be; we have found each other; two people with different personalities, ideas (and age) but also with many similarities. Some traits sometimes clashed with each other, but the love between the two of us always turned out to be stronger.
With this in mind, I've always loved you, and that hasn't diminished over the years.
We lived together for over 13,000 days; in general, sunny days with the occasional rain shower to keep things fresh.
I still love you very much girl. Both of us are not such overly 'sweeties', not exactly such soft romantic types; we are too level–headed and too rational for that. We may not say often enough that we can't miss each other, nor do we kiss enough, but when we say something like that, it comes not only from our lips but from our hearts.
I hope to be able to live with you for many more days; Our life together was, and still is, the result of the 'something' that brought us together. There will come a time when we will have to say goodbye to each other, but even then this 'something' will continue to exist.
Beyond doubt!!!
November 2018
your Pieter
Had to sit down and tears rolled freely as this was such an unexpected treasure!
Related link:
My Pieter went to Heaven on April 30 | previous post by me
Sorry Antónia, accidentally deleted it.. but rewrote it.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Early July Huge Oak Tree Down
On July 11, the doorbell rang...
It was one of the back door neighbors.
Well, our vast property of 2.167 acres or 0.88 hectare, borders five different neighbors and additional neighbors across the street.
It was a livid neighbor... he demanded to speak to my husband.
'I'm sorry, my husband went to heaven on April 30...' I said.
He calmed a bit down and continued to tell me that a huge oak tree had fallen down and had taken one of his big trees down and it fell on our fence...
Next day I took my iPhone and went to our wood garden to assess the situation.
That is captured in above video...
We had been having so much rain all spring and summer, that the tree guy could not start due to the soil being too muddy for the use of his Bobcat.
I'd searched for someone that also would clear the underbrush.
My Pieter did that himself on
And the center bridge had to be taken up as it got destroyed by severe weather on February 12, 2024.
Center bridge destroyed by flood water... this needs to be taken up.
Center bridge and wild underbrush...
View towards street and 1st bridge
Center bridge to the right and sadly our pussy willow also got whacked down...
More underbrush...
Underbrush
View of 3rd bridge and more underbrush...
3rd bridge
On September 3, when I went to Atlanta to see my nephrologist at Emory, Mitchell from One Moore Tree Service tackled the job as it finally had dried out enough...
My first time via Angi and this person deserved his 5 stars!
Mitchell very well took over my Pieter's care for the underbrush...
Related links:
Bridge and Underbrush Clearing | previous post with Pieter clearing underbrush in January of 2022...
Severe Weather with Bridge Destruction | previous post from February 12, 2024
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