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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 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

Thursday, October 6, 2011

{6 Antique French Christofle Coquille Knife Rests}

On March 1, of this year I did post 6 Antique French Christofle Coquille Knife Rests in Box. You remember, that was the article that got 'stolen' and published in the Herald Dispatch. The article has been removed though! LOOK: My Christofle Photo was published in The Herald-Dispatch. The good thing is that this set, complete in a box, did sell pretty soon. So this time I can offer you the very same but not in a box. These were aailable at my Zen Cart powered on line boutique: Mariette's Back to Basics.
            This is the photo from my March 1st post.
 Here is the set of six, in perfect shape and ready for adoption.
 The Coquille pattern is a lovely one. Only a little cleaning and they're as pretty as ever.
 On my French Gien Rose plate.
 In use with some real knives, on Jacquared Français table linens.
Its top part almost resembles a feisty Yorkshire Terrier's face...
The Christofle mark.
Sorry Sold out...

And again, WHO knows if this was not at the tables of 'Le Ritz in Paris'...?
Get ready for the Holiday Season yourself and dine at home in great style with romance and elegance.
If you click my previous post, you also find the book about Christofle shown at the bottom.

Merci!


Wednesday, October 5, 2011

{2 Can Now Have Breakfast in Bed à la Christofle...}

From France I can offer you now a second Christofle oval napkin ring like I had offered before on August 27: {4 Antique Christofle Napkin Rings for Tray Service or Mixed Set Use}. This time it is even complete with its original box and it looks like it never or seldom has been used. So, why not snuggle up in bed and make your loved one and yourself a yummy breakfast on a tray, for enjoying together. Pillows all plumped up and having a bliss full day. Sorry is sold out...
With the weather getting colder and the days shorter, it makes for lingering in bed on a weekend morning. Prepare a romantic breakfast 'pour deux' with your French Christofle napkin rings...
This very special oval pleated napkin ring looks like new and comes in its original French Christofle box.
These are the markings
This is the one I had posted on August 27 and the markings are the very same, except that it shows also the words Collection Gallia.
Sorry Sold out...
Who knows? These Gallia design napkin rings might have been used at 'le Ritz in Paris' after Christofle did equip this hotel with their fine silver ware in 1898...
Christofle is still selling these high quality silver plated napkin rings. Look at Christofle and type in RECHERCHE: ROND DE SERVIETTE.
Indeed, Christofle is still a symbol of luxury and elegance. Since its founding in the mid-19th century. Today as in the past, it has been gracing the tables of emperors, princes, or maharajas, in palaces, on board the Trans-Siberian Railway, Orient Express, or transatlantic ocean liners, or in contemporary restaurants, Christofle continues to make an impression. This great book is available at Amazon.com.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

{Our Lemon 'Meyer' Citrus limon}

Yesterday I did eat part of our Lemon 'Meyer' Citrus lemon harvest. You can get them at Logee's Greenhouses. The two that Pieter did harvest, were together on a branch and were touching each other. They are very juicy but the skin is rather thick. Not a great citrus I guess for growing commercially. So let me show you the results. There are still some hanging on the tree. Till it starts freezing the pots are on the brick patio near the greenhouse. Once the weather changes they have to be moved inside the greenhouse.
This is how they looked after I sliced them up.
Out in the sunshine on the balcony...
They do have seeds too.
These Lemon 'Meyer' Citrus lemon were quite heavy.
This photo is from August 3, still growing. If we would not have watered them, they for sure would not have been as juicy as they turned out!
Two harvested. They certainly don't look perfect and had some Citrus Mealybugs. But that's what you can call 100% organically grown and NO pesticide was used on them.
Not the quality citrus you would see at e.g. Whole Foods...
Here you can see even better how 100% organically grown looks like. Also with Pieter's fingers you can get a feel for their size. The two spots where they grew together does not look very attractive. They didn't win the beauty contest!
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Read below the unbelievable story about 'No Lemon Tree!!!' where such a Lemon 'Meyer' Citrus limon got confiscated by the USDA. I just found out tonight as Zemanta did show this to the right of my blog post here... Curious, I read it and was SHOCKED! The Government taking this away from the US Citizens?! There seems to be a lot wrong with our personal freedom...

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