{HAPPY NEWS!}

After a very sad week we received HAPPY NEWS on August 25! First we congratulated Pieter's Goddaughter Myriam on her birthday. She and her partner Toine were almost too busy for having a birthday... Their 9th annual Garden Fair (negende Tuinfair) at De Gaerde in Wouwse Plantage, Brabant in The Netherlands, is on Sunday, August 26 from 10:00 - 17:00 o'clock. Those in The Netherlands that are living within driving distance are in for a special treat! Wish we could go... 

And there was more HAPPY NEWS! 

Yes, like in nature, life is constantly renewing itself. Leaves change to fall color.

Seeds, such as here on the Dogwood tree are ripening...

But we know there will be new life in the SPRING.

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AND on August 25, our Goddaughter Elvira delivered her baby-boy STEF into the world!

What a joy and what a HAPPY NEWS!

Related links:

{Goddaughter Myriam, whose 2nd child Lotte, is born in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia}
De Gaerde - De Gaerde Tuinfair Sunday, August 26, 2012 from 10:00 - 17:00 o'clock
{Wedding Elvira & Bob in 14th Century Castle}
{Wedding Elvira & Bob - Michelin Star Top Restaurant Brienen aan de Maas}
{Wedding Elvira & Bob in 1662 Franconian Auberge 'De Grote Waaij'}
{Elvira my 1st and only Goddaughter}

{French Vintage Hand Crocheted Lace Gloves}

This time I have for you some French Vintage Hand Crocheted Gloves. These cream colored, hand crocheted lace gloves from France are done in an intricate lace pattern. Like with the ones that I made myself, the center was done around a thicker thread. Only work for advanced crochet lace makers. 

They are very feminine accessories...

Would work as a Bridal Glove for a small sized hand.

Or perfect for a First Communion.

Flower Girl at a Wedding.

Link to my Mariette's Back to Basics boutique on line is shown below.

Of course romantic lace goes well with gardenias.

Shown together with some Vintage Lace Pochettes or Pocket Squares.

My hand inside... they are just a bit too short for my long fingers.

Sorry Sold out...

Related link:
{My Lace Crocheted Gloves}
{My Lace Pochettes - Pocket Squares}

{THANKS for YOUR SUPPORT!}

As difficult this past week has been for us, it did lift us up tremendously for reading all the heartfelt sympathy and heartwarming words from this world-wide Blogger-Family. United as one strong family in Faith. We all meet only temporarily during our journey here on earth. Trying to do our best and leaving a mark, a lasting memory. Those fond memories will sustain us for times to come. Also knowing that it's not only us, every family has its sorrows and grief. So, once again a heartfelt THANKS for YOUR SUPPORT!

We all start out as a perfect bud, like this Indian Jasmine the Queen of Flowers in our garden...

Like in a human family, there are some buds that have bloomed already and are gone, but others follow.

Ants savor the sweetness.

Symbolically:

Parents are gone already...

Than the only brother left, becomes detached from the plant that nourished them all at one time...

Leaves have been attacked and torn up or eaten away.

But life renews.

We have our girls; Liz and Anita and soon our Goddaughter Elvira will have her baby-boy!

Yes, as new buds unfold, we again relive the tenderness of new life of new hope...

No matter how beat up those leaves might look; they produce still beautiful buds and heavenly scented jasmines!

Luckily we had some good rains so they bounce back strong.

Even after the tears we shed to wash our souls, we bounce back strong!

Yes, aging does change the original flower but the fragrance is still there and it still is part of the beautiful family.

We have peace of mind as we did visit Pieter's brother 63 times while he went through this aging stage.

We celebrated many cheerful highlights of his life.

Yes, the final stage has arrived. Ants arrive at the scene to suck the sweet life out of what remains from those once perfect buds, than blossoms... 

Dora & Thé; united again in heaven after having been separated for a bit more than two years.

Even if we ourselves could not be present at the funeral, we got well represented by my Parents and also by our best friends.

THANKS to all of you!

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Rust Zacht Broer

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Rest Softly Brother

♥

Pieter, Mariet

Liz en Hans (daughter and son-in-law)

Related links:

White Indian Jasmine the Queen of Flowers

{MEMORIES of HAPPY TIMES} | previous post by me about the loss of Pieter's brother Thé

{Wedding Elvira & Bob in 14th Century Castle} | previous post by me