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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
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Sunday, January 31, 2016

{Highly Fragrant 1939 Sweetness Daffodils}

Due to my severe back pain, I just recycle this 2012 post of January 28...
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  • Yesterday we had two big nosegays of fragrant 1939 Sweetness Daffodils. One for a dear friend and one for us to fill a white ceramic vase. What a bliss for having those in January. That is extremely early. Do any of you have bulbs blooming right now? 

  • Fragrant Sweetness Daffodils; Sunshine and Tea...

  • Dark chocolate Pomegranate from Costco.
  • Amaretti cookie hearts from Mariette's Back to Basics

  • Teapot is a French Pillivuyt

  • The ceramic spoon to the right is an American Favorites Porcelain Spoon from Avon. It is the 1988 pattern with Daffodils.

  • The sterling bon bon or nut spoon is a H44 H J Howe with daffodils.

  • 1988 Avon Daffodils spoon

  • Matching cocktail napkin with daffodil embroidery.

Sorry that you cannot smell their fragrance...


Related links:
{DAFFODIL OF ROYAL ALBERT FRIENDSHIP SERIES} | Previous post by me


Thursday, May 2, 2013

{Etiquette Tips by Replacements Ltd. by Etiquette Coach Jill Slatter}

Just love to share with you this video from Replacements Ltd. 
Miss Slatter does a great job and I only can emphasize this kind of approach.
Wish more of this could be done!
Those that don't live in my immediate area, for attending some of my 'Learn from Mariette' etiquette classes, can always pick up some great tips from this classy lady! Enjoy video below.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

{Lady Alexander Rose by Queen Anne & Obdam Narcissus}


  • In one of my very first blog posts, see link below, I did show these Lady Alexander Rose by Queen Anne cup & saucers with some fragrant Obdam Narcissus. 
  • Since those highly fragrant daffodils bloom again, the few that we have..., I want to show you these photos again. 
  • The first cup & saucers in this pattern we did find while vacationing in Canada
  • They came from Bank Street in Ottawa and also found them at Replacements Ltd. see above link.

  • The table cloth is hand crocheted by me. 
  • LOOK what I managed to find with those lovely Lady Alexander Rose by Queen Anne cups & saucers? 
  • A handkerchief that matches the china exactly and it works great as a little doily to use with this set. 
  • Do you also put four cups like this together? It saves space in the china cabinet!


  • Those highly fragrant Obdam Narcissus are heavenly too... Makes one happy. 
  • For me, SPRING is the best time of the year.
  • This is inside our kitchen.


  • Different angle...


  • You can read the QUEEN ANNE China markings under the cups.

  • Does any of you also have this Queen Anne Lady Alexander Rose china ?


Related link:
{Fragrant Double Narcissus Obdam} | previous post by me
{Our Fragrant Double Narcissus bloom!} | previous post by me

Saturday, October 20, 2012

{1899 Roses & Cupid - A Dream in Silver}

Have you ever visited Replacements Ltd., in Greensboro, North Carolina? That is a heaven for China, Chrystal and Silver. Both of us went there several times and three years ago, Pieter and I did also visit their beautiful display in the store. More like a museum. We came across this antique dresser set from 1899: Roses & Cupid - A Dream in Silver... Have a look below.
From the Hearts & Flowers Sterling, by Mauser 1899
Look at those roses with cupid...
Not easy to photograph through the glass...
Have you ever been there? 
It is an incredible, huge 500,000 square foot facility for their 13,000,000 pieces.

Friday, June 8, 2012

{Floating Candles with Jasmines and Roses}

As promised in my previous post, more details about the three centerpieces I used as table setting. Floating Candles with Jasmines and Roses. Also Gardenias, but they too belong to the Jasminoides family. In the 'Old World' we've been taught that for a perfect table setting a center piece should never be towering high above the table, thus obstructing eye-contact for a lively conversation with your table companions. As a host, setting a table with a tall centerpiece conveys a message that the flower arrangement is of more importance to you than easy eye contact and lively conversation between table companions. Those tall pieces are fine on a side table, against the wall. Or even better in a hotel or restaurant, in areas where people are not seated down but are standing around, while conversing and nibbling on some hors d'oeuvres. 
Here I used three vintage cream color on cream color Wedgwood gardenia bowls with floating candles, gardenias, jasmines and roses. They thus become perfect vases! Check for link below, for availability at Replacements Ltd. 
Next post you will get to see the different jasmine varieties and gardenias that I used.
Is any of you using fragrant flowers as table decoration?
Matching candle holders that I've purchased on several trips to Europe, these lace work ceramic holders I found at 'de Bijenkorf' in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, a leading Dutch Department store, like Neiman Marcus in the USA.
In the dark, those candle holders work very well with the lacy cut out design.
An arial view... My hand crocheted placemats I've shown already in the previous post. 
Also the yummy recipe from the spicy corn and lentil soup you find in that post as well.
But this overview gives you a good idea about the center pieces with floating candles as well as other candles.
Creating such an atmosphere by daylight is not easy, neither for capturing it all on camera...
Pure romance: lace, candles, fragrant flowers... creating a bit of a thousand and one night atmosphere.
We might bring back to table more of a world-wide blend than the average person, as we've worked and traveled all over the world. Thus integrating the beauty that we've encountered on our journeys.
Maybe it will give you some different ideas too... Just let me know what your opinion is.
The floating candles are also in the shape of a rose.
Very exotic!
The fragrance does take your mind away to exotic places... For us also creating numerous fond memories!
Love the lace work ceramic candle holders... Did also buy some at 'de Bijenkorf' in The Netherlands for gift giving. We use mainly true Dutch Bolsius candles because of their great quality. They are available in the UK but I have no experience with the USA as we purchased ours always on trips home.
Those flowers make a still life...
One floating candle did burn out and its wax has floated onto the green leaf. Those rose candles are not from Bolsius however, they were a sweet gift from a dear friend. She knows how much I do love roses...
Below is a scanned page from an old Victoria Magazine with floating candles...
Fragrant Candles from Annick Goutal - Photograph Luciana Pampalona.

Related links:
{My Lace Crocheted Placemats} | previous post by me showing floating candles
Setting a Pretty Table | Learn from Mariette on my website
Charme d'Antan | Learn from Mariette on my website
Wedgwood Cream Color on Cream Color for 10 Inch Gardenia Bowl | Replacements Ltd

Saturday, January 28, 2012

{Our 1939 Sweetness Daffodils}


  • Yesterday we had two big nosegays of fragrant 1939 Sweetness Daffodils. One for a dear friend and one for us to fill a white ceramic vase. What a bliss for having those in January. That is extremely early. Do any of you have bulbs blooming right now? 

  • Fragrant Sweetness Daffodils; Sunshine and Tea...

  • Dark chocolate Pomegranate from Costco.
  • Amaretti cookie hearts from Mariette's Kitchen...

  • Teapot is a French Pillivuyt

  • The ceramic spoon to the right is an American Favorites Porcelain Spoon from Avon. It is the 1988 pattern with Daffodils.

  • The sterling bon bon or nut spoon is a H44 H J Howe with daffodils.

  • 1988 Avon Daffodils spoon

  • Matching cocktail napkin with daffodil embroidery.

Sorry that you cannot smell their fragrance...


Related links:
{DAFFODIL OF ROYAL ALBERT FRIENDSHIP SERIES} | Previous post by me


Saturday, January 14, 2012

{Goddaughter Myriam, whose 2nd child Lotte, is born in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia}

Perfect weekend to let you in on some more of our family. Pieter has a Goddaughter, Myriam Vedder, daughter of his middle brother Toon. He married Edith, the sister of Pieter's first wife Thea.
During the years before Lizzy got adopted, see {Our Daughter Liz}, it was Myriam, who spent lots of time with Pieter, and Thea; like their own daughter. Naturally, he became very fond of her. After Lizzy, came to live with them, Myriam, was still included in trips and vacations.
On the left is Myriam, and next to her is her cousin (actually her second cousin by blood) Lizzy, and two more friends that went on vacation together with Pieter and Thea (who is seen in the back). Myriam's parents were the Godparents of Lizzy, so they got embraced with love, from both sides.
Here they are in Switzerland on a vacation in 1972; Myriam, Lizzy and Thea.
Of course time went by and Myriam, got married and started her own life. That took her with her husband to Saudi Arabia, with Royal Dutch Shell, right after their first daughter Sanne, was born in The Kingdom of The Netherlands. Their second daughter Lotte, is born in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
When the Gulf War started they of course had to leave. During one of their visits to The Netherlands we happened to be there as well, so the above picture shows a happy Pieter with his two great-nieces as a pink bundle of joy! Sanne, on the left and Lotte, on the right. Sanne, with her curls had an almost angelic face! They both looked precious and still do!
Their work took them also to New Zealand, where they lived and worked. Meanwhile with three children, as Auke, had come along as well.
Auke, is Sanne, and Lotte's, baby brother and he's a handsome young man meanwhile.
Above is Sanne, at her Gandpa's garden under the wrought iron arbor that he'd welded for his roses... This photo is taken four years before Toon passed away. Myriam has transplanted this arbor, a labor of love by her Dad.
This is Lotte, surrounded by sunflowers!
This picture shows all of us, with our lawyer friend Johnny Warren (l) and his wife Hannah, who visited their daughter Michelle, in Brussels, Belgium at that time and did tour with us. We got to visit Toine's De Gaerde, that is very close to Belgium in the province of Brabant, The Netherlands. Pieter, is the 3rd from the left, Toine from De Gaerde, Myriam, and me. They actually do serve coffee, tea and other refreshments and it is a great place to shop for lots of unique gifts, aside from the plants and professional garden design by Toine.
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Three years ago Myriam, did surprise Pieter, for his birthday with a special visit, together with Toine. We started off with the Dutch Queen's birthday reception at Naylor Hall in Atlanta with the Dutch Honorary Consul.
Obviously very happy times and Myriam, did even bring for both of us an orange feather boa!
Here we are at Ristorante da Maria for the special birthday party with most of our friends; about 16.
But happy times do end...
Pieter took this photo from Sunday Brunch after the birthday dinner evening, at the Page House Bed & Breakfast. This is a home in the style of Gone with the Wind.
Toine and Myriam already having their last breakfast, special with popover pancakes and fresh fruits. Served in bowls from English Rose by Royal Doulton. Strawberry drainer is from Pillivuyt as well as the Sancerre underplates.
Serving Italian Prosecco in Baccarat crystal fluted champagne, with spicy Thai cashews from Trader Joe's.
One last supper with our Thai friend and her American husband. Since Myriam, and Toine, also love spicy food, I did make the special Thai Tom Yam Koeng soup. For the table setting I used the placemats with rose pattern from Le Jacquard Française with matching napkins. Had just the perfect roses to go with that; Royal Bonica. I used the Alvin Bridal Rose round silver soup spoons and for the Chicken Satay with Rice and Asparagus I used the Gero Zilmeta Menuet 528. Chargers are French Pillivuyt Sancerre and the soup bowls and dinner plates are the Rose pattern from Gien, again both available from Replacements Ltd.
Pieter with Goddaughter Myriam...

Crystal is Baccarat Piccadilly  from France.

Cheers!

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