tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86401553388157927722024-03-05T13:58:47.319-08:00The Cranberry Chronicle ContinuesHeidi's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150536686843662052noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640155338815792772.post-30602755803223754632015-06-17T08:08:00.002-07:002015-06-17T08:08:28.256-07:00A few days break in the Mosel Valley (part one)...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After our brief stop from my previous post, we drove on towards the Moselle River. This is our 4th visit to the Mosel Valley and we just love it there. This time we stayed in the village of Lieser at <a href="http://www.landhotel-steffen.de/" target="_blank">Landhotel Steffen</a>. This hotel was something I chanced upon while looking for a place to stay. It lived up to its description and more. We had a room with a view of the river and dinner included each evening. Jos was a little leary as food in hotels is not always good. But this could not be farther from the truth. Both evenings were excellent. We ate a starter that we would not have ordered but really enjoyed. Funny thing is we had it at the second place and would not have eaten it otherwise. But more about that later. There was a beautiful big terrace but the weather was not warm enough to sit outside unfortunately. We will certainly return here for another stay in the near future. </div>
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We choose Lieser because it is close to Bernkastel-Keus. This is a pretty German village and we always enjoy walking here. Jos tried a Riesling ice cream while we were there which was delicious. It really did taste like frozen wine. </div>
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The Italian restaurant was right across from the Bear fountain. I just love this fountain and have shown it before in my old blog. My father's nickname was Bear so I must be a bear cub...right? *grins* </div>
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I always walk around in awe in villages like this as I adore anything wrought iron. They have beautiful hanging signs that just make me drool. And we discovered a Dutch connection with an iron shield hanging on the city wall. It reads "Vivat Oranien Nassau" or Long live Orange Nassau which is the Dutch royal family.</div>
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Jos peeked one morning to see what was right next to the hotel. He told me to come over and look as I would love this garden. Then he said "Oh no...don't look!" It was a wonderful garden for a shop. Lucky for Jos, the shop was not open on the days we were there. We did however go look in the garden. It was so beautiful and gave me some inspiration for my own garden. </div>
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I loved the angels and wrought iron! I want to go look for a chair in the charity shop to sit in amongst my plants now. And I told Jos I wanted him to make me a ladder for our tree. He said he would so now I just have to hold him to it. *grins again* </div>
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On our way for our vacation last week, I searched for a good place to stop halfway there. I discovered this castle on the outskirts of Bergheim, Germany. It is the magical renaissance style castle of Paffendorf. You could easily pass through the village and miss this treasure which is set off the road behind the church. But from the moment you drive up, you are met with a fairytale castle...</div>
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We had lunch in the castle brasserie. Knowing we had a dinner booked that night at our destination, we ordered a starter to tide us over. Jos had white asparagus soup and I had the green asparagus salad. Both were delicious!</div>
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We then took a short walk in the castle park. As you walk in, you are met by the first of the ponds and giant sequoias. There were wildflowers in bloom all around you. </div>
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There are gunneras in bloom all through the grounds. </div>
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How beautiful dead wood is! It becomes a garden ornament when left to stand along the water's side or a piece left to sit and rot naturally. Since we are doing this now at Cranberry Cottage, I loved seeing this. </div>
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The water in the ponds was so clear that you could see the fish swimming (left) and the tadpoles darting around (right). </div>
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Here are some links I found on YouTube so you are take a cyber tour for yourself...</div>
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You may want to turn off the sound on the second video. It is a good look at the grounds but the music is terrible for the scenery.
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Sprng is such a pretty time in our garden. This year, all three of our wisteria are doing well. One was badly frost damaged 4 years ago but even it is perking up with 4 blooms on the vine. One for each year I had to wait and see if it would survive.</div>
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Jos was very busy starting back in February. He relaid all the paths here in the city garden. We decided to use the stones we had at Cranberry Cottage so he had to remove them there and relay paths there too. There are three wider paths now with give order between the cottage garden planting. </div>
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We put out our fountains again. I always have them on when I am in the garden and love the sound of water. I also discovered that there are 2 frogs and a toad living in that tiny pond on the right of the photo. </div>
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Decorating in the garden is a must for me and now I have a new table to decorate with. Our older table is still on the back terrace but we had a robust table specially made for the terrace closer to the house. </div>
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It is a monk's table made with very chunky douglas pine. We both love it! Jos aged the wood with vinager and steel wool so that it would match the chairs and bench we have owned for years. </div>
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This special visitor to our city garden is such a treat! For the third year running, this great spotted woodpecker has been visiting us each spring. I was so pleased to get some good photos while he was at our peanut butter feeder. It is a crowning glory to me that he feels safe in our garden. We have achieved what we set out to do when we bought this house 5 years ago...that is to create a little piece of the countryside in the city. </div>
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Where did March go??? I was really busy and kept wanting to blog but time just slipped away. I will share more about it at the end of this post. March meant two holidays to decorate for this year. I started the month with my cloches showing a tiny of St. Patrick's day cheer but then had to switch them after the 17th of the month to Easter...</div>
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All my spring and Easter quilts were pulled out and accessories added to welcome the Easter Bunny when he arrives...</div>
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These little shoes were my Easter shoes when I was a baby. I am so glad my mother kept them along with a few other items of clothes...</div>
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Jos and I have been really busy working both in the garden in the city and at Cranberry Cottage. Lots of changes have happened at the cottage but that is a post in itself for later. As for the city garden, we have added a conifer hedge right next to the house. </div>
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We need a little privacy. See that beautiful pine on the neighbor's side? We found out they are going to cut it down when Jos saw a notice in the local newspaper. We ordered some 15+ year old Thuja Emerald conifers and the man from the nursery called to say they would be delivered. </div>
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Once we removed the plants that were in this section, Jos had to dig a big trench. They are planted and watered in so we have our fingers crossed they root well. Jos also added a row of paving and it all looks so nice now. </div>
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We have also been to visit a carpenter up north who is making us a robust pine monk's table with cross legs. The table is done so we have to go pick it up. I can't wait to see it and have our first meal of the season outdoors!</div>
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It is already so close to the end of the month and I had intended to post more this month. February is the month of love and Valentines so my cloches are decorated for the season. On the coffee table are two with various hearts in them. Three of the hearts were gifts from friends...Sonja, Silvia and Annet (Silvia's daughter)...so they have a special place. The heart doily was a gift from my sister.</div>
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The sideboard has a cloche with three white glass heart ornaments.....</div>
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My desk also has a cloche with a vintage feel...shoe pincushion, spool of lace and a black glass heart ornament.....</div>
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Pink roses by my quilt wall.....</div>
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Blue and taupe vases by my 50 Hearts quilt. This quilt was made over the last year to celebrate my having turned 50. The evening before I turned 51 this month, I sewed on a special label to finish off a quilt that holds memories for me. You can read about it <a href="http://stitchedmemoriesintime.blogspot.nl/2015/02/a-year-older-and-quilt-richer.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Again this year, my amaryllis bulb was planted in October to have it ready to bloom in December but it did not show itself until January. Too late for the holidays but standing tall in all its glory for the start of the new year. It brought some beauty to the month which normally feels dull due to the Christmas decorations having come down. </div>
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<b>The language of flowers...amaryllis is the symbol of pride and splendid beauty</b></div>
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We are thrilled with the start of our year's goal to clean up our home and life. I hope we can keep up the momentum as the year progresses. Each month, I will tally up what we have achieved. I am so excited to get rid of unused items in order to make room for things we want to do in the house. More about those plans will come this year. </div>
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This piece of stitching adorns our living room each year in January. This year, it turned out to be prophetic. We spent last weekend at Cranberry Cottage and on Saturday morning awoke to this.....</div>
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I was thrilled to see some snow. It was thick wet snow that stuck too. What a pretty sight!</div>
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Then on Sunday morning, we had a visit by this little creature. This red squirrel was trying to get the peanut holder from the arbour but Jos has made sure he no long can make it fall off. But we felt for him as he was hungry and put out some peanuts for him. He was adorable with his bushy tail and pointy ears.</div>
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Back in the city, the little snow that fell here was all melted by the time we drove home on Sunday afternoon which made it harder to leave the snow still at the cottage. But I can think back to our perfect weekend while I look at my winter tree. All the ornaments are handmade by me.</div>
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In our bid to streamline our lives and get rid of things we are not using, I am going from room to room now looking at what we have. I thought it would be fun to revisit the rooms on the blog. But first, I wanted to try out this for some time...making your own vanilla extract. Have you ever tried it? I had everything to do it but just did not get around to doing it. Saying to myself that this year would be different, I grabbed all the ingredients this afternoon and it is now sitting on my pantry shelf. I simply put three vanilla pods (cut open lengthwise) into a small air tight bottle with vodka. I shook it and set it on the shelf. Now to remember to shake it twice a week and then in a few months I can start baking with it.</div>
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I am going to try and spread out my cleaning more this year. It is also a great chance in the first few months of the year to see what I want to keep and what can be decluttered. Our powder room (<a href="http://thecranberrychronicle.blogspot.nl/2010/11/oops-murphy-returns.html" target="_blank">click here to see the first post</a> about this room after we moved) is very tiny so there is not much there and it is easy to keep clean.</div>
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I did edit the items on my cupboard shelves I have hanging over the toilet. No more ivy to simply collect dust. I see from the photos that I need to edit the glassware now too. I have started using some of my doll quilts collection here too. They are stacked on a shelf and I now hang one at the bottom of the shelf. Hopefully, I will get a few more doll quilts made this year to add to the shelf. There are two of them sitting in my studio as UFOs (unfinished objects) waiting to be finish. It is fun to use my handmade quilts in our home even in the smallest room of the house.</div>
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Jos and I have set a goal for the new year. We are going to declutter in a big way. We set a goal for 2015 to declutter 15 items each month from our home. When I say declutter, I do not mean reorganizing but de-owning. We started with the holiday season since we had time on our hands to list many things for sale on a Dutch version of eBay. Last weekend, we totted up what we sold and 12 items have gone so far bringing a total of 135 euros back into our wallets. Funny, we had a hard time remembering everything for the list I just made so that means we really did not need the things if we already are forgetting them. Jos also did a clear out and took 16 things to recycle and donate to the thrift shop. It is not stopping there since we have people coming to pick up more items this and next week. So far our count is up to 28 items de-owned and 4 more should be gone by the end of the month. </div>
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I am also trying to rethink how I can keep my seasonal decorating which I love doing but keeping it more simple and organizing items this year as I use them. I decorated the large bread board Jos made me (see first two photos of this post) with a winter feel using lace, ice skates, taupe pot and pinecones. I could not help but add a pot of pink hyacinths though! It is a dreary winter here with spring temperatures and autumn gale force winds so a little bright feeling with bulbs cheer us up was just the thing. We still do hope for a snowflake or two to show up in the coming month...who knows...</div>
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A love of cloches has evolved into a good number of them in our home. So this year, I want to change them each month to reflect the season. For winter, three are standing on my sideboard with snow, pine trees, snowmen, an ornament and even some mice playing in the snow. Take a closer look by enlarging all the photos. </div>
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Our home has been touched by Christmas cheer...
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A large cutting board made up with a winter scene for the holidays stands on our coffee table.</div>
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A handmade patchwork Christmas wreath is held by a large wooden Santa my older brother and I made together years ago.</div>
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Even my desk in the living room has been given some touches for the season as all the tables in our home. This is where I blog...</div>
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.......in Santa! Do you??? He is trudging his way through the snow covered woods to be here in time for December 25th. </div>
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How nice to have Thanksgiving dinner for two at Cranberry Cottage. Unfortunately, for the second time in a month, we had to leave earlier than planned as I have been having major problems with my allergies (at least we think that is the problem) while in the woods. My doctor arranged for me to see my specialist at the hospital again in two weeks though so he can check some things. </div>
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Our dinner was a turkey filet steak with onion gravy, sautéed Brussels sprouts with smoked bacon and roasted butternut squash. This turkey steak was so moist and tender so I think I will do it this way from now on. It means no leftovers but that is not such a bad thing when the meat is so succulent. Dessert is not pumpkin pie but pumpkin mousse. I started making this each year for the holiday a couple of years ago from fresh pumpkin. It is delicious and simple to make. You can find <a href="http://thecranberrychroniclecontinues.blogspot.nl/2012/11/happy-thanksgiving.html" target="_blank">my recipe here</a> on a previous blog post.</div>
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Back at home in the city and we are busy getting some big projects done in the garden while preparing to allow the garden to have its winter sleep. I also started taking down my autumn decorations to make way for Christmas. </div>
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I have been trying to use my quilts in different ways that I traditionally do. I feel a need to pare down what I have and start making this more simple to do around the house. Just a few pieces like my bobbinlace toadstool picture, gourds places on wooden candlesticks and a leaf shaped dish with acorn pincushions adorned my sideboard along with a quilt and pots. </div>
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The vintage olive pot is a favorite item and I combined it with an old mustard pot and handmade pottery vase to sit on my quilt. </div>
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We moved my sea chest to the quilt wall now and I can keep changing the flowers in my large crackle effect pot. Did you notice the wreath with Sinterklaas? Hard to believe that it is almost December 5th already! Time flies and it will be Christmas far too soon.....</div>
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Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving if you are from the US and otherwise are enjoying the last days of autumn wherever you are in the world!</div>
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<b><span class="hvr">a.</span> </b><span class="hvr">Of</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">relating</span> <span class="hvr">to</span> <span class="hvr">shepherds</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">herders.</span></div>
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<b><span class="hvr">b.</span> </b><span class="hvr">Of,</span> <span class="hvr">relating</span> <span class="hvr">to,</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">used</span> <span class="hvr">for</span> <span class="hvr">animal</span> <span class="hvr">husbandry.</span></div>
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<b><span class="hvr">a.</span> </b><span class="hvr">Of</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">relating</span> <span class="hvr">to</span> <span class="hvr">the</span> <span class="hvr">country</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">country</span> <span class="hvr">life;</span> <span class="hvr">rural.</span></div>
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<b><span class="hvr">b.</span> </b><span class="hvr">Charmingly</span> <span class="hvr">simple</span> <span class="hvr">and</span> <span class="hvr">serene;</span> <span class="hvr">idyllic.</span> <span class="hvr">See</span> <span class="hvr">Synonyms</span> <span class="hvr">at</span> <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rural" style="color: #645e7d;">rural</a>.</div>
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<b><span class="hvr">3.</span> </b><span class="hvr">Of,</span> <span class="hvr">relating</span> <span class="hvr">to,</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">being</span> <span class="hvr">a</span> <span class="hvr">literary</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">other</span> <span class="hvr">artistic</span> <span class="hvr">work</span> <span class="hvr">that</span> <span class="hvr">portrays</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">evokes</span> <span class="hvr">rural</span> <span class="hvr">life,</span> <span class="hvr">usually</span> <span class="hvr">in</span> <span class="hvr">an</span> <span class="hvr">idealized</span> <span class="hvr">way.</span></div>
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<b><span class="hvr">4.</span> </b><span class="hvr">Of</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">relating</span> <span class="hvr">to</span> <span class="hvr">a</span> <span class="hvr">pastor</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">the</span> <span class="hvr">duties</span> <span class="hvr">of</span> <span class="hvr">a</span> <span class="hvr">pastor:</span> <span class="illustration" style="color: #226699; font-style: italic;"><span class="hvr">pastoral</span> <span class="hvr">duties;</span> <span class="hvr">a</span> <span class="hvr">pastoral</span> <span class="hvr">letter.</span></span></div>
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<b><span class="hvr">1.</span> </b><span class="hvr">A</span> <span class="hvr">literary</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">other</span> <span class="hvr">artistic</span> <span class="hvr">work</span> <span class="hvr">that</span> <span class="hvr">portrays</span> <span class="hvr">or</span> <span class="hvr">evokes</span> <span class="hvr">rural</span> <span class="hvr">life,</span> <span class="hvr">usually</span> <span class="hvr">in</span> <span class="hvr">an</span> <span class="hvr">idealized</span> <span class="hvr">way.</span></div>
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<b><span class="hvr">2.</span> </b><i>Music</i> <span class="hvr">A</span> <span class="hvr">pastorale.</span></div>
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<span class="hvr">[Middle</span> <span class="hvr">English,</span> <span class="hvr">from</span> <span class="hvr">Old</span> <span class="hvr">French,</span> <span class="hvr">from</span> <span class="hvr">Latin</span> <tt style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="hvr">p</span><img align="absbottom" src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/amacr.gif" /><span class="hvr">st</span><img align="absbottom" src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/omacr.gif" /><span class="hvr">r</span><img align="absbottom" src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/amacr.gif" /><span class="hvr">lis</span></tt><span class="hvr">,</span> <span class="hvr">from</span> <tt style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="hvr">p</span><img align="absbottom" src="http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/amacr.gif" /><span class="hvr">stor</span></tt>, <i>shepherd</i><span class="hvr">;</span> <span class="hvr">see</span> <b>pastor</b>.]</div>
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It seems I have been seeing many scenes which evoke the images reminding you of toile de jouy fabric. While on vacation this year in France, Belgium and Holland, I enjoyed these scenes of simple country pleasure. Whether a windmill on a hilltop with cows grazing (photo 1) in Holland or a small orchard beside L'Abbaye du Val Dieu (photos 2 and 3) in Belguim, they make you pause and sigh. A peace falls over you. </div>
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In spring, we visited the Chateau de Rambures and I spotted the cows grazing way off the side of the castle grounds. They are in the farmer's field near the castle but just visible as you come near the walkway. Again...a pause to sigh...a reminder to slow down...to really see what is around you...</div>
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<br />Heidi's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150536686843662052noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640155338815792772.post-27353804015265587032014-09-30T07:42:00.000-07:002014-09-30T07:42:13.361-07:00Autumn starts to show her colors.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is a buzz in the garden that autumn has come...</div>
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Our New York Asters (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) are in glorious bloom. They have taken over a large area and put on a great show to say goodbye to summer and herald in autumn. The bees are enjoying a final summer feast of nectar.</div>
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There is such an overflow of flowers that I even put them in a vase to create an instant autumn table on the terrace just outside the living room. </div>
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And our hydrangeas put on a great show over the summer but are not quite done showing off now with pretty rose tints to welcome the fall. </div>
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There are touches of autumn in our front garden too. I love opening the bedroom curtains in the morning as this table display greets me as I start a new day...</div>
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<br />Heidi's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150536686843662052noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640155338815792772.post-1752112385534362802014-09-15T05:53:00.000-07:002014-09-15T05:53:06.295-07:00Vacation is hard but fun work.....Our summer vacation has ended and was wonderful from start to finish. We started with a long stay at Cranberry Cottage. It was so quiet and peaceful which is something we needed. Our goal was to do a project which was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest leading me to <a href="http://www.batchelorsway.com/2014/07/boring-staircase-no-longer.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>. Thank you Ronda for sharing your brilliant idea! It worked a treat on a wall we were unhappy with at the cottage.<br />
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We have a great deal of sunlight that shines on this wall. After wallpapering, we found out that direct sunlight will cause vinyl wallpaper to shrink and pull away from the wall while the paste is drying out. The same wallpaper in the guest room was no problem but here it has gaps and a few bubbles. But my problem is that I LOVE this wallpaper and do not have enough to redo it. It is not a paper that is available any longer. So how to fix the problem and be able to salvage something I love??? </div>
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Ronda's idea of creating a grid was just right! We painted thin wooden slats. We sanded them after painting to give them a worn look. Then measuring first the vertical lengths, we divided the wall into four sections. The horizontals were then glued into place creating 5 sections. We were lucky that we did not have to created the trim around the wall as it already had a trim. We simply painted it to match the slats. </div>
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Both Jos and I are thrilled with the results. It really creates a nice feature wall. We got rid of a couch that was far too large for the room and brought our sheep leather chair to take its place. Our next project is a mantle for the fireplace. Humm...time to look around on Pinterest once again.....</div>
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<br />Heidi's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150536686843662052noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640155338815792772.post-27316418619904995752014-08-16T08:51:00.001-07:002014-08-16T08:57:19.257-07:00A visitor came calling at Cranberry Cottage.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was watching Jos saw some wood for a project in the cottage when I realized straight across from me, this cute mouse was also watching Jos too!</div>
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"Once upon a time there was a woodmouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.</div>
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She lived in a bank under a hedge.</div>
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Such a funny house! There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to store-rooms and nut cellars and seed cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge."</div>
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We love to visit gardens for inspiration. Visiting the tiny city of Gerberoy in France to see the <a href="http://www.lesjardinshenrilesidaner.com/" target="_blank">garden of the French painter Henri Le Sidaner</a> did not disappoint us. The addition of this beautiful ornament, which if you look closely in the photo collages, you will find in the artist's garden too. When I found this ornament in at a Dutch farm that sells ornaments, I knew it was the perfect way to remember our visit to Henri's garden...</div>
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To enter the gardens, you walk around the outside of the village along the old medieval walls. There is a door in the arch of one wall that enters into the garden. The day we went there was noone else there and it helped create the magic of the world where Henri painted.....</div>
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I love this photo I shot of Jos sitting in the quiet garden enjoying the morning sun.....</div>
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Ornaments and statues were everywhere throughout the garden.....</div>
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What a privilege to be able to stand in front of the little summerhouse/atelier he painted. And what a summerhouse! I loved all the details in this tiny building. During the exhibit, this was one if my favorite paintings which came to life in the garden.....</div>
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The gazebo built on the foundations of a medieval tower allows you to take in the beautiful views of the landscape in and around Gerberoy..... </div>
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Henri Le Sidaner passed away 75 years ago today 16 July in 1939. But his spirit lives on in his timeless paintings but also in the magical gardens he created in Gerberoy, France. </div>
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For those interested in seeing more, here is a YouTube film of his time spent in Gerberoy. It is in Dutch but well worth watching even if you cannot understand the language. </div>
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In December, I went to an art exhibit of the paintings of an (to me) unknown painter. It was close by at the <a href="http://www.singerlaren.nl/nl" target="_blank">Singer Museum</a>. I felt like I was able to slip away to France on a late spring afternoon in the dead of winter. Roses and wine around me.....I loved it so much that I made my husband go back with me another time before the exhibit ended. </div>
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<i>In december 2013 heb ik een tentoonstelling </i><i>in het Singer Museum</i><i> in Laren bezocht om het werk van een (voor mij) onbekende schilder te kunnen zie. Ik voelde alsof ik in Frankrijk was op een late lente middag , terwijl het hier winter was. Met Rozen en wijn om me heen in Frankrijk...... Ik vond het zo leuk dat ik samen met mijn man nog een keer deze tentoonstelling heb bezocht.</i></div>
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All this because of this man...Henri Le Sidaner. He was noted for his intimate style and capturing atmospheric light in his paintings. I was so entranced by his work! Part of the exhibit was reading about his life and listening to the story as you went along. There I heard about his house and garden. </div>
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<i>Dit alles vanwege deze man ... Henri Le Sidaner. Hij staat bekend om zijn intieme stijl en het vastleggen van licht in zijn sfeervolle schilderijen. Ik was helemaal in de ban van zijn werk! Een deel van de tentoonstelling ging over zijn leven waarbij ik ook hoorde over zijn huis en tuin.</i></div>
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There is a tiny village in the Picardie region of France. This tiny village is Gerberoy and was where Henri Le Sidaner first rented and then bought a house in 1910. When researching the painter, I discovered that the village still contained this house and his gardens which were also open to the public. We just had to visit and see it all ourselves! </div>
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The medieval village celebrates the rose each year and like walking in a museum. It is considered one of the most beautiful villages in France. In this picturesque place there is one bed and breakfast. Above is a photo of <a href="http://lelogisdegerberoy.free.fr/" target="_blank">Le Logis de Gerberoy</a> which is every bit as enchanting as it looks in the photo. We were so warmly welcomed by <span style="background-color: white; color: #303030; line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cécile when we rang the bell to her home. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #303030;"><span style="line-height: 30px;"><i>Er is heel een klein stadje in de Picardië (Noord Frankrijk.) Deze kleine stad is Gerberoy en was de plaats waar Henri Sidaner eerst gehuurd en daarna het huis gekocht heeft in 1910. Ik ontdekte dat het huis en zijn tuinen opengesteld zijnvoor het publiek. We besloten toen om zelf te gaan kijken in Gerberoy. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #303030;"><span style="line-height: 30px;"><i>De middeleeuwse stad viert elk jaar een mooi rozenfeest en lijkt een openlucht museum. Het wordt beschouwd als een van de mooiste dorpen van Frankrijk. In deze schilderachtige plek is er ook een bed and breakfast. Boven is een foto van Le Logis de Gerberoy te vinden, in het echt net zo betoverend als het eruit ziet in de foto. We werden hartelijk ontvangen door Cecile nadat we onderstaande bel gebruikt hadden:.</i></span></span></div>
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She and her husband having been lovingly restoring their old home. They have created a warm and relaxing atmosphere to spend your time in Gerberoy. We loved it so much that we asked <span style="background-color: white; color: #303030; line-height: 30px;">Cécile if we could stay an extra night. We were so glad she was able to give us the room for a third night. The rooms are comfortable and we slept like on a bed of roses only to be awakened to a delicious breakfast and walks in the lovely village. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 30px;"><span style="color: #303030;"><i>Zij en haar man hebben deze oude herberg weer gerestaureerd.. Ze hebben een warme en ontspannen sfeer gecreëerd om je tijd door te brengen in Gerberoy. We vonden het zo leuk dat we Cecile vroegen of we een extra nacht konden blijven. We waren blij dat er ruimte voor een derde nacht was. De kamers zijn comfortabel en we sliepen als op een bed van rozen , om wakker te worden met een heerlijk ontbijt en wandelingen in het mooie dorp.</i></span></span></div>
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I enjoyed taking some detailed photos of things around the bed and breakfast to give you an impression of this magical house. Thank you <span style="background-color: white; color: #303030; line-height: 30px;">Cécile</span> for a memorable stay in your home. </div>
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We did however go to Gerberoy for a specific reason...to visit <a href="http://www.lesjardinshenrilesidaner.com/" target="_blank">les jardin des Henri le Sidaner</a>. Come back for my next blog post to visit the gardens with me.....</div>
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<i>Ik heb genoten van het nemen van detailfoto's rond de bed and breakfast. Deze foto's geven een goede indruk van dit magische huis. Dank je Cecilia voor een onvergetelijk verblijf in jouw huis. </i></div>
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<i>We zijn echter wel gaan naar Gerberoy voor een reden: specifiek om de tuin van Henry le Sidaner te bezoeken. Kom s.v.p. terug voor mijn volgende blog post zodat je ook de tuinen met mij kunt bezoeken .....</i></div>
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Note: Thank you so much for the comforting thoughts sent our way over the tragic loss of Elwin in my previous blog post. Your thoughts and concerns have really picked me up and helped soften the hurt I felt over his sad passing. </div>
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<i>Opmerking: Dank je wel voor de troostende gedachten over het tragische verlies van Elwin in mijn vorige blog post. Jullie gedachten hielpen de pijn te verzachten die ik voelde over zijn trieste heengaan.</i></div>
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Jos and I have been searching for a new kitten lately. The loss of Dagi
was hard for us but we have so much love to share with another kitty. In
May, I saw the photo below that a breeder posted online. Meet Elwin...a
red oriental short hair. He was adorable and it was love at first
sight. We arranged to bring him home the day after we returned from a
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<i>Jos en ik hebben lang gezocht naar een nieuwe kitten. Het verlies van
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nieuwe kitten. In Mei zag ik de foto hieronder die een fokker op
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<i>Ontmoet Elwin: een roodharige orientaalse kat. Hij was erg leuk en we
waren op slag verliefd. We hebben afgesproken om hem direct na onze
vakantie naar ons huis te brengen.</i><br />
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The big day arrived and we drove the hour to pick up Elwin. His brother
Joep climbed up on my lap and looked at me as if to say "You are not
going to take Elwin and leave me here, are you?". So Joep came home to
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It quickly became apparent that Joep needed a man's strong guiding hand.
I was not able to cope with his and he was constantly playing so hard
with Elwin that it left Elwin with scabbed scratches. We made the
difficult decision after a vet looked at Joep and said his aggression
would probably not deminish as he became an adult cat. He was all
personality so this was a hard decision to make but he was returned to
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Elwin was sad the first 24 hours and would not eat or drink. He was
missing the breeder and his partner. But finally he turned around and he
ate very well and followed us all over the house talking away wherever
we went. He had the funniest meow which sounded like those friction wind
up flash lights. He cuddled day and night. His favorite sleeping spot
was laid over my should with his little sweet head on my chest. He went
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I am using past tense as this is not a story with a happy ending. Sunday
he started to get lethargic and stopped eating. He did still drink
when we took him to his water. Monday morning, when I awoke he was
laying between Jos and I and at first I though he had died. He was alive
but breathing very badly. Then I saw his little belly looked strange. I
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We called the vet and she had us bring him in. His breathing was more
and more distressed and the assistant let me wait with his in a well
cooled room. The vet drew stomach fluid to test and came back with
horrible news. Elwin had FIP. It is viral disease and was in his stomach
and lungs. Cats cannot survive this illness. We had to make the
decision to put down a beautiful kitten that was not even 4 months old
yet yesterday. It seems so wrong that this little life has passed too
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Elwin is buried our under the bench in our garden. He is right next to
Dagi where we can go and sit with them. I am totally heartbroken. I miss
him so much even though he was such a short time in our home. He fit
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<i>Elwin was de eerste 24 uren droevig, hij wilde niet eten of drinken,
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lusteloos and stopte met eten. Maandag ochtend dacht ik dat hij dood
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<i><i><i>Op maandag tweede pinksterdag zijn wij naar de dierenarts geweest.
Hij kon eigenlijk niet goed meer ademen, wij mochten wachten in een
kamer met Airco de hitte kon hij niet meer aan. De dierenarts heeft
vloeistof afgetapt uit zijn veel te dikke buik. Daarop heeft ze ons het
slechte nieuws gegeven dat Elwin FIP had. Dit is een ongeneeslijke virus
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When Jos told me months ago that he saw a woodpecker on our pergola, I thought he must have imagined it. We live in a city suburb and there are no woodpeckers here. But this weekend, he spotted one again. I grabbed my camera and started snapping photos. But it did not look the woodpecker we see at Cranberry Cottage. Then another landed on this tree next to it and we realized it was a mother and her baby feeding from our peanut feeder. It is the Great Spotted Woodpecker and we feel honored that they are coming to our city garden. It means we are doing things right with our planting. </div>
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<i>Toen Jos een bonte specht op onze pergola zag dacht ik dat het niet waar kon zijn. Wij wonen in een buurt net buiten de stad. Maar afgelopen weekend zag hij er weer een. Ik pakte snel mijn camera om wat fotos te maken. Maar deze bonte specht zag er anders uit dan de spechten die we in de Cranberry cottage tuin zien. Onmiddelijk daarna kwam er nog een specht op de boom. Het ging om een moeder en baby grote bonte specht. Het is een eer om deze prachtige vogels in onze tuin te hebben want het betekent dat wij het goed doen met onze beplanting. </i></div>
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Persephone is the goddess of spring's bounty. Fits well in her corner of our garden surrounded by rhododendrons blossoms. </div>
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Heidi's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150536686843662052noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640155338815792772.post-20934153879085684412014-04-13T08:30:00.001-07:002014-04-13T08:33:47.313-07:00Hey brothers!<div style="text-align: center;">
This past Thursday was National Siblings Day in the US so in honor of my two brothers here is a song that really fits for us (listen to the words). This is for you both.....<br />
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To big brother Bill...who we love so much because he is the BIG brother. He is a calm force of few words but loves his family. He is there for us when we need him. He is devoted to my mother and we are glad he is there standing by watching over her while we are so far away.<br />
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To baby brother Eric...who is a little one of the family with a big presence. He has found out that he also has nerve dystrophy which I had but was diagnosed fast enough to bring mine into the rest phase. I hope you always see the good in each day no matter how you feel. It brings you through and laughter is the best medication in life.<br />
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Happy Siblings Day (belated) to my two brothers.<br />
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Heidi's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150536686843662052noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640155338815792772.post-80746642497680494752014-04-10T09:19:00.001-07:002014-04-10T09:19:05.206-07:00"Kikkerdril"<div style="text-align: center;">
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In our tiny pond with a fountain, a frog has decided to make a home along with hundreds of spawn. Now there is a word for spawn in Dutch with is so much more fun...kikkerdril (pronounced kicker-drill). It amazes us that this mommy frog would choose such a small spot with nothing in the water but a pump to call home...</div>
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<i>In ons piepkleine vijver heeft een kikker besloten om haar kikkerdril te leggen. Er is niks in het bakje behalve een pomp. Blijkbaar vindt zij het een veilig plekje...</i></div>
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<br />Heidi's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150536686843662052noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640155338815792772.post-42536278742235246592014-04-07T05:32:00.002-07:002014-04-07T07:09:36.959-07:00Spring, spring, spring.....<div style="text-align: center;">
It is spring! Just take a peek out through my window and into my garden to see...<br />
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We planted up more bulbs last autumn and are now being rewarded with beautiful colors. With our warm winter this past season, we seem to have more things blooming at once than normal.</div>
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<i>Bollen planten in de herfst geeft kleur in de lente. Met het warme wintermaanden lijkt het alsof er meer dingen gelijktijdig bloeien.</i></div>
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My March violets have decided to do extra this year. They are seeding themselves in more places in the garden and seem to have twice as many blossoms as usual. The malus apple tree is blooming but there is a storm expected this evening so I have my fingers crossed that it and my other flowers will not suffer too much damage.</div>
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<i>Mijn maartse viooltjes doen het beter dan ooit. De malus appel bloeit. Hopelijk de verwachte storm vanavond zou niet al te heftig zijn. </i></div>
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I have started to decorate for Easter today. What better way to spend a Monday??? I am changing all the quilts in the room and adding some seasonal stitching.</div>
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<i>Wat is leuker op een maandagochtend dan een beetje Paasversiering aan te brengen? Quilts en borduurwerkjes veranderen...</i></div>
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A bouquet of tulips indoors always creates instant spring. My Easter tree is ready to welcome the holiday. We did a little adjusting of furniture in our living room last week. I moved my antique sea chest over to by our couch. I also changed my curtains to my summer linen storing my brown heavy ones away until autumn comes around again. </div>
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<i>Een bouquet tulpen brengt de lente in huis. Mijn Paasboom is klaar. Wij hebben ook van meubels verplaatst en de lichte gordijnen hangen in plaats van de donkere gordijnen.</i></div>
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Then I moved my pine desk into the living room. Yes Silvia, we decided to do it after all. *grins* I was debating as it is pine and the other items in my living room are dark oak. But it works well. We are blessed with a very large living room which seemed to grow larger due to the new floor. I have more than enough room for the desk. Jos was really pleased with how it looks now and likes the idea of being able to work here. This is now where I blog. </div>
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<i>Wij hebben een grote woonkamer die nog groter lijkt met onze nieuwe vloer. Dus ik heb mijn grenen bureau in de kamer geplaatst. (Ja hoor Silvia...toch gedaan.) Omdat ik donker eiken in de kamer heb twijfelde ik maar het werkt goed samen. Jos vindt het nu helemaal leuk want hij kan hier werken. Het is ook mijn plekje om te bloggen. </i></div>
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