2022-10-30 17:53
2 deer on a field a few mornings to be spotted on my morning commute twiceMigrating geeseThe rising sun of a foggy field in the morningA friend coming over to spend a weekend with us i… Read More
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2022-10-28 16:50
Quite last minute as always we brainstormed for a birthday party. Just before Kabouter's birthday, where we were both not present, we wondered what to do and he mumbled himself that we… Read More
2022-10-27 15:17
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-10-26 16:36
The second Sunday of October we got a message from our friends in Bierbeek whether we'd like to join them on a walk. Sure yeah! After a chat in their sunny garden, we… Read More
2022-10-25 15:01
After our earlier than planned return from Oosterhout and the cancellation of our plans to visit the Efteling, because Jan was ill and we all hadn't slept wel for a few nights, I felt… Read More
2022-10-23 15:47
The best part of Juan-Les-Pins is the fact that it's part of the city of Antibes. And Antibes has the best of what France can offer: a fortified Vauban town bathing in the… Read More
2022-10-22 15:47
Early October, Jan had to celebrate his 50th birthday in Oosterhout and we profited booking a long weekend in the Roompot "Katjeskelder". I was positively surprised by the style and sp… Read More
2022-10-21 15:48
1) Wasps in France are attracted to chicken meat...chicken nuggets to be specific, much more than sweet drinks. We've done 3 weeks of testing (as my children are rather monotoneo… Read More
2022-10-20 16:13
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by associat… Read More
2022-10-19 15:43
In Juan-Les-Pins we lived in a vacation apartment in a residence area with 14 blocks in a garden park and centrally 2 pools for the residents, full time guarded by the concierge of the compl… Read More
2022-10-17 16:53
When the Men of 72 celebrated Abraham in Leuven and walked in the parade, a group of 72 from Oosterhout joined. During the first Saturday of October, the men turning 50 get… Read More
2022-10-16 16:56
When we researched vacation previous winter, Kabouter requested a pool and Beertje insisted some time at the beach. I wanted space and quiet and Jan was nostalgic for his childhood summers a… Read More
2022-10-15 15:06
(In paellawinkel bij reuzepan met veel sterren op verpakking)Wow zoveel sterren, dat is zelfs meer dan een vijfsterrenhotel Ik denk wel dat wat x zei dat er veel Sinterklazen zijn omdat… Read More
2022-10-13 16:02
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-10-12 15:58
We are now 6 weeks into the new school year where Beertje is starting to read. While the first 1-2 weeks show very little activity...with only 2 known letters there's not much possibility to… Read More
2022-10-11 15:57
Despite my goal to not do anything at all the entire week, when we arrived in our fantastic vacation home near Les Vans, I was inspired by the information from our ghosts to visit another to… Read More
2022-10-10 15:51
The first Monday of October is usually a school free day, so we had planned a long weekend as family in the Netherlands. Jan would celebrate in Oosterhout with the local Abraham… Read More
2022-10-09 19:03
We stayed in the Ardèche in a vacation house at the edge of Les Vans, which is a cute French town with a couple of narrow streets and old houses, the way I like it very much. Our… Read More
2022-10-06 16:55
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-10-04 16:09
September is the fair in Leuven. The boys had received some pocket money when they walked along in the parade of the Jaartallen so the following Wednesday (which was no school, s… Read More
2022-10-01 17:13
Heeft oma geen moestuin? Dus ook geen noten of zo?Mag ik dat niet drinken? Maar daar zit toch geen cocaïne in? Alle dat waar je zo wakker van wordt ? (Cfr cola en cafeïne)Ik vind h… Read More
2022-09-30 16:14
Dropping 2 excited boys off back at school on Sept 1stBeing genuinely happy to return to the office and see my team after a long absenceTomatoes that still ripe in September to harvest … Read More
2022-09-29 16:16
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-09-27 15:57
Oh irony when we leave to the south of France to find some heat (our motivation in winter) and arrive after months of heatwave, draught, lack of water and forrest fires, ... we g… Read More
2022-09-26 15:56
I've seen online posts around Christmas were entire families were dressed up in the same Christmas pyjama. I am always amazed that an entire family wants to take part and put themselves onli… Read More
2022-09-25 16:25
If you ask the boys what was best on our summer vacation, they'll probably answer the house with the dogs. If I ask further, it wasn't about the house or garden but about the dogs. Ind… Read More
2022-09-24 17:59
After a few days of cruising through the Alsace, Bourgogne and Auvergne, we crossed the Central Massif to get from Vichy to our first vacation stay for a week in the Ardèche. &n&hell…Read More
2022-09-22 15:24
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-09-21 15:09
If you're from Leuven or if you've been reading my blog for many years already, you are aware that there is a specific tradition in Leuven if you turn 50. Each year a group of men (and… Read More
2022-09-18 17:10
In August, I've read a record amount of books, and it was great. While I didn't read any books in the baby years of the children , I've slowly picked up reading again, and I was happy… Read More
2022-09-17 17:28
Our last "intermediate on the road destination" was Vichy. I could not imagine anything for the city and even had difficulty to locate it on a map. yeah it's somewhere more south and I… Read More
2022-09-16 16:13
K: Beertje, je hebt mijn sandalen aanB: En wat boeit dat? Ik verveel me (10 keer per dag)Papa, Kabouter wil mijn broodje afstelenDat was lang geleden dat we nog eens normale fanta hadde… Read More
2022-09-15 16:15
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-09-14 15:45
On Friday we had to drive from Avalon to Vichy...a region without highways. When we booked in wintertime, we had seen t a big regional nature park which got recommended at the tourist… Read More
2022-09-13 15:08
History has always been one of my favourite subjects in school...art history maybe even more so. In Grade 9 (? not sure) we learned about the Middel ages and roman and gothic bui… Read More
2022-09-11 16:52
So I missed the Abraham celebration in Leuven last week where Jan with the other Men of the year 1972 got honored for their 50th birthday due to our trip to the ER. So I borrowed… Read More
2022-09-10 15:50
A new day, a new roadtrip...and being on a long drive demands for candy. Tsss little goofballs they are. We navigated through long road works in the direction of the Swiss b… Read More
2022-09-09 15:23
Jan joined the Men of the Year when he turned 40 to grow during a decade to a group of friend that would celebrate their 50th birthday together, all in the traditions of the Unesco cultural… Read More
2022-09-08 16:21
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-09-07 15:50
In 2022 any city now seems to be filled with street art. The art in Starsbourg wasn't huge or abundantly visible but I noticed multiple smaller decorations that made me smile. The… Read More
2022-09-05 15:36
We left on vacation to the South of France after our "cold" and "grey" vacation times in Northern France previous years. We had promised ourselves to enjoy a warm vacation in 2022. Lit… Read More
2022-09-02 18:56
August 202231 days of undisturbed quality time with the family7,5 books finished4 nights in Leuven17 days of swimming in a pool2921 km of roadtrip through France (without local errands… Read More
2022-09-01 16:35
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-08-31 15:54
Breakfast on the terrace outsideBees on the lavenderVacation...a vast amount of vacation. A true long break. New mattresses A crazy cat chasing a toy mouse throughout the house, in… Read More
2022-08-30 15:55
Wat was de grootste berg van de wereld voor de Mount Everest ontdekt was? …. De Everest eh, hij was gewoon nog niet ontdektVoor het eerst hoop ik dat het regent(Nieuws over droogte)(K… Read More
2022-08-28 15:05
I've noticed it before: I am a champion in doing nothing. I don't feel that urge to be continuously on the discovery of new places or activities. And I noticed previous sum… Read More
2022-08-27 16:20
Our Texan friend Q was 12 years ago the first visitor ever in our weekend home in the east of Belgium. We had just received the keys and were camping inside in a home that had to be complete… Read More
2022-08-26 15:15
Some quality time with Beertje when his brother was too busy with his social calendar. If you ask our children where they want to walk, it's always going to be the Tour de la Warche.&n&hell…Read More
2022-08-25 16:13
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-08-24 16:57
It's so funny when I think about it: if you had told me 5 years ago I'd be photographing regularly harvested vegetables or be cheering for my growing tomatoes to turn red and ripe, I would h… Read More
2022-08-23 15:32
Inertia: (noun): a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.I'm laying on the sunbed in the gardennext to the lavender where I hear lots of bees buzzing around. I have been reading… Read More
2022-08-22 15:49
Scammers and phising and online fraud becomes ever so smarter and I don't claim I outsmart them all...but seriously sometimes I wonder what they are thinking. Here's some examples of c… Read More
2022-08-21 15:07
Another activity that has been our summer tradition. It had been ages since we had been on our bikes so we literally had to dust them off but then we were set to go. Kabouter on… Read More
2022-08-20 16:42
When his bigger brother was on scouting camp last month, Beertje was a bit lost. We enjoyed a 4-day weekend over our national holiday in the east of Belgium but Beertje was bored frequently… Read More
2022-08-19 15:45
Leuven is back alive this Summer partying like it's 1999. (I'm humming a song here, did you see what I just did here?). All summer festivals, music performances and events a… Read More
2022-08-18 15:59
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-08-17 15:14
Both Jan's and my car lease ended in 2021/early 2022. I had to choose a new car previous summer when there was already talk in the company that our lease policy would be renewed… Read More
2022-08-16 14:56
1) Our new T-shirts to support Mobile School arrived. My fashionable streetkids. 2) At the end of June I was allowed to attend a swimming class for the first time in o… Read More
2022-08-15 15:48
Deze Sprite is echt spuiterigB: Ik wil niet meedoen als ik met koers zou meedoen omdat het zo warm is!! (kijkt naar de Tour de France)K: Maar wel in de winterB: Ook niet, enkel in de lentePa… Read More
2022-08-14 15:40
Esther Freud - Huis in zeeEen jonge Engelse trekt van London naar een dorpje aan de Engelse Oostkust om voor haar studie de liefdesbrieven van een architect bestudeert, die enkele decennia e… Read More
2022-08-12 15:41
2022-08-11 15:38
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-08-08 15:56
It had been a while that we went for a walk with the entire family. It took some discussion where to go: Jan wanted to go to the Botrange now that the highway there had been re-o… Read More
2022-08-06 15:15
In July our little weekend house got decorated by a scaffold as it we had decided this Spring to renew the roof. The old roof had been isolated by ourselves 10 years ago with glass woo… Read More
2022-08-04 15:12
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-08-03 15:11
Kabouter's first two years of scouting were each year interrupted by long periods of absence due to all the pandemic measures. Needless to say he was not wildly enthusiastic about scou… Read More
2022-08-02 15:20
I've been cursing at Instagram lately. Well I guess that's no news, but I've been cursing more at it lately.When Instagram was launched, it was a canvas of beautiful pictures. For many… Read More
2022-08-01 16:00
It's been 2 years since Anne and I were chatting. She was posting associations from music and I really wanted to join in. She was so kind to join in on my idea to pingpong our mus… Read More
2022-07-31 15:01
(Tegen zijn broer). Jij bent de stomste van het hele universum, jij bent de dikste van het hele universum, jij bent …B: Al wat je zegt ben je zelfOooh neee weer niet, ik wil een… Read More
2022-07-30 15:02
Gin tonic Reading a book in the sun in the gardenAn afternoon napWalking by an open bakery on a late Sunday afternoon and realizing in time that you are out of bread at home and t… Read More
2022-07-29 16:02
A small return back into time with pictures archive. I selected the pictures of July 28th since I had more , but yesterday was music time so the post comes with one day delay. 28/… Read More
2022-07-28 16:32
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-07-24 15:51
Playing minigolf together has become one of our new summer traditions. We discovered it previous years in France, played once in Leuven and tested last summer the game in Butgenbach. R… Read More
2022-07-23 15:44
The red kite circles the valleywith wide open wingsfloating on the hot airin big circleswhile praying for any mice in the fieldThe heat and droughtmade the trails dustywhile I can smell the… Read More
2022-07-22 17:03
Aaah I love our neighbour cows, they are always so fun to watch....even Rodin is very happy to become more acquainted with them. And vice versa. Hey helloooo I'm Rodin and who are… Read More
2022-07-21 15:16
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-07-20 15:57
Somewhere in June, Jan hit a big milestone...a new front door with the number 5 on it. The day itself passed rather uneventful when both of us went to work. But a few weeks befor… Read More
2022-07-19 16:44
2022-07-18 15:19
I must shamefully admit that we have failed to comb Rodin properly. When we got Rodin 1,5 year ago, Jan claimed that Maine Coons don't need to be combed as much like Persian cats becaus… Read More
2022-07-16 16:35
We started the vacation period with a weekend full of family time spread over Leuven and the east of Belgium. My mother took the train to Leuven and joined us in a small-scale festival… Read More
2022-07-15 16:00
Da’s wel gek, we hebben heel andere rijmpjes. Kabouter zegt “je bent mijn favorietje” en ik een hele “bijzondere papa” (reflecties over vaderdagrijmpjes)Weet je… Read More
2022-07-14 16:11
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-07-13 15:04
2022-07-12 15:16
This blog exists 17 years. I started the first posts in 2005. In 2005, there were no iPhones, there was no Facebook for the public, there was no Twitter or Instagram or ... There was n… Read More
2022-07-10 16:34
My sister and I made a goal to have a sister date once every 3 months, in order to spend a bit more time together. We went on a walk mid-March together so it was high due time by the e… Read More
2022-07-09 16:33
It was officially summer and almost summer vacation. That felt like some vacation activities such as mini-golf...something we started doing previous summers. Beertje still wildly scoops… Read More
2022-07-08 15:14
Mid June we had a tiny heat wave: a few days that we reached 30C and above. Excellent moment to settle the little pool in the east of Belgium. We missed such a pool in the heat w… Read More
2022-07-07 16:00
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-07-05 15:58
Another school year has passed. A moment that always triggers some reflection. 1/9/202130/6/2022So now we have two months without/ with less morning rush, with less morning… Read More
2022-07-04 15:32
Kabouter had to do a show-and-tell at the end of the year about an animal (non-pet) and he choose to talk about the wolf. That turned out well since we had a weekend in the east during… Read More
2022-07-03 16:55
Last week Beertje said goodbye of the kindergarten and as such also our journey as parents of toddlers came to an end. I'll have to learn to understand that I am not longer a mother of littl… Read More
2022-07-03 16:34
Our house is facing south and has an open structure: there are no doors closing off the living room - kitchen - hall. Our living room has big windows in order to pull in light in the t… Read More
2022-07-01 16:02
Haha Beertje da ht dat nonkel P familie was van tante GWaarom groeien teennagels trager dan andere nagels?Waarom vliegen ganzen in een V?G: En B. Gaat er ook zijn en …K: Wie is B?G: W… Read More
2022-06-30 15:55
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-06-29 15:29
My orchid in flower againGetting the pictures of the many super cool activities that the children do with school (break baking workshops, making a vegetable garden, camping at a farm, swimmi… Read More
2022-06-28 15:31
2022-06-26 15:54
At the end of May almost the entire elementary school of the boys went camping at the CSA farm in the neighbourhood where we go and harvest our vegetables. All classes as o… Read More
2022-06-25 16:00
Since 2017, we have at work engaged a couple of times in volunteering work for a good cause in society. In the past we all worked together on the same big project in one week, but that… Read More
2022-06-24 15:27
What were your 3 last online purchases? Some gifts for father's day, Jan's birthday and party decorations. (if we don't count food delivery orders and regular groceries). Wha… Read More
2022-06-23 15:58
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
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