2021-06-16 07:47
1) I love the positive corrections (not done by me) on this sour sticker on a light pole in Leuven. Thank you for positive people among the eternal bitter2) I am a sucker for sunsets3)… Read More
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2021-06-14 15:48
End of May, finally weather to walk in a sweater or even a T-shirt. Finally. So that's excellent picnick weather as well. Time to pack up our picnic bag again! And then we h… Read More
2021-06-13 16:05
Kabouter had a school trip to the sea (reduced from multiple days to just one), Beertje has mandatory school time as of next year so we can't take him out of school anymore for a… Read More
2021-06-12 15:04
The order of the Norbertines celebrate their 900th anniversary this year. Saint Norbert has founded the order in 1121. The abbey in our backyard, the Park Abbey , was founded in… Read More
2021-06-11 20:08
(one week ago)It is bedtime. I am sitting on the edge of Kabouter's bed and we talk. His younger brother is staying over at his grandmother. It's been some of the first hot d… Read More
2021-06-10 15:41
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-06-09 15:04
Yesterday was V-day for me part 1. After months of anticipation and tracking daily in detail all vaccination statistics, it was my time. Actually it came a bit sooner than I expected a… Read More
2021-06-08 16:06
Jan has been testing for months now and then some sourdough, trying to make the perfect mix, bubbling in glass bowls. "Aaah the bacteria are working", the children reply when we see a lot of… Read More
2021-06-06 15:50
Today is D-day. By coincidence I found the time to watch a short documentary that I had on my watchlist for a few weeks. Colette is a strong French older lady who used to b… Read More
2021-06-05 15:45
Finally end of May brought us sunshine and the opportunity to get outside the house without a jacket. That was about time! Gosh summer should start knocking at our doors and we were still in… Read More
2021-06-04 15:20
Pictures Jan 10 2021 - May 22 2021 - May 29 2021 Read More
2021-06-03 16:39
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-06-02 15:47
May hasn't been exactly a hot month, but we've set out the hammock a couple of times anyhow for some short moments of relaxation (sometimes during our appetizer moment). Even the… Read More
2021-06-01 15:41
After our many walks that are growing longer than the past (or winter sledging afternoons or ...), there is nothing so nice to look forward as to sit down comfortably at home with a snack an… Read More
2021-05-31 16:24
Picking for the first time in my adult life the right amount of fresh spinach to survive their big disappearance trick and leave a decent portion of freshly made spinachGoing out for d… Read More
2021-05-30 19:25
Amai dat was vermoeiend, ik moest bijna zo snel gaan als een cheetah. (Hij komt aangelopen).Wat is grijs? …een gesmolten pinguïn!! Mama mag jij mensen ontslaan?Kijk die heb… Read More
2021-05-29 15:44
We had recently come by here in Butgenbach. This time we'd go for the tour around the lake. It'd had been 10 years since we walked all around the lake and somehow I had a vivid memory… Read More
2021-05-28 15:29
I observedBeertje's face turning pale with wide eyes and a tight expression, after Jan raises his voice against him after he ignored us a few dozen times just before. Now the message came ac… Read More
2021-05-27 15:47
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-05-26 15:21
Autonomy...They love autonomy so much and at the same time require so much help and proximityAnimals...All children love animalsBiscuits and cookies...always in need for this, always s… Read More
2021-05-25 16:19
Well what's up with the weather...snow and cold in April and each day in May has threatened us with showers and cool grey days. For over the month I try to treat my team to an outdoor pickni… Read More
2021-05-24 16:01
Despite the whimsical long ascension weekend full of showers, we gladly accepted a friend's invite to stop by at their garden to order pizza's together. We arrived a bit early because o… Read More
2021-05-23 15:38
Lately I've remembered some of my dreams again when waking up, which doesn't happen too often. Usually I remember them during more restless nights where I wake up more regularly and cl… Read More
2021-05-22 15:27
While I was still keeping my eye on the meteo radar, Jan urged the boy to get ready for a walk to search for beavers. Wait a bit, but all I could do was throw some rain jackets i… Read More
2021-05-20 15:52
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-05-19 16:35
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2021-05-18 15:48
Join me on a trip down my memory lane, thanks to my picture archive. 2020During our lockdown daily break in the nearby park where I stimulated the children for a 30' "gym class"… Read More
2021-05-17 15:03
Past weekend we explored new territory once again. We drove down in the direction of Malmédy and parked at the domain of Val d'Arimont which we know for its restaurant and cute… Read More
2021-05-16 15:29
My sister and I had the date in mind for quite some weeks. Initially, a long time ago, I had hoped to gather for Easter but that was impossible: new restrictions, bad Corona stat… Read More
2021-05-15 15:44
Ik vind dat jij goeie groenten plukt. Altijd als de soep op is wil ik dan wil ik dat we weer naar boer Tom gaat en weer zo van die snijdt (cfr kervelsoep)Dat is vetcool!Gaan we nu met… Read More
2021-05-13 16:19
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-05-10 15:37
I love lazy mornings. Please leave me alone without plans for a while in the sofa, to doze a bit absent-mindedly, doing nothing in particular. So we noticed that we started going for w… Read More
2021-05-09 16:19
Two weeks ago I was organized enough to realize on time that we'd spend a weekend in Leuven. As a result we profited from ordering twice a take-away menu in the same weekend. On top of… Read More
2021-05-07 15:07
We are permitted to see more people outside again and both grandmothers have had their first vaccination so we've profited to do some garden visiting with the entire family which had been ag… Read More
2021-05-06 10:51
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, style… Read More
2021-05-05 16:04
It's that time a year again... the first sunshine puts the old flower boxes in the spotlight, showing off too much dead plants. I sneaked out of my home office for an hour at the end o… Read More
2021-05-04 16:46
Just some pictures from my phone picture stream that didn't get picked up in any story on this blog. 1. The tooth fairy had to come by again in the previous week since Kabouter lo… Read More
2021-05-03 15:50
Last weekend we drove to Thirimont to check out some walks in these nearby villages south of us. We left with view of the "Waimes hills" with the 4 windmills of the city. There were 2… Read More
2021-05-02 16:09
I took my children to the library again for the 2nd time last week. While we were scanning our returned books, I all of a sudden felt nostalgic as I wondered how I discovered the city… Read More
2021-05-01 19:35
The children start picking up longer distances and the walks have been redesigned in town. That triggers some investigation on the local walking maps and the discovery of new itineraries.&nb&hell…Read More
2021-04-29 16:21
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-04-27 16:35
Maine Coons are known to love water and not to be scared away by water as many other cats. Besides his drink fountain we often find him in our bathroom. First of all he foll… Read More
2021-04-26 16:25
In wintertime the harvesting slows down to a standstill and also the milking of the cows stops for a few months. We must be honest: it's mostly the bi-weekly pick-up schedule of our dairy pa… Read More
2021-04-25 15:37
In contrast to yesterday's post these are pictures and my story of 2 weeks ago. We were still in the east of Belgium and had been enjoying some snow already. Wednesday was the day… Read More
2021-04-24 19:37
The last days I saw: - beautiful white cherry blossoms- a group of daycare toddlers going out for a walk, all holding a hand on a long rope...so cute- a truck unloading a palm tree- my… Read More
2021-04-22 16:08
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-04-21 15:57
Kabouter and I tried to convince the rest of the family last weekend to try our newly designed walk. But Jan picked up the map, studied it and decided to make a loop around our p… Read More
2021-04-20 15:18
When the schools got closed 3 weeks ago, it was no surprise to me. My nose is daily on the stastistics, so by end of March I knew something would happen. The pandemic numbers too… Read More
2021-04-19 15:22
So the extended Easter vacation is over for the children. As usual we don't treat our/their vacation time any different than weekends. We're not the type of parents that think ahead a… Read More
2021-04-18 15:30
We got a full morning of fresh snow on the Tuesday after Easter. Hmm I had promised the boys that it might be some white landscapes but not much more. Well it was more. So… Read More
2021-04-15 15:44
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-04-14 15:53
B: Wie is de wetenschapper die mensen heeft uitgevonden?G: huh de mensen uitgevonden?B: Nee het woord mensen? Welke wetenschapper heeft dat uitgevonden?B: Kijk een vlag met alle kleurt… Read More
2021-04-13 15:32
I harvested a bit more street art in Leuven the previous months, although I must admit that I have now covered all the images that I am currently aware off. DINDINSMATESIn Kessel… Read More
2021-04-12 07:15
The last days you hear experts claiming that the promised date of reopening restaurants at May 1st might not be feasible. I understand their opinion when looking at hospital data. But… Read More
2021-04-11 15:43
Sometimes it snows in April and that's no big deal. But the predictions were pretty persistent and it looked as if it potentially truly would become white and stay white for a moment...unlik… Read More
2021-04-10 15:17
A long weekend, so lots of time to wander in the Easter weekend. I browsed the map with renewed walks again and convinced my men to try a new destination in town. We decided to go and… Read More
2021-04-09 15:43
then I wouldrace over the crosswalk as soon as the light jumps on green, hands up in the air, screaming "Woo wooo woooo wooooo"negotiate every 30 min with my boss to have another cookie or a… Read More
2021-04-08 15:33
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-04-07 15:57
I am totally in love with the sound of this new talented band. What a cool voice sound that appeared in the music landscape in 2020. They participated in Humo's Rock rally and got into… Read More
2021-04-06 15:14
We spend a extended long Easter weekend in the east of Belgium. Despite the fact that Easter is a bit early in the year and that nature awakes generally a couple of weeks late here at the "h… Read More
2021-04-05 16:04
Kabouter is a good reader, but he doesn't seem to pick up the love for books that I had as a child. On the other hand he shares Jan's passion for comic strips, so he reads that quite r… Read More
2021-04-04 16:30
I wish you all a happy Easter. I hope you all enjoyed a nice day even though it was probably once again with more distance from your loved ones. I hope you can feel the hope that this day br… Read More
2021-04-03 19:52
It's already gone again but in the previous weeks we've profited from some bursts of nicer spring or even a few days with summer feeling. Lovely!Immediately we profited to get a bit of socia… Read More
2021-04-02 16:01
2021-04-01 16:14
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-03-30 18:55
K: Moet je een handtekening hebben?G: later als je groot bent welK: (half in paniek) maar ik heb er nog steeds geen!!Is dat Joe Biden of Trump? Oh nee niet TrumpAppelmoes 0%? Zitten er geen… Read More
2021-03-29 16:52
2021-03-27 18:13
Another walk to get out of the house and keep moving... Only Kabouter wanted to join me. I am so grateful for Pokémon. We walked through the UNESCO heritage of the Beguinag… Read More
2021-03-26 16:45
Using a Cars band-aid or a Minions band-aid because that's all you have available at home anymoreAlways carrying one extra package of tissues in your purse or pockets for the ever running no… Read More
2021-03-25 17:36
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-03-24 17:16
It was glorious blue sunny weather on Saturday so I forced the boys to join me in a walk/bike ride to get outdoors and give the new cat a little bit of rest from 2 children chasing him all t… Read More
2021-03-23 17:40
Now that I've uploaded my digital picture archive in 2020 into my icloud pictures, I can search a bit in its history and check what happened on this day in previous years. Quite fun to… Read More
2021-03-22 18:56
Since Beertje's birthday party early March we've spent already some more time out in playgrounds recently. It's nice to be outside and the children clearly have fun to run around (with… Read More
2021-03-21 16:26
So after months of waiting our little new friend arrived last Friday. Well "little"...this kitten is not little :p, but he's a kitten alright. The boys had no school and Jan had half a… Read More
2021-03-20 17:08
After a very productive weekend in the east of Belgium, Jan attacked our home last week. He tackled what in all honesty had driven me to despair already in the past but for which I had not f… Read More
2021-03-19 16:53
I picked up the old interview again that I did in 2019 with Kabouter and Beertje following the example of many other blog mothers. It seemed interesting to repeat it after a small 2 years an… Read More
2021-03-18 16:42
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, style… Read More
2021-03-17 17:37
It's just recently that I came across Camden in a Belgian playlist and the name didn't ring a bell. But the sound was nice and cool, sunny, easy (Black ink, Black paper). And I opened… Read More
2021-03-16 20:17
Over the last months I've watched a bit of Netflix again. Not too much and funny enough never in the evenings really. Well not sure if that's funny but it would have been my assumption… Read More
2021-03-15 17:08
Oh mijn protjes stinken echt hard. Hoe kan ik de protjes stoppen?G: Auw niet aan mijn haar trekken, dat is niet fijnB: Waarom niet?G: Denk eens na, ik denk dat het antwoord niet zo moeilijk… Read More
2021-03-14 17:38
Last Friday our morning rush was rather smooth because it was pyjama day in all schools in Flanders for Bednet (the organization that offers homeschooling connected to the class for children… Read More
2021-03-13 17:12
I finally reached the North-West side of the Leuven city centre in February to go and see some more images. DINDIN: In a tiny residential dead-end street DINDIN made a big mural si… Read More
2021-03-11 17:20
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-03-09 19:33
I swear I intended to do nothing. Besides some walking (fresh air and movement is always important!) , I was going to spend hours in the sofa, with a book and my laptop. When I ca… Read More
2021-03-08 17:10
It has become a ritual unconsciously. Just before the light goes out in Beertje's bedroom, I carry him downstairs in my arms one floor...that one moment I still carry him in my arms and we c… Read More
2021-03-06 17:09
I had a little bit of a off week. Already previous week we all alternated running noses and sinus complaints. And I am working crazy like hell for quite some time now so my… Read More
2021-03-04 20:07
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-03-03 11:32
If you want to get to know me better and you can read Dutch, you can read the friend book questions I've answered at Anne's place over here. Read More
2021-03-02 17:04
Big news. Our family is getting a new family member. We know it for quite a while now and obviously Jan and I have been discussing it for a lengthy time first. But in the mean tim… Read More
2021-02-28 16:26
Mamaaaa, Kabouter is in da house!!Weet je wat ik raar vind, maar ik snap het nu wel een beetje. Kijk, er was een leuke strip en die noemde “stem op mij” en ik heb die thuis eens… Read More
2021-02-27 16:26
Weekend mornings spent in pyjama in the sofaObserving snow coming down from inside through the windowWelcoming a new hire in the team...finally. Several more needed.An extra duvet on t… Read More
2021-02-25 17:31
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-02-24 17:14
A noisy trumpeting sound approachesas if the bird population broke loose in an uproarWe look upLook aroundsqueeze our eyes into the skywith our hand above our eyesin 360°Then we see them… Read More
2021-02-23 17:13
When I planned to explore one new walk in the area, I only found one volunteer to accompany me while the oldest and the youngest at home decided to go get groceries. As a result we had… Read More
2021-02-22 17:19
The Previous week we took a few days off after combining work and children at home for the first half of the week. As usual now we headed to the east of the country. I realize we are so priv… Read More
2021-02-21 16:53
Not only the hairdressers are open again, also are one and only tree in the garden got a decent cut again. Much to joy of the neighbours. Read More
2021-02-20 17:09
One week ago the temperatures went slightly in the direction of defrosting after a rare week of strong negative temperatures. Ha, true winter in wintertime, I love it. It felt good to have b… Read More
2021-02-19 17:02
Finally a weekend again with normal road conditions, last weekend. It was still freezing our asses off but it was gorgeously sunny. This week it defrosted and all white crusts disappea… Read More
2021-02-18 16:44
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-02-17 16:28
Now that I've uploaded my digital picture archive in 2020 into my icloud pictures, I can search a bit in its history and check what happened on this day in previous years. Quite fun to… Read More
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