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Cat In A Box
2024-03-25 17:37
Cat brains are something funny.  If we dare to leave a box unattended for less than a minute...we have a cat in a box  Read More
Rotary
2024-03-24 17:41
The International service organization Rotary International has had quite a positive impact on my life. While my parents are not at all linked to Rotary, my sister got in touch with them as… Read More
Colour Of The Month:  Blue
2024-03-23 17:51
I've already chosen the blue equivalent turquoise once, but now I dug into my picture archive for some deep blue. Often it is some lovely deep blue skies, which I've missed so much over… Read More
Spring Pictures
2024-03-22 17:42
Not very talented photo's, but just pictures I take on the go where I can't keep myself of logging the beauty of fresh spring.  Unfortunately most of them are combined with grey skies… Read More
On This Day : March 19
2024-03-19 17:38
19 March 2023Kabouter returns from a scouting weekend. Together we go pick-up Beertje at a friend. I take pictures to give away our old garden table online so we have room for a new set… Read More
Beertje's Birthday Party
2024-03-18 18:10
 There has been a birthday recently...Beertje turned 8 years earlier. He had requested to have his birthday party at the climbing centre in Leuven where both boys have been before… Read More
New Transport
2024-03-17 17:19
After weeks at home, except for getting a few rides, I started to get out of the house more often again by the end of February. Public transportAfter the first couple of weeks, my colle… Read More
2024-03-15 18:38
Het gaat nu veel gemakkelijker zijn (kreeg nieuwe grotere iPad)
Mama, nu ik dat kan, kijk nu heb ik dit gedaan
(ik had hem screenshots op zijn iPad geleerd en hoe hij startscherm… Read More
Tulips
2024-03-12 17:22
 Spring is coming and it's so great to bring some of those first spring vibes into the house.  Read More
Visiting Secondary Schools
2024-03-11 17:05
We've spent our last 3 Saturdays visiting secondary schools in Leuven to get to know them and start thinking about the choice Kabouter needs to take next year. Lots of marketing stories… Read More
2024-03-10 17:25
It's been 6 weeks since my ski accident that tore my knee ligament.  Since two weeks, I finally know the verdict that avoids surgery. After the first hesitation and the first fearf… Read More
Belpop Bonanza
2024-03-09 16:55
I like to think I am immune to FB ads but the 30CC add at the end of 2023 has triggered me.  When I saw that a Belpop Bonanza show was getting scheduled I figured it would make a good h… Read More
Glasses
2024-03-04 16:30
 In January, I went to my annual check-up at the ophthalmologist and I was convinced I'd get a prescription for some glasses.   She had predicted it to me a few years ago that… Read More
2024-03-03 16:25
Early February, I woke up, and my phone had a full memory.  Just half awake, I figured he had tried to download an update or so, so I quickly rebooted the phone.  But then it got s… Read More
The Last New Year's Letters
2024-03-01 20:48
It has become a solid tradition in Jan's family to read the last New Year's letters in the 2nd half of February. Apparently, all agenda's are always incompatible earlier. It has an advantage… Read More
2024-02-28 17:50
Colleagues doing detours to pick you up and drive you to the office now and then.  At least I've been out of Leuven 5 times in a full month. Escaping just in time the main road whe… Read More
2024-02-27 16:52
Ik denk dat jij volgende keer niet meer zal willen skiën.Ik weet al wat je gaat zeggenIk heb mezelf hier aan het bed vastgelijmd omdat ik een klimaatactivist benK: Mama sommige reclames… Read More
With My Mom To A Cat Café
2024-02-26 16:48
In order to break a bit our lockdown vacation and because I couldn't drive to my mom's as I usually do in the weekend, she came to Leuven by train.  Much to the children's fun, I booked… Read More
2024-02-25 17:00
When skiing the first two days, I increasingly had sore feet.   You might be surprised, but I own my own ski equipment, which we bought about 13-14 years ago I believe when we got… Read More
Our Lockdown Vacation
2024-02-24 16:36
 Jan was travelling in the US during the children's spring vacation break. I had planned some days off so we could hang out in the east of Belgium together and to get some variation I h… Read More
2024-02-23 20:46
 "So what happened?" "What's wrong" "How long do you need to be in this" Since my ski accident end of January, I am stuck in an impressive brace where I hear I jokes that I'm roboc… Read More
2024-02-16 17:50
Ligt het aan mij of lijkt dat wat op een kalkoenkostuum? (tijdens gala van de gouden K’s)Ik denk dat het is vastgemagneet aan de kantenWij komen van de natuur en mensen snappen dat nie… Read More
Beertje & Kabouter Learn To Ski
2024-02-14 16:45
Our boys had never skied before and we wanted to give them the chance to learn it in their childhood as for some reason it's so much easier when you learn young.  I had to learn how to… Read More
2024-02-12 17:25
Wolves have returned to Belgium in the last decade and there is  since 2018 a residential couple Akila  & Maxima in the east of Belgium.  And their daugher is also residen… Read More
More Snow Pictures
2024-02-11 15:50
After sledging in town I wasn't done yet with the snow, so I did another sunset walk to the other village.  I walked our empty bottles on foot to the other village...just for the heck o… Read More
10 Cm Snow In Leuven
2024-02-06 17:48
Mid-January a snowmagaddon was predicted in Belgium...Well it was predicted, then mitigated, then reconfirmed for some area's, ... Snow predictions are hard to make, apparently. I had a… Read More
The Full Ski-experience
2024-02-04 15:45
We're a week back now from a short ski to the French Alps, where we explored skiing in the gorgeous view of the Mont Blanc as a family for the first time.  I'll post later on more… Read More
2024-02-02 16:38
Celebrating the new year with friendsHanging out in the east of BelgiumGetting visitors over thereEpiphany: singing 3 kings with Beertje in the neighbourhood and a group of other childrenBei… Read More
2024-01-30 17:37
Oooooh oooooh ruik eens. Mannekes!! (Bij het persen van look)Ik heb goeie voornemens: gezonder eten, een beetje dikker worden en workoutIk heb een nieuw goed voornemen: altijd kijken of de s… Read More
A Snowy Morning Walk
2024-01-29 20:07
On the 15th of January, we woke up with a little bit of fresh snow in the east of Belgium.  Yeay, finally some fresh white powder.  I found in Kabouter my buddy to go for a mo… Read More
Sledging From The Skihill In Ovifat
2024-01-24 17:24
After our walk in the frozen woods mid-January, we went to Ski Ovifat where the blue ski hill was open for sledging thanks to the snow canon.  There were hardly people there, as nobody… Read More
The Books I Read In The 2nd Half Of 2023
2024-01-23 16:31
I must admit: I had a reading dip in the 2nd half of the year, although I'm surprised I ended up with 6 books after all.  I did so many in 2022 in August alone but this year we've not h… Read More
On This Day : January 22nd
2024-01-22 17:58
22/1/2006 I barely remember the context, but apparently Jan and I went for a walk in Grimbergen.  Grimbergen of all places, where we have no acquaintances.   Haha, we loo… Read More
Frozen Forests And Boglands
2024-01-21 18:24
Previous weekend, before all of Belgium got a nice snow shower, we already enjoyed winter time in the east of Belgium.   There was a little crust of snow and the temperatures were… Read More
Colour Of The Month: Red
2024-01-20 17:55
 With all the holidays, I've skipped my colour of the month post in December. Nobody noticed :D.  Anyway, I pick up the theme with an easy colour: red. Firstly, I find red eas… Read More
2024-01-19 17:05
Some are early by mid-November, They are normalized at the end of the month and abundant everywhere in December.A lot of white or yellowbut others bring a lot of coloursA lot of th… Read More
2024-01-15 19:23
Hoeveel dagen besta ik al?(Krijgt sinterklaas chocolade bij oma met duidelijk merk Delhaize)B: Weet  je wat vervelend is aan snoep? G: Dat je gaatjes krijgt?B: ja, maar da’s voor… Read More
Ephiphany
2024-01-14 17:01
January 6th is Epiphany or as we say literally in Dutch "3 Kings Day".  The tradition of children singing at Epiphany has almost disappeared but in Beertje's churchschool group preparin… Read More
This Was Our Christmas Vacation
2024-01-13 16:26
 Some statistics: 5 walks in the east of Belgium1 hour in (indoor) snow1 visit to the cat café3 Christmas specials for Death in Paradise 1 Christmas special for Beyond… Read More
My Fitbit In 2023
2024-01-12 16:17
At the start of a new year, I always love to look back at my Fitbit scores of the previous year.  I've been wearing a Fitbit for a couple of years now so it's even more fun to see trend… Read More
Who Needs More Totem Poles?
2024-01-10 17:01
When travelling in Canada along the west-coast, you travel on the territories of First Nations that built totem poles as welcome poles in their villages or landmark of their long houses etc… Read More
We Love The Little Blue House
2024-01-09 16:03
 We were so delighted to find a store by The Little Blue House in downtown Whistler last summer.  Since Jan bought all of us once a few matching pyjamas during an airport transfer… Read More
A Little Teddybear In The Office
2024-01-08 16:21
Today I returned to the office after a nice 2-week break. Ugh...quite hard to get up so early and get back into the routine.  For the occasion I post some pictures of a day in December… Read More
Visitors In The East Of Belgium
2024-01-06 17:54
In between the holidays of Christmas and New Year that are very social with family and friend's meetings, we escape to the east of Belgium where I can find some peace and quiet. This year al… Read More
New Year With Friends
2024-01-05 16:36
Since probably 15 years, we celebrate New Year's Eve with a group of friends. Well, with some close friends of ours and then their group of friends which are acquaintances that we don't see… Read More
2023 In Review
2024-01-01 16:35
 January 2023A lot of the month was defined by virusses and fatigue but also conflicting agenda's and icy roads that meant we couldn't spend as much time in the east of Belgium as I wis… Read More
2023-12-31 17:27
Returning to yoga after almost 6th months of absence, thanks to my shoulder that now finally has improved wellMy physiotherapists telling me that my right shoulder that has troubled me for t… Read More
2023-12-30 19:34
Gaan we pizza eten want mijn schermtijd is op?
K: Zonder er ook vrouwen hulpsinten zijn? Anders is dat toch discriminatie? 
G: Ja dat denk ik wel, maar je ziet ze wel amper
……Read More
Let's Count Down
2023-12-27 19:30
It's the end of the year and the time for all kinds of count downs. I saw this count down a year ago at the blog of tussendeplooien and stole the idea...which draft has been patiently waitin… Read More
Christmas In The Family
2023-12-26 17:31
We toured, as we traditionally do, along our families for the Christmas celebrations.  For many years already we visit my in-law family on Christmas Eve and then we celebrated Christmas… Read More
Christmas At The Abbey
2023-12-25 09:33
The week before Christmas, there was Christmas festivities at the abbey.  The boys had been making crafts in the weeks before that the school would sell at the abbey Christmas market fo… Read More
With A Friend In Ghent
2023-12-23 18:36
I used one of my last vacation days to meet up with a friend in Ghent. It's very rare to take a day off when my children are in school.  It felt quite uncomfortable.  But once… Read More
DuwMee 2023 (part 2)
2023-12-22 17:08
After walking with my friend through Meerdaelwoud and Heverleebos on Duwmee, we reach the last stop of Heverlee where we find Jan and the boys but also a school friend of Beertje. We en… Read More
Duwmee 2023 (part 1)
2023-12-19 17:15
Last Saturday was the 9th edition of our yearly charity walk #duwmee in favour of the local NGO Mobileschool.org.   We prepare a big walk in different stages throughout the day in… Read More
First Snow
2023-12-16 16:00
Previous winter there's been plenty of snow in the east of Belgium...when we were in Leuven to my great great frustration.  I had to do it with these few flakes last March. At the… Read More
2023-12-15 16:22
Wacht eens welke maand zijn wij? Is december al voorbijIs dat bij alle oma’s of zo dat die een bril dragen om te lezen? Ik heb vandaag deeltafel geleerd. Die van twee. Ik wou nog… Read More
Out Dining In Zarza
2023-12-12 18:02
My return from Copenhagen was not the reunion with my boys since they left on a scouting weekend.  Kabouter had left before my return and we dropped of Beertje early the next morning.&n&hell…Read More
Very Canadian Images
2023-12-04 16:40
Well my updates on our travel in Canada last summer has been completed with our story on kayaking.  Alas the day after we had to head to the airport after our visit to the Gulf of Georg… Read More
Boxes, Cats And My Boys
2023-12-02 16:04
Cats have something with boxes...but so do my boys sometimes. Lately I came home to this view in our living. A few big boxes had been "furnished" and from time to time I could find young boy… Read More
2023-12-01 16:33
J: er zit kaneel inK: ik ben niet zo goed in smakenHeb jij al een fontein gezien die bevriest? Eigenlijk ijsblokjes zijn wel handig, want als je drinken op is kan je nog zen beetje wate… Read More
2023-11-29 18:34
Parking my car to not move for a weekGathering with family, even when it's for a funeralCity tripping in Amsterdam with the boysFinally having the chance to visit the RijksmuseumA good Indon… Read More
Kajaking In Whistler
2023-11-28 16:32
Is there anything more Canadian than kajaking on a lake? ...Canoeing maybe. The number of cars in summer driving by with canoes or kayaks on the roof is significant.We had canoed with a natu… Read More
Artis In Amsterdam
2023-11-21 16:06
It's an understatement that we had picked a few days of citytripping in Amsterdam during aweful weather but I had carefully checked the weather forecasts and I hoped for an hour or two of ra… Read More
Colour Of The Month: Mauve
2023-11-20 17:20
I picked this colour for my monthly post but then realized it is very hard to decide when something is pink or purple or mauve. It is always debatable and could be up to switch to either pur… Read More
Bike Or Walk In Whistler Valley
2023-11-19 17:03
Whistler, although a mountain town, is situated in a valley that connects some smaller lakes and hence has a relatively flat base that enables a maze of pedestrian/bike lines to cross throug… Read More
Visiting The Rijksmuseum In Amsterdam
2023-11-17 16:55
I was mostly excited about the opportunity to go to Amsterdam, to book tickets for the Rijksmuseum.  I've worked and lived partime for 3 years at just two blocks away from the Dutch mos… Read More

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