2020-10-26 21:33
The blogboost challenge for 2nd half of October talks about routines and rituals. I am not sure if I have much rituals but I'm sure I have a lot of routines. And working from hom… Read More
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2020-10-25 17:04
It took a full year to get the finishing touch but finally our walls in the east of Belgium got their facelift completed recently. We started insulating them a year ago because w… Read More
2020-10-24 16:58
What to do on a weekend when we don't go to the Ardennes and we don't meet friends in autumn? Search for some cool nearby woods to discover. I found a buddy in Kabouter (and his… Read More
2020-10-23 15:59
For probably more than 2 decades I am watching the Belgian popular soap Thuis. So I must have some things quite in common to be so attached., and yet I am also very different for these… Read More
2020-10-22 16:48
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… Read More
2020-10-20 15:24
A small plog from 2 weeks ago when I made fresh home made tomato soup with Beertje as my little assistent. The soup totally cheered up my homeworking day lunches. Mmm delicious, I want more… Read More
2020-10-19 16:07
Some habits are odd. We walk the Tour de la Warche so often but always in one direction. Then we stop at the bridge to throw stones in the water but disregard that the trail continues there… Read More
2020-10-18 16:47
Since September, we go to the office one or 2 days a week but early October we had a bad surprise upon arrival. Fortunately I never arrive early and had gotten the info via telephone that th… Read More
2020-10-17 15:26
I've said it to a few in the 2nd half of September: "We need to go a couple of weeks in lockdown in October". I only got horrified reactions. Similarly, if I post anything about… Read More
2020-10-16 16:56
Ik wil die oranje watermeloen (cfr andere meloen)B: Zijn deze in de oven geweest (cfr pizza)G: JaB: Maar waarom altijd in de oven (boos)Hoever is de zon?B: Juf hilde is al heel oud dus die g… Read More
2020-10-15 15:36
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… Read More
2020-10-14 15:59
I've signed up for the fall challenge from Blogboost to blog the entire fall about specific themes. That helps breaking my "diary" rhythm here a little bit. In the first half… Read More
2020-10-13 16:01
Swinging in a playground twin swing2. An evening walk around the abbey during the children's swimming class just before sunset3. Reading homework in bed4. Lego is the new obsessi… Read More
2020-10-12 18:52
I've signed up for the fall challenge from Blogboost to blog the entire fall about specific themes. That helps breaking my "diary" rhythm here a little bit. In the first half of Octobe… Read More
2020-10-11 19:22
Leuven always plans its car-free Sunday differently from the vast majority in Belgium. While most of the cities are car-free the 3rd weekend of September, this is the weekend before un… Read More
2020-10-11 16:59
It was with some delay that we scheduled Kabouter's birthday party. We opted to celebrate on a Wednesday afternoon even though I couldn't free myself up from work. But Jan didn't feel… Read More
2020-10-09 16:11
Their seal cuddles (and other cuddles)Their socks with baked eggs and dinosaur pyjama's etc.Playing "tikkertje bloem" at the Scouts (or playing outdoors and returning utterly dirty without i… Read More
2020-10-08 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… Read More
2020-10-07 20:01
A bit more than a year after his older brother had his first stay-over with grandmother, which seems forgotten because the passing of my father overtook our memories, it was now… Read More
2020-10-06 15:52
As you might notice, all my posts have some delay to the real dates they happen but since a bit now we have a brand new 7-year old in the house. That means I spend a day browsing nostalgical… Read More
2020-10-05 19:01
I'm tired and irritated because of nobody but really nobody seems to care any more about the pandemic prevention measures anymore while statistics clearly go quite wrong again. I'… Read More
2020-10-04 16:16
My mom has been out luck for vacation thanks to this pandemic as so many of us. Her last vacation was in 2016 which ended with months of hospital for my dad. The trip in May got cancel… Read More
2020-10-03 16:21
2020-10-02 16:24
I don't have a buck-it list but I've seen a "fuck it " list coming by on several blogs on the past. And since Moederschip denounces Fridays as list-days , I made my little list of things I d… Read More
2020-10-01 16:16
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… Read More
2020-09-30 16:06
Walking cheerful little boys back to school on September 1stFresh soup for lunchCuddling with Beertje together under a little blanketGoing to bed early, sleeping a lot after an evening with… Read More
2020-09-29 16:05
J: Het is goed dat we daarnet gewandeld hebben want nu zou het niet meer zo goed zijn. Het gaat precies regenen.K: Oh maar dan zijn de regenwormen en slakken wel heel blijB: Waarom zijn die… Read More
2020-09-28 16:15
Our children's little school has had quite a transformation in the recent months. In the midst of a pandemic they had to prepare for full scale school renovations (as in 6 out of 10 cl… Read More
2020-09-27 16:04
We had tried to meet-up with friends at the end of August, but since we wanted to see each other outdoors, the fall weather back then prohibited our plans. But 2 weeks later in mid-Sep… Read More
2020-09-26 16:00
Part of the Tour de la Warche is the children's favourite walk, and we can loop it from our house, so I love it that we do not need to take a car to a starting point. The rather… Read More
2020-09-24 16:53
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 nam… Read More
2020-09-23 16:11
We were blessed to get a couple of days of an Indian summer in September. That felt great after the rather cool and damp closing of August. And we profited to go out for dinner do… Read More
2020-09-22 15:40
Our last evening in France, already a month ago Read More
2020-09-21 16:51
When trying to find a destination for our vacation in August, we looked at all neighbouring countries. One of the reasons I have to prefer France above the Netherlands or Germany is no… Read More
2020-09-20 15:32
Once upon a time I was a vivid reader, but then I was no longer commuting internationally (no more time alone in the hotel, no more train time) and I became a mother and there was social med… Read More
2020-09-19 16:27
The boys noticed a mini golf terrain for the first time in St Valéry sur Somme but we did not have the time to play then. But I got the vision of us playing together as a family… Read More
2020-09-18 16:01
I had enjoyed my solitary evening walk very much a few days before and when one of the next days, the boys decided to stay home and play there, I left again for another walk on my own… Read More
2020-09-17 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 nam… Read More
2020-09-16 16:05
Le Hourdel is a tiny village at the south cap of the Somme Bay: 2 streets wide boasting 1 fish restaurant, 1 pub and a lighthouse. The cap has a pebble hill that forms the point between… Read More
2020-09-15 16:19
Ik hoor alleen maar de wolken.Waarom ruikt het hier naar watermeloen? (when entering our vacation house)J: nu zit ze weeral die pelikaan op ons terrasB: Maar dat is een standbeeld. Standbeel… Read More
2020-09-14 16:13
Today it's exactly 6 months since we heard our management's announcement to close the office and to send everyone home into homeworking. This was one day before we learned that Belgian schoo… Read More
2020-09-13 16:19
During our week vacation in the Ardennes at the end of August, we didn't walk (all together) each day but I had a good level of steps and I wanted to keep on moving so there were some nice w… Read More
2020-09-12 09:44
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2020-09-11 16:38
"You've never been very social", my mother confirmed to me a few months ago in a conversation. I was a little shocked. I don't consider myself as an extravert but social. I… Read More
2020-09-10 16:36
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 nam… Read More
2020-09-09 16:16
Cap Griz Nez, Cap Blanc, Dover, Entretat, Pointe du Hoc, The seven sisters,... The English and Northern French coast on each side of the Channel are lined with famous pitoresque chalk… Read More
2020-09-08 15:48
In vacation time there's always a bit more time to watch some series on Netflix: there is more free time and less things to watch on regular tv. And when teleworking when the children… Read More
2020-09-07 15:58
Our little vacation house was on the territory of Cayeux sur Mer, south of the Somme Baie, although we were at 4 kms from the city center of Cayeux. Cayeux sur Mer is an old seasi… Read More
2020-09-06 15:49
Usually we explore Robertville Lake by foot from the shores but at the end of the summer we profited from the grey cool weather to head to the deserted Robertville Plage and rent a little bo… Read More
2020-09-05 16:07
During our last week of vacation we spent our time in the east of Belgium but I tried to find some activities that were new to the children instead of taking them on another walk in the wood… Read More
2020-09-04 16:53
Flashback to 2 weeks ago. Read More
2020-09-03 16:11
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… Read More
2020-09-02 16:06
Saint Valéry sur Somme, the medieval town at the south side in the Somme Bay, was only a 10 minute drive so we went to explore twice. The upper part of the former medieval city s… Read More
2020-09-01 19:12
September 1st.A return too school as always. For these young guys it's not really different from pre-pandemic times. School is fully open and even the classes aren't in fixed cohorts o… Read More
2020-08-31 16:49
My abundantly flowering lavender full of fluffy bees zooming in the flowersPlucking and eating fresh tomatoes from the farm or from our vacation gardenGoing on a gorgeous evening walk with a… Read More
2020-08-30 15:56
Als je een huis in de woestijn bent met elektriciteit ook, al kan dan niet, maar wacht mijn vraag komt zo, nee nu, kan je dan ijs erin doen gaat dat zo?Als we mieren kunnen zien, dan kunnen… Read More
2020-08-29 16:47
In the mean time we've been back from our little French vacation for a week and we enjoyed the rest of our much needed time off from work in the east of Belgium. Past Monday, the 1 year… Read More
2020-08-28 16:33
So I explained that at high tide the water reaches up the pebble hills and no sand area's is left. But with a difference of 11 meters between low and high tide, low tide all of a sudden give… Read More
2020-08-27 16:29
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
2020-08-26 19:46
"Les galets blues""Les galets de la Molière""Camping les galets"The word "galets" was everywhere near our stay in France and when I looked it up, I understood it are the pebbles that… Read More
2020-08-25 18:42
The search for a little vacation get-away has been a stressfull one. We cancelled our booked vacation to Kroatia because of the Covid situation. Kroatia was already early in July "oran… Read More
2020-08-23 19:53
Since April Beertje was asking when Corona would be over because he was planning to go to the beach after Corona. Hmm. I kept telling him Corona wasn't gone yet and that we couldn't go yet… Read More
2020-08-21 16:27
It was a few weeks ago when I took out our empty bottles to the glass bolls a bit further from our house.Another guy was net to me at the traffic lights. As we approached th… Read More
2020-08-20 15:56
Tuesday Anne brought her weekly post for #wedraaiendoor, the music ping pong we do between our 2 blogs. She surprised me by jumping from Doe Maar to Men without hats with Safety Dance… Read More
2020-08-19 16:32
I'm always late at a party. I think half of the Belgian bloggers have shared this mid July when Anne launched it upon her return from vacation. I stole it right away but waited for a ca… Read More
2020-08-18 16:52
Over the previous weeks I've watched Anne with an E on Netflix. I doubted to start watching it because in my mind you should watch Ann of Green Gables around Christmas time. It w… Read More
2020-08-17 16:07
My lavender is abundant again and full of bees, just like I like it.Also, my phone chooses the wrong focus. 2. Picking up a boy from the playground that apparently is a cat. I wou… Read More
2020-08-15 15:19
B: Ik noem whity (knuffelhond) een papaG: Oh is hij een papa? Heeft hij ook baby hondjes?B: Nee? Hij is gewoon alleen een papa.Ik doe alsof ik putten was aan het graven (cfr wrikkelende spoo… Read More
2020-08-14 16:14
There's just some things you come across in our lives now and then that makes you think WTF? How is this possible? How did this happen? Why? How on earth? here's a little random… Read More
2020-08-13 16:19
It's my turn again to choose a song following Anne's post. She chose "Alright for you" from the Police. It's not quite the first song that comes in mind from the Police. The… Read More
2020-08-11 16:27
I sigh next to the ventilatorI imagine my desk is humidAway is the coolness that was brought to us by the morning.The daily carousel of timed window opening and rigorously closing itbased on… Read More
2020-08-10 15:43
Since June 8 restaurants could re-open in Belgium. While we had profited a bit in the lock-down from extended take-away options I had not jumped to the occasion to go out for dinner again ri… Read More
2020-08-09 16:34
I have treasured breastfeeding my children when they were baby and when they were toddler. Starting up breastfeeding was much harder than I thought and quite different from what I had… Read More
2020-08-08 19:09
Early January I met up with some friends for dinner, but we couldn't all make it together. Really, we are the most impossible group to get together. While we all guard our agenda's carefully… Read More
2020-08-06 16:05
It's my turn again to choose a song based on Anne's post on Tuesday. She chose a song based on my "Pretty fly for a white guy" from the Offspring and it became Learn to fly by Curtis Mayfiel… Read More
2020-08-05 16:30
The advantage of homeworking is that I can listen to music again while working ...noise cancellation headset is no longer blocking social contact and conversations in the office :p. Thi… Read More
2020-08-04 19:57
Last week I could participate in an all day workshop for sketch noting. Never on earth would I have put in my development plan a request to take such a training. It would simply n… Read More
2020-08-03 16:19
This time we brought a little guest with us, as the restrictions don't limit the number of small people you see :)...so the boys could enjoy some quality time together with one of their best… Read More
2020-08-02 19:19
In April, it seemed clear, we'd have to spend our vacation in Belgium this summer. I felt fine with that idea, keeping the hope that all would resume normal and we'd be able to suck in some… Read More
2020-07-31 16:34
Rainy days...I've become so mature and adult to feel blessed now with rainy daysA child that requests to tickle to you and you claim you don't remember how to do so...so they take your hands… Read More
2020-07-30 16:33
Anne from SATUR9'S WORLDlaunched last Spring a fun blog concept. She posts every Tuesday a music clip and then chooses the next one based on some association from the previous one… Read More
2020-07-29 19:45
Prikt een mug ook als we wakker zijn?Wanneer ga ik weer bij W. logeren? Maar kunnen we niet eerst eens samen oefenen morgen want ik ben al lang niet meer gaan logeren en ik weet niet of ik h… Read More
2020-07-28 20:11
Some of our best friends were enjoying a walking weekend in the east of Belgium and asked if it was ok if they came over for a visit. Since we've hardly seen anyone in the last 2 weeks… Read More
2020-07-27 16:25
As of last Wednesday I only have 3 wisdom teeth anymore. Finally... I had spent sufficient time stressing about it.I had spent sufficient time with pain. And then… Read More
2020-07-26 15:23
This is the reality our world has gone through in the last couple of months. While it might have seemed a far distance while we were safely cocooning in our homes, avoiding contact wit… Read More
2020-07-25 16:51
We enjoyed a long weekend in the east of Belgium thanks to our national holiday. We had dropped off Kabouter at his first ever Scouting camp on Monday morning and were now trying to adjust t… Read More
2020-07-24 16:03
Is x joining? I don't know (entire conversation about x) ...Aaaah there is X, ok ok, I see he's logging in.You are still on mute, we don't hear you.Ah nice to see you again. It's… Read More
2020-07-23 15:40
No we don't walk all the time when we pass our times in the east of Belgium. We simply enjoy the fact we have the space to live outdoors and be in a real garden. While we can have a comforta… Read More
2020-07-22 16:25
I heard this song yesterday on our National Holiday. It was so appropriate...la Belle Gigue (love it..do you hear it?). I love folk gigues for their energy and I hope we al… Read More
2020-07-21 16:36
In the east of Belgium, at the countries heights, you can either be out of luck and stuck in clouds while the rest of the country is enjoying some sunshine...or the opposite. Apparently… Read More
2020-07-20 15:52
A new virusJanuary: what's up in the far east again? February: Building a hospital in 10 days, what a Chinese propagandaMarch: Ok, if this is like a bad flu for younger adults, it… Read More
2020-07-19 16:14
SilenceThere is nobody aroundThe sun shines for me aloneI let myself sink in a state between consciousness and sleepI hear the buzzing of bees that visit the clover flowers in the grassI see… Read More
2020-07-18 18:27
Yesterday was a stressful day. All day I was stressing because my wisdom tooth had to be pulled. Since the verdict and the continuous pain, I'm afraid of the dentist. … Read More
2020-07-17 16:06
So the Corona Covid pandemic throws everybody's vacation plans into chaos and also my sister had to look for changes. She came to stay in our little house in the east of Belgium while… Read More
2020-07-16 16:01
1) A sunset end of May when I did a walk after the children's bedtime to catch some fresh air after working long. It's a habit I lost a bit in the last 6 weeks, so I must ensure I get… Read More
2020-07-15 16:49
Ik doe precies een voetbal tshirt aan (polo)
Als corona voorbij is, dan mogen we eindelijk naar het strand
Maar IK was iets aan het vertellen (hij verdraagt het niet zo goed a… Read More
2020-07-13 19:26
Grandma came to visit us in the Ardennes this weekend and while the 2 oldest boys were busy building their tree hut, we went for a walk in the woods of Troupa, the Rurbusch and the boglands… Read More
2020-07-12 20:03
A year ago Kabouter started making plans with his friends to build a tree hut. Their parents had to realise their dream in a tree in the park. He was very disappointed when we broke th… Read More
2020-07-09 16:10
After my solitary walk the week before, my PR work had more success this weekend and I convinced Beertje to join me on my walk. He got off with big determination but his motivati… Read More
2020-07-08 15:18
I was fairly young when I first saw the movie The Mission. Probably not when it was released, I was only nine back then but a few years later. I guess my older sister had been aware of… Read More
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