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12/28/2020

Just a few more days and this year will finally be in our past. I think we're all ready for the new to hurry up and get here. We've made the best out of it as much as we could, but not being able to leave Belgium has made me very homesick. That said, if I'm going to be stuck in a country not my own, I'm still happy to be in this one....

Just a few more days and this year will finally be in our past. I think we’re all ready for the new to hurry up and get here. We’ve made the best out of it as much as we could, but not …

11/08/2020

Celebrating all souls in a church in Turnout Well it's my last day of a one-week break. We're in the midst of our second lockdown, so we couldn't leave the country. That said we did explore more of Belgium. Luckily this lockdown allows us to travel within our own borders, just as long as we mask up and social distance. So, for a few days, we booked a cabin within walking distance of a town called Beerse and ventured off onto all sorts of nature walks. [ 490 more words ]

Celebrating all souls in a church in Turnout Well it’s my last day of a one-week break. We’re in the midst of our second lockdown, so we couldn’t leave the country. That said we d…

10/24/2020

Back in the days when I could travel: Dec 2016 Cyprus We are in the midst of wave two. Belgium is expected to reach an average of 20,000 new positive cases a day before the end of this week. It's at the top two list of worst affected countries in the EU, but that doesn't really matter anymore because most EU countries are red according to whatever thing they use to measure our misery. [ 538 more words ]

10/10/2020

pic taken by Larissa Hennesy A few weeks ago we booked our first Belgian beach vacation since moving here, and lol of course it's the one weekend a major storm hits. All is well we survived, our cars survived, Badger survived. And he enjoyed every minute of it! Another Larissa pic. We rented a cottage in the Koksijde area, which was lovely and its old roof and walls held tight despite the constant pummeling of gusts up to over 100 km per hour --- all weekend long. [ 481 more words ]

pic taken by Larissa Hennesy A few weeks ago we booked our first Belgian beach vacation since moving here, and lol of course it’s the one weekend a major storm hits. All is well we survived, …

08/30/2020

One of my purchases from the Sunday Market. It'll cheer up my desk a bit. While rightfully angry souls march the streets to protest racism and brutality, others march for the titillation of mayhem, and others gang together to protest mask wearing. It's an angry effing world out there and humanity is boiling with all its levels of discontent. On a bad day it feels as if the rage is dimming our light. [ 996 more words ]

One of my purchases from the Sunday Market. It’ll cheer up my desk a bit. While rightfully angry souls march the streets to protest racism and brutality, others march for the titillation of m…

08/08/2020

LOL Badger and me having our romantic couple's shot while cooling off in the Ardennes We had our first 100 degree day last Friday, and it looks like we'll have our second today. We have been so lucky this summer because, for the most part, our temps have been great. So, we can't complain about the current heatwave, but we're human, so we will. [ 621 more words ]

LOL Badger and me having our romantic couple’s shot while cooling off in the Ardennes We had our first 100 degree day last Friday, and it looks like we’ll have our second today. We have…

07/28/2020

The weather in our corner of Europe has been so lovely. Mostly sunshine, cool breezes and temps that don't make us fantasize about air conditioning. So, we've been enjoying a lot of outdoor time. Yesterday, while sipping some Maredsous at our favorite cafe pub, just loving life the way we do, nature bitch slapped us a little reminder. A flock of pigeons played chicken with our allegedly slow-moving traffic since it's right near where diners and sippers sit. [ 947 more words ]

The weather in our corner of Europe has been so lovely. Mostly sunshine, cool breezes and temps that don’t make us fantasize about air conditioning. So, we’ve been enjoying a lot of out…

07/03/2020

The wind tickles the willow and oak that surround me. The trees, while hearty and tall (like the Dutch who tend them), have not been here very long (from Mother Earth's perspective). 900 years ago they would not have been allowed to take root. The mill I've been sleeping in needed to feed on all the wind, so that she could pump the waters nearby. [ 512 more words ]

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06/21/2020

Our neighbors for the week (okay there are humans here too, but these guys sound cooler) School is out for summer! Europe is opening up again, and we are enjoying its gifts. We're still carless, so we're still in Belgium. Thanks to some friends we were able to get to our adorable gite (vacation rental) in the Ardennes. [ 405 more words ]

Our neighbors for the week (okay there are humans here too, but these guys sound cooler) School is out for summer! Europe is opening up again, and we are enjoying its gifts. We’re still carle…

06/07/2020

Mons Dou Dou week 2018 For those of you just clicking on my blog, I live in Mons, Belgium, which has loads of stories to share, but it's all-time favorite celebration is the Ducasse, or as it's commonly called: Dou Dou fest. It's an ancient tradition that goes back to the mid 1300s. It began as a procession of carting the city's patron saint Wadru (a woman, woo hoo) relics around the city to protect it from the plague. [ 481 more words ]

Mons Dou Dou week 2018 For those of you just clicking on my blog, I live in Mons, Belgium, which has loads of stories to share, but it’s all-time favorite celebration is the Ducasse, or as it…

06/01/2020

We're pretty sure one of those murder hornets flew into our living room last night. It was big and loud with a stinger that weighed it down, so it flew with its weapon dragging. It was slow and bulky, but it still scared the bejesus out of us --- even Badger backed the eff up and decided to scootch his ass to the way back of the room, lol looking at Joe like "go get him boy." Luckily it was at the top of our window area behind our sheer curtains, so we (aka Joe) were able to move it down to the open part of the window and swoosh it out. [ 975 more words ]

We’re pretty sure one of those murder hornets flew into our living room last night. It was big and loud with a stinger that weighed it down, so it flew with its weapon dragging. It was slow a…

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