Past weekend, the Vikings landed in Elewijt, Belgium, for their yearly Thing. Things – from the Old Norse word þing, meaning assembly - were an early system of justice and administration. When the Vikings and early Norse settlers arrived in a new place they brought with them their customs and legal systems. Things were where political ...
Golden ring with Rutilated Rock Crystal
It's very dangerous to take your wife to the precious stone wholesaler's. I think, this must have been the conclusion my husband made when he left this store whith me, smiling because of our rock crystal catch, by his side. I joined him because of pure curiosity and started browsing the hundreds of translucent rectangular ...
Rockabilly Day, a very hot goodbye to the summer
I can think of worse ways to end the summer holidays... working for Frances Folies was the cherry on top of the cake of a wonderful sunny Belgian summer. Frances set up her beauty boudoir at Rockabilly Day in Evergem. Rockabilly Day is an annual vintage car, bike and music weekender, established by James Laureyns in ...