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 ...
Silver charm bracelet
This charm bracelet was a birthday present from my best friend Ines a year ago. It hasnt left my wrist ever since. She developed the idea and design together with my husband Pieter. On the first charm you can see the letter "I" from -guess three times- Ines with the letter "E" on its lovely ...
Ice-skating at the Christmas fair in Antwerp
Last Sunday, my dear friend Sofie Huybrechts asked us to go ice-skating in Antwerp. In the wintertime, the city of Antwerp organises an expansive Christmas fair located at the Steenplein, Suikerrui, Grote Markt and Handschoenmarkt. One of the nicest features of this fair, is the artificial skating rink they created on the Steenplein, next to the river Schelde. ...
The Brecon Beacons: outdoor fun at Mr. Morgan’s Farm
It's a white Christmas after all here in Belgium. We're heading for Pieters parents who live in Hamont-Achel to indulge ourselves in family spirit. Driving by the flat Flemish countryside covered by a duvet of snow, I suddenly feel the urge to write about mountains. The last time we found ourselves on a significant height ...
Monique and Tineke and their DIY henhouse in our suburban backyard
We are rebuilding our house in the heart of Antwerp, which implies that we have to live elsewhere for a while. This "while" now already lasts 3 years, and we suppose there will be another 2 years to come. Our whereabouts at the moment are in Deurne, a suburb of Antwerp, Belgium. It's a tiny ...