An empty sky

This is a rare sight: a sky without planes.

I can imagine how terrible it must be to get stranded in an airport, but to be quite honest: I enjoy the silence, and for the first time in my life, I see a clear blue sky without white stripes.

In the meanwhile, my son is back home after two days in hospital. He's recovering very quickly, and that makes me a happy mum.

Home!

We had two weeks of nice weather at the Belgian coastside... Reading, walking, inviting friends, staring at the sea...


And a weekend in Kampen, a cute little town in the Netherlands.

Then a quick visit to Amsterdam, city of bikes, boats, bridges...

...and tiles.

On the way home yesterday evening:

A walk with Milan

After a day's work at the computer, it felt so good to go on a walk with Milan and Danielle.

A rare sight: Milan sitting quietly. He is such an enthusiastic, crazy young dog!

It was already late in the afternoon, and you could feel a chill in the air, winter is approaching.

A blurry picture of migrating birds.

A real sunday!

The perfect day for a walk in the neighbourhood...


and a bit of working on my granny blanket. I hope I can finish it before I am a granny myself!


Never turn your back on a cat while working on a blanket...

Back to business

During our week at the seaside, we had a spectacular sunset every day.
And now, it's back to reality: tidying up our messy house and garden...

Back from Burgundy, France

This is were I stayed the last two weeks: Cheilly les Maranges in Burgundy. We rented a house with a few friends in this little village. We had a great time, visiting nice towns like Autun, Dijon, Beaunes,..., eating (too much), drinking wine, reading, crafting (not enough), and just being lazy.


Nice houses in Autun

...and in Chalon-sur-Saône.

We also visited Dijon, a town with lovely medieval houses and a cosy atmosphere.

Always a bit creepy: a gargoyle on the tower of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.

Paris in black and white

a day in Antwerp

Today I went to an exhibition in Antwerp about the flemish primitifs. I made a few pictures here and there, and it's strange to feel like a tourist in your own town!


This large building is the central station.

And this dragon marks the entrance of our own little "Chinatown", it's only one street with chinese shops and restaurants!

And this here is the zoo!

Belgian heat wave

It hasn't been raining for a month now, talking about global warming.
But for the moment I'm not complaining!