Count your blessings - August 2026
Spending a weekend in the east of Belgium with the entire family (unlike the previous weekends without the boys). A hedgehog walking through the garden at dusk Having a big paella pan delivered at home Plenty of tomatoes ripening Taking the train to De Panne Spending a week at the beach in hot great weather Sunset at the beach Observing the 90% sun eclipse Seafood dinners near the beach Fireworks Swimming in the sea at a record breaking heat day Visiting the Hop museum and Talbot House in Popering and attending the Last Post again in Ypres Getting reunited with Rodin after 9 days apart The solidarity and help from all over Europe to work on the horrible fire in the High Fenns in Belgium Rain!!! Although I hate rain during my vacation break, now I was so relieved to see a forecast with daily rain showers returning! We needed so much that rain, we still do Knowing my ex-collague volunteered with his fire brigade at the High Fenns and getting some pictures there. Visiting the Bastogn...