Count your blessings - August 2025

1. A nest of sparrows under the canopy of our house
2. Watching a few early Death in Paradise episodes that apparently I had not seen yet. What a discovery! (and dreaming about returning to Guadeloupe....)
3. A month of vacation time. So much needed deconnection time from work and all other obligations that I push into my head. 
4. Attending the Last Post in Ypres
5. Visiting the remembrance sites of the First World War with the family
6. Renting a very nice apartment just behind the dunes at the coast
7. Snoozing at the beach
8. Reading at the beach
9. Observing the boys at the beach, building sand castles, ...
10. Sea food
11. Walking amidst the wildflowers and along the lake
12. A newborn calf
13. Apetizers
14. Eating outside in the garden
15. A tired Beertje sitting on my lap
16. Fireworks at the beach
17. Attending a lot of Marktrock 
18. Eating tomatoes from the garden
19. Planning next vacation
20. Dinner with my cousins
21. Visiting the Atomium and mini-Europa with the children

This is a monthly list of simple things in my life that make me happy or that make me smile.  

As the world often seems full of negativity and disaster, I want to pay attention to these small things that make me happy in my daily life and be grateful for them. You can find all of them via this link