There it lay; sewn up at the sides, top and bottom, apparently someone’s attempt to make a pillow front. Again, discarded handiwork. The image is of the most descriptive building in the City. it didn’t beg to be rescued, I was on it the minute it poked up from under all the balls of yarn. …
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Reminiscent of Van Gogh
One of the many aspects of Brussels that I adore!
Merry Christmas!
May your day be cheery and bright. May visions of sugar-plums dance in your head- if that’s your thing. May there be time for a winter’s nap; Watch out for the mice which might be running rampant elsewhere in the house while you doze. All in all a day to stop and smell the roses …
Missed the Memo?
Across the water from my front door, the moorings of the quay are being repaired. The responsibility for this upkeep belongs to the City,. The work is anticipated to consume several months. The time for work chosen is the non-tourist seasons of course, but the water is cold. In preparation, all boat owners were instructed …
Sint
Sint lies-in-wait on board and somewhere on board there is also a horse.. His hiding place is opposite my front door. He will motor to the City’s main Dijk to surprise the waiting children and parents. The mask-less parents and mulit-generation-exposed public, anticipating the arrival of the Old Bishop. The traffic jam as a result …
Lost in Translation
An invitation to streaming appeared unexpectedly in an email offer. Leapt at the chance: a streaming of the Glass Menagerie* in only two hours time! Ordered ticket. How could it be other than wonderful: starring: Isabelle Huppert, directed by Ivo van Hove in a second directorial effort for Théâtre de l’Odéon in Paris. Full-disclosure: I …