[star]

Originally Posted by Minn

I'm on the more optimistic side. Kids go back to school here in early September and that still means to me the end of summer and it's a little . I know that's not technically the end of summer and fall can be beautiful too. And winter? Well, winter happens. It's fine. I'm hoping for not a lot of snow.

Kids are already in school here. It is raining a peaceful “woman rain” here. (WG will flay the Navajos for being sexist) and so it seems like fall today. Warm temps will return next week, but I think everyone is looking forward to the fall if not the winter. Fall is really the most beautiful time of the year for us. Deep, deep blue sky and golden leaves. Warm days and cool nights.

[Castafiore]

Back to work, part II. Second attempt, on Monday. Hope it works this time.

Originally Posted by Minn

I'm on the more optimistic side. Kids go back to school here in early September and that still means to me the end of summer and it's a little . I know that's not technically the end of summer and fall can be beautiful too. And winter? Well, winter happens. It's fine. I'm hoping for not a lot of snow.

I don't consider myself an optimist but compared to Maria, I am, I think. Such a dark thinker she is.

In each situation, I like to imagine the worst possible scenario (which a real optimist doesn't do, I'm told) but this is just to know where rock bottom is. Once I've done that, I'll be looking upwards.

July gave us rather bad weather (chilly, grey, wet) but August is perfect so far. It's a perfect bonus for me because while I'm recovering at home, I can enjoy my garden with a good book. (I'm currrently reading The Game of Thrones).

I'm hoping the same (not a lot of snow)


Belgium's golden generation

Could Belgium, the butt of so many jokes from the rest of Europe, be about to become famous for more than waffles, nice chocolates and Hercule Poirot?

This says more about the ignorance behind such clichés than anything else.

And what's worse; they forgot to mention "beer" in their dumb clichés.

All of a sudden it’s fashionable to have a Belgian gem in your side

I'll say it again: let's hope they finally are going to be able to function well as a national team as well.

[MariaV]

Hilde!

The Slovenian tennis player Aljaž Bedene reportedly played a match with appendicitis, check it out in GM!

[MariaV]

Oh, waffles, chocolates and Hercule Poirot are great clichés IMO!

And I guess it's VERY beautiful in your garden still. Do you also have trees in your garden?

LMAO we have sooooooooooooooo many apples on our apple trees and in the last storm last week 2 heavy branches with aplles broke off.

[Dextertje]

Lots of countries are known for beer, certainly not only Belgium

[Minn]

Originally Posted by star

Kids are already in school here. It is raining a peaceful “woman rain” here. (WG will flay the Navajos for being sexist) and so it seems like fall today. Warm temps will return next week, but I think everyone is looking forward to the fall if not the winter. Fall is really the most beautiful time of the year for us. Deep, deep blue sky and golden leaves. Warm days and cool nights.

Ours go back the day after Labour Day. Fall there sounds really nice.

Originally Posted by Castafiore

Back to work, part II. Second attempt, on Monday. Hope it works this time.

Good luck!

July gave us rather bad weather (chilly, grey, wet) but August is perfect so far. It's a perfect bonus for me because while I'm recovering at home, I can enjoy my garden with a good book. (I'm currrently reading The Game of Thrones).

We had incredible heat in July and broke all kinds of records. August has been more reasonable. The other evening we even needed long sleeves when we went out on my friend's boat.

And Game of Thrones!

[Castafiore]

Originally Posted by MariaV

Do you also have trees in your garden?

It's a city garden, so a small garden. Not big enough for a decent size tree. I do have a Japanese mini-tree in it, thought.

Originally Posted by durrrr

Lots of countries are known for beer, certainly not only Belgium

Belgium excels in beer, though and there are only few countries who do.

Originally Posted by Minn

Good luck!

Thanks.

[star]

Originally Posted by Castafiore

This says more about the ignorance behind such clichés than anything else.

And what's worse; they forgot to mention "beer" in their dumb clichés.

Didn’t I read that a Belgian designer was installed as head designer at the House of Dior? I saw some of his dresses and thought them very nice.

Originally Posted by MariaV

LMAO we have sooooooooooooooo many apples on our apple trees and in the last storm last week 2 heavy branches with aplles broke off.

My neighbor has a peach tree in the middle of her back yard. She doesn’t pick any of the peaches. I can stand on my balcony and watch them rotting on the ground around the tree.

Originally Posted by Minn

Ours go back the day after Labour Day. Fall there sounds really nice.
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I will try to take some pictures that illustrate it.

[Castafiore]

Originally Posted by star

Didn’t I read that a Belgian designer was installed as head designer at the House of Dior? I saw some of his dresses and thought them very nice.

Yup.

Fashion is a big thing in Belgium with Antwerp as its epicentrum. (There's a fashion museum, a fashion school where the "famous 6" come from,...)

[-Evita-]

Originally Posted by Minn

And Game of Thrones!

Just wait until the new Castle season starts again

[acionescu]

I mis him so much, i cant even bring myself to watch this USO

unbelievable how my rafatardism changed my way of liking tennis

[star]

It’s cause Rafa showed us what tennis could be and the rest of it seems pretty ho hum by comparison.

[Corey Feldman]

Hola !

[Corey Feldman]

Buttzilla's absence will make you both appreciate Fed more

[acionescu]

Fuck off, Feldman

Fed is a bore, i hope that helps