Namur, a city, a municipality, capital of the province of the same name in Wallonia, in Belgium, which I call my new hometown, has two perfumers on its territory. Both have one thing in common: Atelier de la Parfumerie Delforge is located in the heart of the Citadel with the shop in a former military … Continue reading
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My summer solstice walk.
The longest day of the year is a perfect time for a walk through Frijthout in my hometown of Hove. Especially when trumpet music accompanied the opening of the temporary open-air exhibition ‘Light gives comfort (Licht en Troost).’ About twenty works of art are spread over the landscape park and garden of the castle of … Continue reading
Custodians
(click on thumbnail to enlarge picture) Mushrooms are fun to photograph when you walk through an avenue of beautiful trees nearby my neighborhood in Hove. What makes them so special and why are they called the tip of the iceberg? Because mushrooms help trees talk to each other. So the fairy tales of white/red dotted … Continue reading
DIVERSITY IS MAGIC
” In diversity there is beauty and there is strength “ Maya Angelou (to enlarge picture click on thumbnail) Continue reading
TO HONOR AND COMMEMORATE, I RE-POST ‘My 49th National Day’
Because of the joy we had, Because of the sadness we share, To advance to the ’50th National Day’ in 2020. With Oman’s new ruler Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said who took the oath before the Council of Oman this Saturday and confirmed to the Omanis and the world that: “the Sultanate will continue … Continue reading