Our local market has had a bucket of tulips available lately. It is such a treat to have spring blooms on the table while outside it is still harsh and cold. Makes me think we should all be more like them, rather than wait on ideal circumstances to blossom and grow.
Happy Fence Friday. : ) Taken outside the Basilica of Our Lady in Tongeren, Belgium. I love, love, loved the gorgeous green lamps alongside.
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments at Amanda's for all to find and see.
You might just be a homeschooler if you overhear one boy calling his brother to see "the coolest thing" and that cool thing is….
the sentence he just diagrammed. ; )
Odds are even greater if that brother exclaims, "If you think that one is cool, you should see the one I did last week. It had bars and connectors and went up and down! THAT was the coolest!" (he got to diagram compound subjects and verbs)
We are easily amused. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
I spent the weekend in Belgium following these people up and down the cobblestone streets of Tongeren, which can boast of being the oldest city in Belgium.
Founded in 15 AD (seriously) Tongeren was one of the largest cities in the north of Gaul. Parts of the original Roman city wall are still standing.
Inside those city walls we found lots of color and flavor despite the gray skies overhead. For the record, the turquoise and pink scarves made the final cut for this shopper.
As far as European cities go, Tongeren was not beautiful nor especially quaint but made up for this by the air of reserved elegance given off by passersby. Dignified you might say.
Of course there was chocolate. Phenomenal, intricate handmade creations. In fact, if you look close enough you can see my nose pressed against the glass bewitched by those magnificent folds of chocolate.
The cafe's sported Dutch menu's as a rule. But it has been a very long time since I have spoken Dutch. As in, the only thing I can really remember is how to say I am hungry. Though I guess its a good start when you speak to your waiter. ; )
And this is just a shameless plug for the man behind the road trip, who tapped away at the laptop and said, "Pack a bag, woman! We are outta here!" Or something like that. : ) I think the consensus is that impromptu is a very good thing.
And there is more Belgian beauty. But not more time tonight.
"Here we go, come with me
There's a world, out there, that we should see."
– Rocketeer
So says the man behind the wheel. The car is pointed west today, towards the land of lace and chocolate.
See you then…
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments at Amanda's for all to find and see.
Found this cobalt water jug not long ago. Not vintage per se but it does fit in well.
Starry Sky Journal 