Swine flu

I wrote a bit on swines on my nutrition blog. These poor animals! Never created to be eaten, just to wander around in dirty mud and eat whatever they like.
Then some weird homo sapiens decided to chase it, kill it and grill it over an open fire, with all the fat on it ... it just tasted soooOOOO yummie!
After centuries of "serving humanity" as so called food, it gets the whole world wide blame for causing a flu! Wow, and what if it was all man-made? hahaa...











HOW TO FIGHT IT OFF?

Well ... as some world leader in Asia said: "Be resilient! Excercise, keep working, keep living, eat well and ..." ... urhhhhh ... and still eat swine ???

Cruisin' Europe

Whenever I am on the road and in a car traveling throughout Europe I marvel at the great roads, fast speeds and especially the changing landswcape as you go from country to country and even while changing provinces!

Last 2 weeks, we were in Nuernberg, Rheinfelden, drove home via the German Wine Route and the Loreley, Rhine Route.

Then we visited some friends in Belgium and Brussel and believe it or not we even took a one day trip to Amsterdam by train.

Give us some time to make a selction of the pics and will upload soon.

This is also our last week as a family together in Belgium.

Orval: peace, nature, meditation ...

I did drink the "Trappist beer" in my early 20'ies and it was only now that I visited the place.

The Abbey d'Orval (Vallis Aurelis or Latin for Golden Valley) is located in the Belgian Ardennes, a serene piece of wonderfully created nature.

A mineral water well attracted 1000 years ago the first settlers; monks from the south who built nearby the church building and monastry ( for more details, see www.orval.be ).

The water of the "Mathilda" well still serves the brewery and cheese factory. 24,000 bottles of artisanally brewed Trappist beer are bottled every hour. And they do not keep much inventory!!

Enjoy the slideshow!



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Cheryl's birthday

Our family enjoyed the outdoors last Thursday, celebrating Cheryl's birthday with some special friends.

In the morning we had brunch at the Courtyard. Sharon made a lovely birthday bread ( as Cheryl like bread more than cakes, especially when they are home made with love! ), cup cakes, chocolate (yes: even Belgian choc !) and banana toasties. Zoe and Asher had great fun seeing Mummy making it all before their eyes.

In the late afternoon, we had a pic-nic at the Botanical Gardens. Mats on the grass, display the food and marvelous Andrew and Michelle brought a nice French Merlot, crackers, Boursin and blue cheese. As the saying goes in France: "Du vin, du pain et du Boursin" Basically: wine, bread and cheese. What else you need? Some good company who brought it all!
Watch the fun commerical by clicking this link. Boursin! ( I am looking forward to bringing Cheryl to the wheat field for a pic-nic ! )

Will upload some picture slide show later for you to enjoy...

Standing up for truth

No Compromise, even if it can cost you your bread and butter, fame or career opportunities or position in your organisation.

I marvel at the confidence Carrie showed at the Miss USA elections.

She was asked the question if she "opposed gay marriage" and she boldly said: YES!

I can only applaud this and especially in a perverted and morally-on-the-drift-California. It is time people stand up for what is right and not for what is perceived to be acceptable.

History has shown that communities or even countries who depart from certain clear and right principles and moral structures, they invoke major damaging issues for the society and generations to come.

Read her interview here: on BBC or FOX NEWS


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Antwerpen Centraal

In a few months time, I will most likely arrive in this train station from Paris on my way home for summer holidays in Antwerpen.

The station is an absolute historical monument and among of the few remaining grand central stations left in Europe.

Just to see a performance in an environment like this thrills me to be back home! and ... it made my day today!





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Resurrection

Easter, Pesach, Passover ... Resurrection. Not just new life, but old life turned new, eternal.

At a time as this, Easter, one thing can not be overseen: LIFE...and He who gives it.

I just saw this LIFE shocking VDO of a person who was meant to be dead but rose from it. Resurrection. Without too much of my own words....



(For more info on the speaker, click here)
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