The day started with an email from the owner of the venue we'd picked for our wedding party laconically informing me that he had to postpone tonight's meeting to an…
Every month, I write about three things I really liked as a way to reflect upon the good things. In May 2022, I like the new Kobo Elipsa e-reader, Intimations by Zadie Smith, and It Came from The Glass Curtain! by Adam Paxman.
Like many people I know, I tend to keep my electronics for as long as possible, because (1) I always find that everything is too darn expensive — a trait I've inherited from my dad, I'm afraid —, and (2) I feel guilty whenever I have to replace them because there is no real way to know what sort of damages discarded electronics cause on the environment. So I still had my first Kindle, a 4th generation device from 2011, which I still loved, but lacked some features I really needed.
I don't typically write about Belgium, and it is a shame, to be honest. If I may say so myself, my (tiny) country has a lot to offer, and I'm not just talking about chips, chocolate, and beer (though they are ok, I guess). Take those random castles you've never heard of, for example.
Quick, easy, and delicious. Ingredients 500g chicken breastsTwo organic lemons200g green olives, pitted3 cloves garlic40g butterCanola oil150 ml waterSalt, pepperGround paprikaGround chilliGround nutmeg8 sage leaves3 branches of thyme6 bay laurel…
I am an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, and my former students always speak to me in English. Even those who attended my class over ten years ago. Their mother tongue (at least, for most of them) is French; so is mine. Yet, whenever I run into one of them in town or on social media, they address me in English.
Are you eating at Le Train Bleu for the first time? Don't know what to order? What to wear? Don't worry, Ms Unexpected's got your back.
While my great-uncle Raymond eventually grew up to be a functional adult, no one who actually knew him would say that I'm overstating it if I say that as a kid, he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed. This was due partly to the fact that he had been extremely sheltered as a child because he was the only boy in a family that already counted two very strong-willed girls, partly because we can't all win the common sense lottery.
So you've made the decision to stay at the Efteling Hotel and now you're wondering which themed suite you should pick for your little getaway to fairytale land? Don't worry,…
We used to go to the seaside by train. It was odd, now that I come to think of it, as in the early nineties, most families had a car. Still, we went to the seaside by train. Maybe it was a remnant of the first paid leaves for which the working class had gone on strike in the sixties when having a private vehicle was just not possible for everyone yet. It’s funny how we just mimic the previous generation’s ways without much questioning.