Illusion
11 March 2022I have no illusion, but with what’s happening in Ukraine, we should think twice. We have let capitalism go its own way, we always wanted more and cheaper, closing our eyes for immorality. We have traded with Saudi-Arabia, China, and also Russia. Not only the countries but the companies we traded with are highly questionable.…
31/08/2019
1 September 2019Enough about my bike, it was never my intention to limit my blog to only one subject. What more can you tell about biking? Whenever I find something to tell about it, you will read it here… At the beginning, biking wasn’t even one of the themes I had in mind for the blog. My…
27/6/2019
30 June 2019Hot, hotter, hottest. The heat makes me lethargic, sticky. Searching for refreshment or shadow. The worst thing is at night. Tossing and turning, the pillow wet with sweat. Still, I rode the distance, last days. And for the first time with a trailer! To the grocery store and the fresh market, with a picnic cooler…
1st week with the bike
21 June 2019Have I told you already? I love cycling. For mindfullness fans: the road is as important as the destination. Senses are working overtime, you have to stay alert, look where you go, think about the destination AND be aware of the present. Beware of danger, be sharp, focussed. Alive right now. Focus is just what…
day 1 without a car
16 June 2019We hesitated: to do or not to do? We talked a lot, not sure if it was the right decision. We got rid of our car. We are 61 and 58 years old, we live in the countryside, without any supermarket around the corner. There is public transportation, but this is Belgium: you can’t get…