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New Year’s letters: a Flemish tradition full of memory and family
New Year’s letters: a Flemish tradition full of memory and family Did you know that the ritual in which children recite a New Year’s letter is a Flemish custom and tradition ? Even in the Netherlands it has fallen into disuse. Nowhere else are writing, reciting, family and emotion so strongly intertwined as in our…
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Winter circus and memories in Ghent
Winter circus and memories in Ghent Tasty mezze in Ghent After the panel discussion about hearing loss we attended to recently, we took a long walk through the city. We wanted to go to the Turkish restaurant Ankara, Oudburg 44. Nowadays you can hardly get anywhere in Ghent by car, and actually that is not…
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Two quicksilvers staying with grandma
Two quicksilvers staying with grandma Two quicksilvers staying with grandma, a few days of creative work! This week I have two grandchildren staying over. They run around the house, everywhere at once, laugh loudly and disappear again. I try to keep track of where they are, but it never works. Their haste is contagious, but…
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Children of successful parents
Children of successful parents What is it like to be a child of parents who have achieved everything? Read about pressure, fear of failure and finding your own way. Don’t look at the parent, but at the child “A famous name often resembles a coat, which, made for the father, is too big for the…
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About street vendors, phishing and hacking
About street vendors, phishing and hacking Stay alert and protect yourself From physical street vendors to phishing emails to hackers: discover tips on how to spot unwanted sellers. Learn how to keep digital scams out. Street vendors Everyone knows them: street vendors, or door-to-door salesmen who try to sell you anything and everything. In our…
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Creativity against fear
Creativity against fear About fears and phobias: do you sometimes suffer from them too? Everyone has fears from time to time. This is normal, human and often even healthy: fear protects us, makes us alert and helps us make choices. But phobias go one step further. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something…
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Women through time
Women through time Discover the indispensable role of women in the Plantin-Moretus printing works in Antwerp. See how their strength, collaboration and flair still inspire today. Exhibition Plantin-Moretus Books have always had a special place in my life. As a child, they were expensive and precious. Literally and figuratively. Because they were expensive, we didn’t…
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Make a watercolor
Start painting slowly: learn watercolor and urban sketching techniques, create a warm color palette and draw your first creative sketch.
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What Being Generous Really Means
What being generous really means Being generous is more than giving gifts. Discover how small, sincere gestures of time, attention and kindness make a huge difference. Find out what being generous really means. What do we usually understand by generous? When you think of being generous, you probably think of giving. Something tangible. Take a…
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Healthy eating starts today
Healthy eating starts today Every time is a good time to start eating healthily Have you, like me, been wanting to lose a few pounds for a while, but you keep putting it off? Believe me: Any time is a good time to start eating healthily. You don’t have to wait for Monday, a new…