tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post7887737946153090800..comments2023-10-02T16:20:05.107+02:00Comments on People become stories and stories become understanding: Today in Belgium ... on the inside looking out through the glassDi Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-49417782334274939612009-02-02T23:16:00.000+01:002009-02-02T23:16:00.000+01:00Were you as chicken as me about going outside, Tar...Were you as chicken as me about going outside, Tara? I couldn't face it and stayed indoors, it was too terribly cold.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-27236268348007102062009-02-02T21:55:00.000+01:002009-02-02T21:55:00.000+01:00And we have snow too - although much of it has mel...And we have snow too - although much of it has melted by nightfall. I took a photo of a plant on my balcony too. :)paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-31109727128026495162009-02-02T14:30:00.000+01:002009-02-02T14:30:00.000+01:00Oh, I know ... and I'm looking up trains to Genova...Oh, I know ... and I'm looking up trains to Genova from Rome, imagining Rome in March, wondering if any of the Middle East work will pop up in the middle of it all. <BR/><BR/>I need some sun and some warmth too.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-37282485231102100702009-02-02T14:16:00.000+01:002009-02-02T14:16:00.000+01:00The "let's find a plane someplace warm and run awa...The "let's find a plane someplace warm and run away together for a couple of weeks" part sounded really tempting Di :)<BR/><BR/>But seriously, I used to take a "we will pamper you", one week all-in vacation package with my partner most winters, <BR/>just to escape the cold, soak up the sun in Egypt and return to face the unpredictable Belgian weather.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154038964967283580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-32981188173110457342009-02-02T13:41:00.000+01:002009-02-02T13:41:00.000+01:00I didn't step outside, Peter, so I don't know abou...I didn't step outside, Peter, so I don't know about the traffic. I was so bad that I just took the bamboo shot through the glass ... :)<BR/><BR/>But let's find a plane someplace warm and run away together for a couple of weeks.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-24735674679680292042009-02-02T13:39:00.000+01:002009-02-02T13:39:00.000+01:00Was the traffic just as messed up near your home D...Was the traffic just as messed up near your home Di?<BR/><BR/>Belgium faced 400 km of virtually gridlocked traffic this snowy morning,<BR/>but even the downtown Antwerp riverbanks were also hardly moving.<BR/><BR/>I feel like taking a plane to the sun these winter days.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154038964967283580noreply@blogger.com