In early January we experienced an unseasonal cold snap, with daytime temperatures getting down to well below freezing (-7°C with a windchill of -12°C); during […]
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Car swap … 🚗
We’ve upsized Ellen’s car – our trusty Volkswagen Up! would have proved to be a handful with a child seat; so we’ve now welcomed another […]
Read moreMom …🕯️
We received news earlier this morning that Mom has died, finally now at peace. She was weakened by numerous mouth and throat infections over the […]
Read more🇩🇪 Eifel 2023
Halfway through November Ellen & I took a break from the rollercoaster and headed off to the Eifel in Germany. This was for a 5-day […]
Read moreKoert
Koert was found yesterday in his apartment – this was a day that we were expecting for some time, but were not really prepared for […]
Read more🇫🇷 RWC 2023
We enjoyed a family trip on the last Saturday of September – our destination was Scotland v Romania in Lille, one of the 9 French […]
Read more🇬🇧 England 2023
Hot on the heels of our Norwegian adventure, Ellen & I headed off on a 4-country, 1.350km dash on the weekend of 8-10 September with […]
Read more🇩🇪 Nürburgring Classic 2023
As a treat for Luc’s completion of his final year at secondary school we had a father-son weekend at the Nürburgring Classic during the last […]
Read moreSiepie
Today we took leave of our old girl, Siepie – after 19 years her physical ailments got the better of her. RIP, Siepie … ❤️😥
Read moreComenius College eindexamen gala
Luc attended the gala evening at Comenius College, this is an annual celebration for the final year exam candidates where they are hosted at school […]
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