SMILEY SATURDAY - A special doll

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Last week I was invited at my son's best friend's who also lives in Waterloo together with his English wife and little Camille their 2 year old daughter. My son had bought a doll who could wee ! Now that was an event ! Mom had to show how to undress the doll, then Camille would feed it with the bottle and right away after the doll was wet ! As the doll was delivered with a little pot, Camille suggested to show "Lola" how to use the pot, as she just had learned it too. Very clever !

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I also wish to thank very much for these awards which I got from


Alice Audrey


Merle


and
Jeanette

SHOW & TELL - New Pergola

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In summer it can be quite warm in Belgium, but it rains so that you can't sit outside. Last year I fulfilled a long lasting wish, a "roof" over a part of the patio, so that I could sit outside even when it rains. This week finally it was delivered and put up.


The work starts


inspected by cat Arthur


It's standing


something to be fixed on the wall




and finished !! Now I only have to wait for spring and warm temperatures and I can do my blogging outside too !


I also finished this painting this week

THURSDAY THIRTEEN

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13 things you don't want to hear during surgery:

As Mr. Gattino had surgery and feels well like a fish in water now, these quotes he certainly didn't want to hear !


1. Better save that. We'll need it for the autopsy.

2. Someone call the janitor - we're going to need a mop.

3. Spot! Spot! Come back with that! Bad Dog!

4. Hand me that...uh...that...uh.....thingie.

5. Oh no! I just lost my Rolex.

6. Oops! Hey, has anyone ever survived 500ml of this stuff before?

7. Damn, there go the lights again...

8. You know, there's big money in kidneys. Heck, the guy's got two of them."

9. Everybody stand back! I lost my contact lens!

10. Could you stop that thing from beating; it's throwing my concentration off.

11. What do you mean he wasn't in for a sex change...!

12. Anyone see where I left that scalpel ?

13. Don't worry; I think it's sharp enough.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

MY WORLD

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Near Waterloo is another little town named Genval. It is a favourite excursion place for people living in Brussels which is also nearby. There is a beautiful lake, surrounded by restaurants, cafés and picnic places. You can rent a boat and paddle around, some people even try windsurfing.




there are quite a lot of swans on the lake





There was a lonely fisherman who was interviewed by local TV.



A little boys statue



and a lonesome dog. The weather was bad and there weren't many people. But in summertime this place is fully packed ! you can hardly find a parking place.

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You have probably heard about the terrible massacre which had happened in Dendermonde, a little town in the flemish part of Belgium. A 20 year old man went into the crèche "Land of tales" and stabbed wildly around him, killing two babies and a woman who tried to hold him back and injured 13 others very badly. One of the rescued babies died on saturday. The 20 year old killer hasn't said a word ever since and refuses to eat. He comes from a very normal family has a brother and a sister who can't understand either. We don't get a lot of information about the family yet. You can imagine the whole country is mourning !

You can read more about that tragedy here

FUN MONDAY -

Odd Shots and Macro Monday are here



Mama Rehema our host this week wants us to talk about diets. The only diet I know is this one I got last week per email :

The Pasta Diet and Your Health

ITALIAN PASTA DIET -- IT REALLY WORKS !!

1.. You walk pasta da bakery.
2... You walk pasta da candy store.
3.. You walk pasta da Ice Cream shop.
4.. You walk pasta da table and fridge.

You will lose weight!

Try it out and good luck (I belong to the lucky people who never needed a diet).

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That's why I took the Photo assignment: post a photo of something/someone that makes you feel good about yourself. It could be your loved one, your pet, your part of the world, anything goes.

Here is what I choose for now. Each age has other things to make you happy and feel good


my five cats


when they are holding a meeting in our garden


when I enter the living room in the morning and find the sweet looking deeply sleeping Arthur


who will then get a good morning kiss from Rosie


and not to forget my home sweet home !

WEEKLY WINNERS

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This is one of many Galleries in Brussels' center. It's located just in front of the central station. Last week we made a little walk through it. In Belgium you have a special period for sales, one in winter starting January 2nd and one in summer starting in July. Besides these two times no sales are allowed. You can imagine that people wait until after New Year to do their shopping because you sometimes can safe up to 50 % !

The galery was built in 1958.


I think this must still be the Christmas decoration


It looked beautiful


There are two floors with many shops, restaurants, cafés and snack bars