The Saint Job Fair – a September event
The Saint Job Fair in Uccle: giants, a brass band, death and the baker, a boy in a bubble, a jousting knight and a sleeping cat – among others things.
Month: September 2016
On Reading and the Art of Giving Up – a reading diary entry
In this instalment of my Reading Diary: how to begin a book, how to give it a chance, why giving up is an option – and an analysis of one book I gave up on.
United Music of Brussels
United Music of Brussels was a day of music to launch a new season of classical music, and I heard it announced over the public transort address system.
Erasmus House – a Guided Tour
Erasmus House in Anderlecht: a guided tour of the house gives an introduction to Erasmus of Rotterdam – Renaissance scholar, Christian humanist, key figure in the pre-Reformation – and kicks up some questionable facts.
Comic Strip Festival
The Comic Strip Festival in Brussels has become an annual event that attracts comic fans from across at least the Francophone world.
To Have and to Have Not – new reading diary entry
The first entry in my new reading diary. An explanation, and a discussion about having books and giving books away. Also a bit about print media contra electronic.
The sleeping homeless
The sleeping homeless – behind Square Jaques Brel, Brussels, a sunny afternoon (Saturday 3rd September 2016).