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First of May, first chilli peppers in the Auk mini
After months of growing and a long time flowering I finally have the first chilli peppers on my plant in the Auk mini. Last week I also harvested the first mini bell peppers. I still have to taste those. In the mean time a new pepper appeared on the plant. The tomatoes keep growing giving us a steady though somewhat limited supply of cherry tomatoes. From a volume point of view not as useful as the basil I planted before. Maybe, if I planted only cherry tomatoes in the Auk mini I would get to an acceptable harvest of cherry…
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Discover Chalet des Bruyères: A Hidden Culinary Gem near Ronse
When we recently visited Ronse we had dinner at Chalet des Bruyères. This restaurant without pretences actually turned out to be a real discovery. Excellent food quality and very friendly service in an old house from the beginning of the twentieth century. The interior is maybe not special and the place is small so if you want to absolutely sure you get a table it is best to reserve. There are probably around 5 tables in a what looked like an annex to the main building. The menu is limited and if you are looking for a 5 course menu…
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Enhancing Your Dart Experience with Optimal Lighting
Last year I bought a second hand dart carpet from a colleague. They were getting rid of all their dart gear so I got the carpet + a set of darts, a board + surround, all for the price of the carpet alone. As we already had a board the plan was to sell the second board and save some money. Our board is hanging in the garage and this is a bit dark and chilly in the winter. One evening I came home and my son had hung the second board in his room and is now regularly playing…
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Beer Discovery : Paix Dieu
Recently we were at Kluisberg where I discovered this beer. The beer is brewed by brewery Caulier for only 25 years. Belgium has so many excellent beers that you can easily get spoiled and it is very difficult to come with something new that is excellent and truly stands out. Paix Dieu is such a beer in my opinion. This is a very smooth triple with a lot of taste. To add to the experience is the special glass with a slanted rim that gives the glass a strange but funny look. A real delight to savor. They have so…
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Sci-Fi Crime Thriller: Déjà Vu
I recently watched this movie from 2006 starring Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton and Jim Caviezel again. The movie is a mix of the crime and science fiction genres. The movie starts with a terrorist bombing of a ferry and follows the investigation of ATF agent Doug Carlin, played by Denzel Washington. He is approached by Val Kilmer to make use of a secret novel technology developed by the government to investigate the crime and to find the terrorist played by Jim Caviezel. With the technology it is possible to look back ‘live’ 4 days in the past. By…
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Exploring the Hotond: A Must-Visit Peak in East Flanders
When we were recently in Ronse for a hockey match at hockey club Hermes we had some time on our hands before the game started. We decided to cross the street and go for a walk towards the Hotond. With a height of 150 metres this is the highest point in the province of East Flanders and it is mainly famous as part of de Ronde van Vlaanderen. In terms of steepness the Hotond is not the most challenging climb of de Ronde but it played a prominent role a few times as the place where the decisive escape that…
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Discover Quintine: A Unique Beer from Ellezelles near Ronse
Recently we were in Ronse where I discovered a local beer called Quintine they had on tap. It is brewed by the Brasserie de Légendes which started from something that reads like a dream/hobby project of the founders. If you watch the video then you learn it is a fusion of 2 breweries and a local farm together. The brewery is quite recent, approximately 30 years old and they make beers with natural ingredients only. On the farm they grow their own barley and they claim to be the only brewery that does this. Quintine is the name of a…
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Manual vs. One-Click WordPress Install: A Personal Journey
For reasons not related to this blog I decided to look into webhosting options. I found a service which offered one click WordPress installation and decided I might just as well start WordPress on that site as well. This one click did not work as expected and the installation didn’t run through to the end. At first I didn’t find the installation when surfing to the web address but after some fiddling around I managed to see the WordPress site. The control panel still said it wasn’t installed though. The other problem was that I could only install in the…
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Welcome Apple Watch Series 11
As I decided my 8 year old Apple Watch had to go also I had to decide what to replace it with. For a long time I had been thinking about switching to a Garmin ForeRunner but after watching some reviews on DC RainMaker I went for the newest Apple Watch Series 11 instead. This seemed to be more than adequate for a casual runner like myself in terms of metrics to track and with the improved battery life of the Series 11 I figured this was good enough, especially since the Apple Watch was quite a bit cheaper then…
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Arboretum Wespelaar on Easter 2026
On Easter we got together again with the family for a lunch at home. In the morning we visited the Arboretum Wespelaar to look at their blossoming Magnolias. After the visit we went home to search for chocolate Easter eggs in the garden, some drinks and then a late lunch. We had sole filet prepared in 2 fashions : steamed and baked in the pan. We took some inspiration from Greek cuisine and served a Greek salad, tzatziki, baked patatoes and Orzo. For those who didn’t feel like fish there was chicken grilled on the barbeque. Before lunch we served…
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