St. John's Wort

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Monthly Archives: September 2018

(Ed. Note: Once in a great long while I will feature a guest writer. This doesn’t happen much anymore as I’m not really hurting for content. That said, earlier in the summer, my Mom texted me a picture of the hop coir she had bought for next season’s crop of […]

Guest Blog: My Mom’s Hop Yard

September 23, 2018 in Uncategorized by admin

Dad texts to see how the trip is going at some point as I’m walking from my Airbnb in Saint Josse Ten Noode toward the Grand Place. My answer, looking back, is less than encouraging: “Brussels smells like pee.” “Well, people have been peeing on it for a thousand years.” […]

Brussels: An Outsider’s Perspective

September 16, 2018 in Uncategorized by admin

“One apricot, Please.” “One kilo?” says the vendor, sizing up a sizeable tourist. “One apricot. Please.” He rumbles a couple from the top of a punnet and finds a ripe apricot, understanding that it is going to be eaten immediately. I feel I need to be doing something while stumbling […]

An Ideal Saturday in Mechelen

September 6, 2018 in Uncategorized by admin