Posts from ‘May, 2009’

We built and ran steam powered boats today.  Lots of fun and sneaked in a little thermodynamics lesson.

Until our big summer vacation.  Had to get a rooftop cargo carrier for all the wheels of cheese and cases of vino that Jillian plans to bring back from Italy.

I traveled to Amman, Jordan last week for work.  We did not have enough “off” time to visit Petra, but we did get to Mount Nebo with its view of the Dead Sea and other prominent locations in the Holy Land.

Our tour guide was a member of the Jordanian Tourist Police and spoke very good [...]

We had our 1st experience with the Belgian medical system. Nate tore open his left calf in 2 places and needed a little fixing. We have to go off base and out into town… which means foreign and language barrier. Some American friends drove  while I kept pressure on the wounds…. good thing because I [...]

The NATO Italian community hosted their annual festival on base today.  Dozens of booths each representing the different regions of Italy.  Lots of cheese, pasta, bread, olive oil, prosciutto, espresso and vino.  The quote of the day was at the Parma booth.  After sampling a bite of Parma ham, Nate asked, “why does the pig have an [...]

Making marbled paper and playing games.
  

Nice afternoon in the neighborhood.
 
Planting season almost done.  Fresh rows of potatoes here.

This is all we seem to be able to grow!

There is a small market every Sunday morning at the grand place across the street. We picked up some crusty French country bread and a local cheese. Sam says, “the smellier the cheese, the better it tastes!”

We also picked up a squash plant to add to the tomatoes and herbs in our container [...]

Jillian and Jordan went shopping for a Junior-Senior Prom dress, so the boys went exploring.  Our first stop was the open house at the Saint-Ghislain Rail Museum.

The club and museum are housed in an old coach factory.

My kind of garage!
  
Model train layouts were a hit. Plus, lots of dirty and greasy stuff to climb on and [...]