Pumpkins and pints

A little bit of research and I found a pumpkin patch...sort of. A pumpkin festival anyway. And it was just the dose of autumn we needed. 

As with everything in Belgium, a variety of beers were on offer. As well as some interesting pumpkin frites...double fried as all proper Belgian frites are. 

A beautiful blue sky, fall leaves and lots of fall vegetables made for a great day. And a shortcut through a field yielded a harvest of overlooked potatoes too.

Car free capers

Once a year, Brussels closes all roads to motorised traffic. Yes, there are exceptions. Buses, taxis, and those who apply for special permission can still drive but mostly it’s a day for bikes. 

Today was that day. I took the kids on our bikes to explore. Bikiothe big traffic circles, sharing the road with horses on the grand avenue, it was a special day. 

Here fishy, fishy.

Today we went fishing. Granted it was a trout farm but still not what we were expecting. 

 The fish farm itself was typical. Ponds on stocked fish, sorted by size. Ok. No problem. Then we noticed it at the pond across from us. 

A guy on a tractor came by to restock the pond. But at the same time he was handing out fish to the guys who had been there fishing. Freebie fish! 

Then he came to our pond. While stocking, he would drop a few fish in the ground for the kids to scoop up. Strange. That aside, we did catch a few ourselves. Peter had the catch of the day.... reeling in a minnow with his rod. 

Back at it

Today was back in school. A Friday. But hey, who wouldn’t like a one day school week? 

Calvin starts secondary in year seven. The highlight seems to be his locker...and laptop. 

Emily is starting year 5. Her first day seemed fine but reuniting with friends was most important. 

Sammy starts year 3. For him too, friends were top of the list.

I guess we won’t really know until they do a full week. Time will tell.