Melt with Me

I decided to finally go see the Lambs blood or the Adoration of the lamb of god, it is a monumentally significant piece of painting history, it was commissioned in the 1420's and was completed in 1432. It is located at De Sint-Baafskathedraal in Gent where Van Eyck, is from. this hugely celebrated masterpiece has survived hundreds of years of abuse, separation, misplacement and even still an original panel is missing, all this and time and yet the painting remains. Come check out Gent and don't forget Van Eyck.

leaving the country and heading to the city is not a long drive but i am already getting the feeling about commuting and its discontents, I love it here in Belgium and I hope that I can stay and find work because I know i have the rest, but now i am seeking employment. All is good, I have been practicing my Flemish and bought a book to help, think positive and I will too

greetings fellow mates I am delighted to report that Gemma, Arrived 18/08/08 and she is lovely healthy and beautiful.

Bureaucracy or protocol, what ever the term is that is given to... following the precise steps in order to ensure an outcome.. The funny thing sis the outcome may not be the expected or even helpful. I unfortunately failed in taking proper steps towards working and/or living temporarily in Belgium, Now I am faced with red tape and uncertainty. What will become of the time invested, what will become of the opportunities? In need of answers for the visas, and the days are moving fast and the information is coming slow? Whats a nice American girl to do? Lv M

www.visitbelgium.com/.../FlowerCarpet2008.htm A royal flamboyance! The Market Square is really not spiteful. This summer, the magnificent design of its flower carpet has drawn inspiration from 18th century French patterns. And yet, it was the armies of Louis XIV that had bombed the city in 1695, destroying 5,000 houses! But one must not confuse art with war. The history of French tapestry is unique. Why did it develop so rapidly and with such talent shortly after 1600? Because the ceaseless conflicts of the age made all trade with the East quite chancy, even very risky. The kings of France supported important local workshops, where craftsmen mastered the complex and intertwined patterns in palettes of glistening colours. Their products went immediately to grace the immense reception rooms of royal palaces whose official emblems they bore. Like the fleur-de-lys, which is happily related to the famous symbolic iris of Brussels. But also garlands of roses and acanthus leaves, evocations