#geraardsbergen

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Geraardsbergen, Belgium

[petermot]

Schaduwstemmen, gedichten, door Sonja Desmecht

Bespreking: Peter Motte, 430 woorden Er is een periode geweest dat er in Geraardsbergen (België), maar ook elders in Vlaanderen, inspanningen werden verricht om poëzie meer onder de bevolking te krijgen. Dat werd gedeeltelijk gefinancierd door de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Het leidde inderdaad tot meer uitgaven, vooral in eigen beheer. Een ervan is “Schaduwgedichten” door Sonja Desmecht. Behalve deze…

[fairielux]

snippet, this time from Oscar's pov.

i feel like i have to mention, i am writing neurodivergent landoscar because i'm a neurodivergent person and it's nice to see representation in fanfics as well as books. Oscar is autistic in this fic and Lando has adhd

find the previous two here and here

i hope you enjoy!! as always feedback is appreciated. i can't tell you when this project is going to be finished because it just keeps growing. tysm for @mintraindrop for betaing my messy drafts and encouraging my brainworms!! and @svncourt too for the encouragement and feedback! you guys are amazing

"He is on his way back to the car, half given up on thinking about the perfect Christmas gift for Lando. He may be better off straight up asking him if he wants anything specific. That's when he sees it. In the display window of a bookshop he is passing, is a recipe book - Make Chocolate Like a Pro - with a very familiar name on it. Franco Colapinto. Huh, wasn't he a classmate of Oscar's? Oscar is pretty sure he was. If his memory is correct, he might just have found the solution to his dilemma. He makes a mental note of contacting Franco once he is home from shopping, and he goes to purchase the book for good measure. In case Franco doesn't get back to him, he will have a backup plan. He finally makes it to the car with a pleased smile on his face.

He drives to one of the grocery stores on the outskirts of the city. It's still decently big, but way less crowded than any one located in the city centre. He will gladly travel the extra distance if it means he can do his shopping in relative peace, far away from the loud crowds.

The first Christmas after Lando and he moved to Monaco was a nightmare. They were new in the restaurant business, with their popularity still skyrocketing, while also trying to find their place in the big glamorous city that is Monte Carlo. Between his first holiday season in his own restaurant, celebrity bookings for almost every dinner service and having to do their own holiday prep, too, it quickly became too much for Oscar. The last straw was his grocery run for Christmas - it was all too loud, too bright and too much for Oscar. He ended up calling Lando in the middle of dinner service. Of course, his husband was with him in less than 10 minutes. How Lando got away from work and found him in the busy store so fast, he didn't know, didn't ask, just clung to Lando like his life depended on it. Lando took him home, got him cozy and sat with him until his meltdown was finally over.

The next day his husband came up with an idea - they'd go to a more remote store for groceries around the holidays. Less people, less noise but it still has everything they could need. He didn't let Oscar go on his own and Oscar was immensely thankful for that. Lando's idea ended up working really well, they ended up implementing it for any future grocery runs around major holidays. Lando also got him a few pairs of compact earplugs in different colours and noise reduction qualities. He said he wanted Oscar to have a quick and easy solution available for him in case he gets overstimulated while out in the city. Oscar shed a few tears and kissed his husband silly under the Christmas lights.

As usual, the store was quiet, with only a few employees working away on the aisles. Oscar made quick work collecting everything from his seemingly never ending shopping list. He was pretty sure he had half the baking section in his shopping cart - occupational hazard, he told the cashier when she asked if he was baking for an army.

He had planned to make six different desserts this year, excluding his usual batch of gingerbread. Lando's mum sent him her family recipe book with a bunch of recipes from Lando's Belgian grandma in it and he was planning on trying a few of them out. He already had the Mattentaart uit Geraardsbergen recipe he found in the book and also tried the Speculaas recipe Cisca gave him. Sometimes it was a blessing to have a fully equipped professional kitchen at his disposal and a very oblivious husband who rarely questioned anything pastry related Oscar did. He gladly ate anything Oscar gave him though.

He gets the shopping done sooner than planned, he has plenty of time to make the gingerbread dough and maybe the Speculaas as well before Lando gets home. He puts the groceries away and compiles the ingredients he will need for the two doughs. The spices are very similar in both recipes, so the kitchen island stays relatively empty. He also goes on a hunt for his cookie cutters. They come in all shapes and sizes, taking up multiple boxes - a very versatile collection he's compiled over the years. He gets distracted halfway, realising that their pantry is in need of reorganising. It takes another hour and a half for him to finally get to mixing the doughs, but the pantry is clean and organised now. He hums away as he is kneading the dough, already thinking about the fun shapes and patterns he will decorate the gingerbreads with. "

[heritagebrowser]

The beauty of Flemish tapestries.

From the 13th century till the 17th century, Flanders, Hainaut and Brabant were the epicentres of tapestry making. It were the most expensive pieces of art ( more expensive than paintings for example) from the Middle Ages till halfway the baroque period. They sometimes had silver or gold woven in it to give it more lustre. Initially only for sovereigns and the highest eclastical individuals, made on commission. The cartoons were originally made by the weavers, later by local artists, and later cartoons were sometimes made abroad and send to be woven in the workshops of the Southern Netherlands (read: Belgium and Northern France). Cities of tapestry making were among others. Atrecht (Arras : in italian tapestry are arazzi), Bruges, Tournai, Edingen, Oudenaarde, Geraardsbergen, Brussels. Even though Flanders was only one of the counties of the Southern Netherlands, the concept of Flemishis apllied to a wider area were Flemish culture was spread.

After Louis XIV broke the monopolies of the workshops in the Southern Netherlands after conquering territorirs during the Wars of the Spanish Succession, he brought over weavers from those lands and the Manufacture des Gobelins near Paris was being established, since then the French created their own style of tapestries, along with a reviving of a production in Aubusson, were flemish weaving techniques were already introduced during the 14th century and a small regional production was already established for wall and floor tapestry and for upholstery.

Many tapestries located in the areas conquered by the French Revolutionist mobs were burned in an attempt to retrieve the silver and gold ... resulting in the fact there are seemingly more surviving flemish (and french) tapestries to be found in England, Spain or Italy.

But the tapestries in this post, these are on display in the Castle of Gaasbeek, located south west of Brussels. They belong to a collection that was established during the 19th century.

One of the series of tapestries in the castle are the so-called Carrabara or Gypsy Suite dates from the Tournai studio of Arnould Poissonier and dates from ca. 1500-1525.

During the Flemish Renaissance period (sixteenth century), Tournai was one of the most important centers for tapestry production. People mainly wove with wool and silk. Typical details are the strongly defined folds in the clothing and the grass tufts that protrude everywhere in the landscape. Tournai carpets were known for their intense, contrasting colours. This is still noticeable, although the colors have faded. For example, the yellow has almost disappeared, making the green – which consists of a mixture of blue and yellow – increasingly bluer.

Gypsies used to be very distrusted, as a strange people of musicians, dancers and fortune tellers, but at the same time they were fascinating because of their unclear origins and their colorful customs. So ideal inspiration to make a tapestry about, as a conversation piece.

[marcelskittels]

Christophe Laporte, Wout van Aert of Team Visma | Lease A Bike, Arnaud de Lie of Lotto Dstny and Toms Skujiņš of Lidl-Trek at the Muur van Geraardsbergen during the 79th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2024, Men's Elite a 202.2km one day race from Ghent to Ninove on February 24, 2024 in Geraardsbergen, Belgium. (Photos by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

[pcwt]

OMLOOP HET NIEUWSBLAD’23: Van Baarle The Bosberg Beast! Pt.2

The first Classic of 2023

Dylan van Baarle won the 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The Dutchman of Jumbo-Visma set up a leading group 40 kilometres from the finish, then went solo at the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen to finish alone on the Elisabethlaan in Ninove. Arnaud De Lie was second, Christophe Laporte third.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Result: 1. Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Jumbo-Visma in 4:54:49 2. Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto Dstny at 0:20 3. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma 4. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Uno-X 5. Thomas Pidcock (GB) INEOS Grenadiers

[jimharrisart]

James Wallace Harris: Enemy Encampment at Geraardsbergen. Acrylic marker and ink on paper 21" x 18" June 28, 2023. https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Enemy-Encampment-at-Geraardsbergen/292357/10636153/view #dessin#drawing #futurism #futurismo #surrealism #Kreslení #tekening #zeichnungen #teikning #piirros

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Instorting tijdens verbouwingswerken in Geraardsbergen: helper-bouwvakker vecht voor zijn leven https://www.indegazette.be/instorting-tijdens-verbouwingswerken-in-geraardsbergen-helper-bouwvakker-vecht-voor-zijn-leven/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[6ghassan]

Flanders Vlaanderen by Karel Julien Cole Via Flickr: Nieuwenhove Geraardsbergen Oost-Vlaanderen

[goalhofer]

2024 olympics Belgium roster

Athletics

Dylan Borlée (Woluwe-Saint-Lambert)

Kevin Borlés (Woluwe-Saint-Lambert)

Alexander Doom (Roeselare)

Jonathan Sacoor (Namur)

Eliott Crestan (Namur)

Tibo De Smet (Aalst)

Pieter Sisk (Leuven)

Ruben Verheyden (Tienen)

Jochem Vermeulen (Kapellan)

John Heymans (Rossem)

Isaac Kimeli (Brussels)

Michael Obasuyi (Bastogne)

Elie Bacari (Leuven)

Florent Mabille (Brussels)

Robin Vanderbemden (Seraing)

Bashir Abdi (Ghent)

Koen Naert (Roeselare)

Michael Somers (Leuven)

Thomas Carmoy (Charleroi)

Ben Broeders (Leuven)

Philip Milanov (Bruges)

Timothy Herman (Oudenaarde)

Jente Hauttekeete (Brussels)

Chloé Herbiet (Brussels)

Marine Jehaes (Liège)

Elise Mehuys (Leuven)

Rani Vincke (Gistel)

Liefde Schoemaker (Brussels)

Vanessa Sterckendries (Leuven)

Delphine Nkansa (Paris, France)

Rani Rosius (Brussels)

Imke Vervaet (Ghent)

Cynthia Bolingo-Mbongo (Uccle)

Helena Ponette (Ostend)

Elise Vanderelst (Mons)

Lisa Rooms (Brussels)

Hanne Claes (Hasselt)

Paulien Couckuyt (Antwerp)

Naomi Van Den Broeck (Antwerp)

Hanne Verbruggen (Brussels)

Camille Laus (Tournai)

Nafi Thiam (Brussels)

Noor Vidts (Vilvoorde)

Badminton

Julien Carraggi (Brussels)

Lianne Tan (Bilzen)

Basketball

Elise Ramette (Ypres)

Laure Résimont (Mechelen)

Bethy Mununga (Zellik)

Becky Massey (Ostend)

Billie Massey (Ostend)

Ine Joris (Boom)

Antonia Delaere (Antwerp)

Emma Meesseman (Ypres)

Kyara Linskens (Bruges)

Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka (Charleroi)

Julie Vanloo (Ostend)

Julie Allemand (Liége)

Boxing

Vasile Usteroi (Brussels)

Victor Schelstraete (Ostend)

Oshin Derieuw (Roeselare)

Canoeing

Artuur Peters (Hechtel-Eksel)

Lize Broekx (Neerpelt)

Hermien Peters (Hechtel-Eksel)

Climbing

Hannes Van Duysen (Brussels)

Cycling

Pierre De Froidmont (Battice)

Ruben Gommers (Wuustwezel)

Remco Evenepoel (Aalst)

Wout Van Aert (Herentals)

Jasper Stuyven (Leuven)

Tiesj Benoot (Ghent)

Tuur Dens (Rotselaar)

Lindsay De Vylder (Wetteren)

Robbe Rhys (Hasselt)

Fabio Van Den Bosch (Ghent)

Jens Schuermans (Genk)

Margot Vanpachtenbeke (Lauwe)

Julie Nicolaes (Boorsem)

Emeline Detilleux (Brussels)

Aiko Gommers (Wuustwezel)

Justine Ghekiere (Izegem)

Lotte Kopecky (Rumst)

Julie Van De Velde (Bruges)

Nicky Degrendele (Knokke-Heist)

Equestrian

Gilles Thomas (Brussels)

Wilm Vermeir (Lummen)

Domien Michiels (Oud-Heverlee)

Jérôme Guery (Namur)

Flore De Winne (Geraardsbergen)

Lara De Liedekerke-Meier (Uccle)

Tine Magnus (Brussels)

Larissa Pauluis-Naslin (Etterbeek)

Karin Donckers (Hoogstraten)

Fencing

Neisser Loyola (Brussels)

Field hockey

Arno Van Dessel (Antwerp)

Thibeau Stockbroekx (Brasschaat)

Arthur Van Doren (Antwerp)

John-John Dohmen (Ittre)

Florent Van Aubel (Ghent)

Gauthier Boccard (Uccle)

Nicolas De Kerpel (Wilrijk)

Alexander Hendrickx (Wilrijk)

Félix Denayer (Edegem)

Vincent Vanasch (Evere)

Arthur De Sloover (Kortrijk)

Antoine Kina (Ghent)

Loïck Luypaert (Edegem)

Victor Wegnez (Brussels)

Tom Boon (Brussels)

Nelson Onana-Alima (Brussels)

Hélène Brasseur (Brussels)

Camille Bélis (Brussels)

Justine Rasir (Sint-Genesius-Rode)

Daphne-Delphine Marien (Antwerp)

Charlotte Englebert (Sint-Genesius-Rode)

Judith Vandermeiren (Antwerp)

Emma Puvrez (Sint-Genesius-Rode)

Emily White (Waterloo)

Alix Gerniers (Ronse)

Vanessa Blockmans (Waterloo)

Michelle Struijk (Antwerp)

Barbara Nelen (Ghent)

Stéphanie Vanden Borre (Brussels)

Lien Hillewaert (Brussels)

Elodie Picard (Antwerp)

Ambre Ballenghiem (Brussels)

Golf

Thomas Detry (Dubai, U.A.E.)

Adrien Dumont-De Chassart (St. Johns County, Florida)

Manon De Roey (Antwerp)

Gymnastics

Noah Kuavita (Antwerp)

Luka Van Den Keybus (Lokeren)

Glen Cuyle (Izegem)

Maellyse Brassart (Ghent)

Nina Derwael (Ghent)

Judo

Jorre Verstraeten (Leuven)

Matthias Casse (Morstel)

Toma Nikiforov (Etterbeek)

Gabriella Willems (Brussels)

Rowing

Tim Brys (Ghent)

Niels Van Zandweghe (Bruges)

Tibo Vyvey (Sint-Andries)

Sailing

William De Smet (Brussels)

Jan Hueninck (Sitges)

Lucas Claeyssens (Brussels)

Yannick Lefèbvre (Brussels)

Eline Verstraelen (Brussels)

Emma Plasschaert (Ostend)

Isaura Maenhaut-Van Lemberghe (Bruges)

Anouk Geurts (Ghent)

Swimming

Lucas Henveaux (Liège)

Valentine Dumont (Liège)

Florine Gaspard (Bastogne)

Roos Vanotterdijk (Bree)

Table tennis

Martin Allegro (Brussels)

Cedric Nuytinck (Gand)

Taekwondo

Sarah Chaâri (Charleroi)

Tennis

Zizou Bergs (Neerpelt)

Joran Vliegen (Maaseik)

Sander Gillé (Hasselt)

Triathlon

Jelle Geens (Heusden-Zolder)

Marten Van Riel (Wuustwezel)

Jolien Vermeylen (Leuven)

Claire Michel (Brussels)

Weightlifting

Nina Sterckx (Sint-Denijs-Westrem)

[petermot]

75 jaar Fila Geraardsbergen, ruilbeurs

Op zondag 2 juni 2024 is er in de kapittelzaal van de Priorij Hunnegem in Gasthuisstraat 100-104, te Geraardsbergen, van 10 tot 17 uur een gratis toegankelijke ruilbeurs, georganiseerd door de postzegelclub Fila Geraardsbergen. Ter gelegenheid daarvan is er een speciale postzegeluitgifte-MyStamp voor 400 jaar Priorij Hunnegem, maar het is niet het enige dat dit jaar door Fila Geraardsbergen…

[dutchmultimedia]

Top 10 beroemdste beklimmingen in de Ronde van Vlaanderen

Top 10 beroemdste beklimmingen in de Ronde van Vlaanderen Van de genadeloze Paterberg en Koppenberg tot de iconische Muur van Geraardsbergen en de epische Oude Kwaremont, hier een overzicht van de bekende beklimmingen in de Ronde van Vlaanderen. Top 10 beroemdste beklimmingen in de Ronde van Vlaanderen Bron: \www.globalcyclingnetwork.com 10. Mariaborrestraat en Steenbeekdries Lengte: 1,23…

[elsamilambo]

Mode met Elsa 

Hallo iedereen, ik ben Elsa Milambo wa Milambo, een 17 jarige meisje uit Geraardsbergen die uitspronkelijk uit Congo komt. In mijn blog zullen jullie meer over mode ontdekken sinds dat de mode een van de belangrijke impact in mijn leven heeft.

Mijn kleding  inspiratie 

Dess Dior

Dess Dior is een Amerikaanse rapper/ influencer die mij helpt met kledingstukken bijeen te laten komen. Haar looks zijn chill maar classy samen gezet en natuurlijk levend. Wanneer je naar haar kijkt zie je dat ze uitstraalt en haar kleding opvallend is. Haar stijl heeft ,niet echt een specifieke categorie want waar kleding is elke keer verschillend, 

Hier zijn mijn beste outfits van haar: 

Lori Harvey 

Lori Harvey kan ik ook in mijn kleding categorie zetten sinds dat ze ook een chill en classy look heeft, haar make-up is ook soft en naturel.

Pinterest is een app die mij vaak helpt met kleding ideeën en leven hack in generaal ook, wanneer ik er iets op vind vergelijk ik die kleren met mijn kledingkast om te zien als ik dezelfde  kledingstukken heb of kledingstukken die erop lijken. Ik probeer me meer aan de zachtere kant van de mode te gaan. Mijn kleding koop ik vaak bij de Zara sinds dat het daar alleen classy is.

[marcelskittels]

Lotte Kopecky of Team SD Worx-Protime, Marianne Vos of Team Visma | Lease A Bike and Elisa Longo Borghini of Lidl-Trek at the Muur van Geraardsbergen during the 16th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2024, Women's Elite a 127.1km one day race from Ghent to Ninove on February 24, 2024 in Geraardsbergen, Belgium. (Photos by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)

[pcwt]

OMLOOP HET NIEUWSBLAD’23: Van Baarle The Bosberg Beast! Pt.1

The first Classic of 2023

Dylan van Baarle won the 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The Dutchman of Jumbo-Visma set up a leading group 40 kilometres from the finish, then went solo at the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen to finish alone on the Elisabethlaan in Ninove. Arnaud De Lie was second, Christophe Laporte third.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Result: 1. Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Jumbo-Visma in 4:54:49 2. Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto Dstny at 0:20 3. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma 4. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Uno-X 5. Thomas Pidcock (GB) INEOS Grenadiers