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Recently I won two movie tickets and I decided to invite my sister in law. So off we went this Tuesday to see "Eddie the Eagle" starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman. Basically it's a feel good movie based on true events: Michael Edwards (born 5 December 1963), better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, is a British skier and ski jumper who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. Finishing last in the 70m and 90m events, he became famous as an example of an underdog or "heroic failure", and of perseverance and achievement without funding. His lack of success endeared him to people around the globe. The worse he performed, the more popular he became. He subsequently became a media celebrity and appeared on talk shows around the world. The press nicknamed him "Mr. Magoo", and one Italian journalist called him a "ski dropper". However, admirers praised him as representing the true O...

Hi all, It's been a while - as usual - but here's a new post! ;-) I recently visited the Creativa fair in Brussels. For me it's one of the best fairs during the year. First of all because the "cold and dark" Winter is over and you feel that spring is in the air (lots of lovely "fresh" designs). The start of a new creative season with plenty of new things to discover ... Here's an impression of the whole thing ... Le Comptoir des Fleurettes - Editions de Saxe   Joëlle Tissus - Le Jardin de Nana Fils a Soso - Babachic   Neelam - Border Wollie Les Loisirs Créatifs d'Eugénie  (quilling) A lovely display by Azza Créations - interior of a house (4 pictures above)  And something to cater for the interior (food) and exterior (art) There was also a lovely display of the prize winning quilts of last years (2015) Open European Quilt Championships. As there were quite some quilts, I'll ...