“I hate a conscience. It’s always making you feel low down and disreputable. I don’t believe I will say anything to my children about one, and let them have some peace.” — Kate Langley Bosher, Mary Cary
Ivana Hoffman

A tribute to Ivana Hoffmann.
December 31, 2025
rue d’Andenne 2,
Brussels, Belgium
Quote of the Day
“It’s a life’s work to see yourself for what you really are and even then you might be wrong.” — Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men
Quote of the Day
“Too many who prate about saving democracy are really only interested in saving things as they were. Democracy should concern itself also with things as they should be.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Election of Liberals
Tintin – The Calculus Affair

A scene from the Tintin story The Calculus Affair.
December 30, 2025
rue de l’Étuve 39,
Brussels, Belgium
Quote of the Day
“I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.” — John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent
Quote of the Day
“Shame is a dream killer.” — Seth Godin, “Notes to myself,” Seth’s Blog (02025-07-10)
Hedi Baka – Cat
Quote of the Day
“Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.” — Judith Martin, “Wedding Invitation Requires Some Sleuthing,” Miss Manners (02015-02-01)
Quote of the Day
“We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.” — John Irving, Trying to Save Piggy Sneed







