The holiday season

We wish you a very Apocalyptic 2021!

We wish you a very Apocalyptic 2021

Before you whimper and whine because you couldn't party on New Year’s Eve or celebrate it with friends & family: think of all the elderly, the poor, the sick, the homeless and the disabled people who spend EVERY NYE all alone. Think of all those people who work every time while you celebrate.
For you it was 1 year of abstinence, for them a lifetime.
Maybe next year you’ll invite a poor, disabled or elderly family member or friend to your NYE party. And in that case 202021 has taught us all something.
Namaste

Christmas in Tongeren

Love at first spark

Merry Christmas

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