no time to waste

Normally my “lobbying” activities as part of my role here are mostly limited to emailing, telephoning and turning up at the odd meeting. Occasionally though we do it old-style with placards and shouting and a big blow-up globe. And news agencies like reuters and al jazeera come to film us. Watch our protest at ActionAid…

feels like summer

Some exciting news today. The Commission have changed the flags outside the Berlaymont building. I know. Exciting stuff. They are looking beautifully new and un-weather stained. And it seems they have chosen a slightly more indigo shade of blue which I am appreciating. I also was lucky enough to witness two men changing the HUGE…

i don’t have the words

I had lots I was going to catch you up with on my blog this weekend. The amazing time I had with Rebecca in Madrid last weekend. The Brussels jazz marathon in all the main squares the last three days. The spinach, parmesan and pine nut muffins I made which were a big success. The…

sunny days

Don’t you love those weekends that feel like a weeks holiday? The weather here has been like mid-summer, really really hot and clear blue skies. Friday after Care Joanna and I escaped to the Park du Cinquantenaire and lay in the sunshine for a few hours. Saturday morning we got the train to a coastal…

crafty afternoon

so my bible was looking a bit tatty with the cover about to come off so while listening in to Care this afternoon I made a new one…