This Victorian umbrella stand is believed to have once stood in the Entrance Hall greeting guests into the mansion.*

*from an information board next to the artwork…

This photo was taken in the courtyard outside the Gruuthuse Museum which we visited after the rest of the walking tour was postponed.  I think this picture illustrates just how much rain their actually was.  I will be posting more information on the museum in the next few days.

This photo marks the half way point of my 100 reasons to be glad.  I fully intended to post all 100 photos this year, but circumstances have overtaken me.  My year started with sad complications and one way or another the complications have increased over the year.  I have so many thoughts, ideas, photos in my head but my time for putting them on paper has been taken over by events.

I even have my next 100 photos challenge lined up in my head, which is a different challengefor me, but now I am getting ahead of myself…