Guest Author: Caroline Janssen [Editor's Note: Here we introduce you to Caroline Janssen and her thoughtful analysis of a book, the human spirit, and the role of marbles in society. Caroline is a professor at Ghent University (Belgium). She has previously contributed to this magazine with her article about the history of marbles … [Read more...] about The Novel ‘Qadir’s Marbles’: If Only All Children Could Play Marbles In A Pomegranate Garden
Marble Playing as an Expression of Traditional Kuwaiti Life
Author: Professor Dr. Caroline Janssen[1] Prologue: Jo & Larry Garrett In our story “Funny Money: Playing Marbles on Notes and Coins” (https://thesecretlifeofmarbles.com/funny-money-playing-marbles-on-notes-coins/), we write that while living and traveling in the Middle East (between 1985 – 2001), we never saw adults or … [Read more...] about Marble Playing as an Expression of Traditional Kuwaiti Life
French Marble Triangles
Senior Author: Wendy Leyn, Zonnebeke, Belgium Deceased, 2024 In our October 2023 post “Circles, Triangles, & Holes” we described how children in different countries tend to draw different patterns on the ground, or in chalk or on cobbles, in which to set up their marble games. In the Americas, for example, … [Read more...] about French Marble Triangles
It All Started In the Garden
Guest Author: Christiaan Therry, Roeselare, Flemish Region, Belgium Fifty years ago, when I got married, I moved in with my parents-in-law. Living with family was normal back then and it still is in Belgium. My father-in-law once asked me: “Christiaan, do you like working in the garden?” My answer was: “Yes, very much so.” No … [Read more...] about It All Started In the Garden
