May 13, 2012
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(written 16 January 2013)
Mother’s Day in the Netherlands and in most of Europe and North America today so in the morning I took a train south to visit my mother and with me I had a big bunch of roses – the ones you see in the Hipstamatic picture above. It was a nice day with the family, and of course there was also a lot of delicious food and sweets. Typically visiting my family adds one or two kilograms to my weight in the first couple of days of the week (something I learned since I started recording my weight daily) but just as typical that weight is lost again by the end of the week. A weekend in Limburg delays my weight loss regime with one week, so it’s fine really.
In a mail that I had from Andy today he suggested that Colin and he would visit Amsterdam at the end of June. Without a doubt they are welcome to stay with me in Amsterdam any time of the year and for as long as they want… but there is a bit of a clash with the suggested dates, because not only will Andy and Colin be here then… also Daniel (Baby Basil as I’ve called him in the past on this blog) has asked if he could spend some weeks in Amsterdam this summer. He will be arriving on 21 June and staying till mid July. Now, my studio is a comfortable size for one or two or three people to stay in… but four people, that’s probably just a bit too many. I will have to think about how to answer Andy’s mail and send a reply tomorrow. With Daniel here as well, I’m not sure a visit from them would be as enjoyable (for all involved) because it would just not be comfortable anymore in my flat. Having said that, and as mentioned above, I’m looking forward to them coming over tremendously and I can’t wait for them to see my new place (horrendous as the outside may look) so if those are the only dates then i’m sure we’ll make this work.
