Today was nice and warm, at least until the late afternoon. I went out in shorts for the first time this year.
We biked through the Vondelpark to the exit near the Kinderkookcafé (Children’s Cooking Café) and made our way to the Porcelein- en Kristalhuis on the Overtoom.
The purpose of our visit stemmed from the fact that we’re close to choosing a set of new cutlery to last the rest of our lives and then on into posterity; the proverbial family silver, you could say. Sterling silver cutlery is expensive, however, so we have to be very sure about the style we eventually choose. After all, we’re going to be looking at it for a long time to come.
After a spot of lunch and a quick visit to Jacob van Wijngaarden, a travel book shop, we biked back through the park and then went on a diversion to Pisa in order for Sarah to sample the city’s finest ice-cream (in my opinion, at least).
When we got back home, an outdoor scene for the next series of Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten was being filmed on the stoop of Emmalaan 21. We stopped to watch several takes of a scene that involved Pim (Porgy Franssen) and Maarten (Daan Schuurmans) hanging up a sign outside the office, whilst Nina (Henriëtte Tol) looks on and supervises. Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten is a really good series, which sadly can’t be said for most Dutch drama shows, so it’s fun to see it being filmed just around the corner from where we live.
Rounding out the end of the day, the Albert man turned up and delivered our groceries, so we’re stocked up again in time for Sarah’s folks to descend on us this coming Friday.
Yesterday, we had a cleaner come in for the very first time. She was like a tornado and did a really nice job on the place. It still feels kind of odd to have someone else do our cleaning, but the convenience is undeniable. I hope she’ll be available for some time to come.