Guus Bosman

I just came back from the house that Jerry and Marjolein are temporary taking care of. I went to feed the four cats that live there.

It was quite a complicated operation as each of the cats has a different place to eat its dinner and each of them has a different diet. I managed quite well I think, without getting seriously scratched.

We had dinner with Jerry and Marjolein. They are looking after a house in Haarlem. The house has a garden and we had a barbecue. This was an interesting happening for the cats there.

It was nice to see each other again; it had been a while.

Irena and Jonathan just moved to their new house in Harmon Cove, NJ.

It's on the other side of the Hudson river, facing Manhattan.

Congratulations!

We celebrated Jaap's birthday outside. The weather was marvelous so we sat in the garden all day. A very nice weekend.

We arrived in Middenmeer around 18:30. My parents and Len where playing a game (guess which one). Jaap won which is nice because it will be his birthday soon.

We had a wonderful barbecue, with lots of different things to eat. Very nice. Now Jaap, Mieke, Len and Sasha are playing Steden & Ridders downstairs. Unfortunately we don't have the extension set here, so there can only be 4 players per game. Good suggestion for Mieke's birthday I'd say.

This evening we went swimming. The Boerhavebad, a swimming pool in Haarlem, is open till 21:45 which is really convenient.

The weather was excellent today, and when we came back from the swimming pool it was still very warm outside. We had a drink at the Grote Markt, a lot of people shared that idea. Just when we got back home it started raining, for a short time but with really big drops. Happy to be inside.

Sasha arrived this morning, we just came back from the airport by bus.

She was in the States for two weeks, I'm very happy she's back.

I slept with the window open, and this morning I was woke up half hour before my alarm would go. There was a bird, just outside the window, making a lot of noise. It sounded a bit like scissors.

I went to Amsterdam this evening, I had to do some shopping.

Ettie called, and in between she told me that the public transport travelcard isn't valid now. Between July 16th and August 16th my student card only gives a discount, no free traveling. I'm glad nobody checked my ticket.

The last few days have been really warm, around 30 degrees. Yesterday evening the weather changed: a small thunderstorm cleared the sky. It was fresh in the evening, so I opened all the windows in the house to get the hot air out.

When I came here at Chess you could notice the difference. In the elevator it was still very warm, whereas in the rest of the building (where windows have been opened as well) it was much colder.

Although I really enjoyed the beautiful weather of the last days I must say that working is easier when it's not so hot.