Finally got my hands on a copy of this beautiful book by my name sibling Zindzi. Beautiful day in de Bijlmer to buy it. Can’t wait to dive in!

It’s nice to be a part of a church family that I get to miss.

I never knew until this morning’s LinkedIn doomscrolling how fiercely I reject the act of labeling one’s own words as “food for thought”.

Yesterday, Lemonade and I got to meet puppy Ted. While I normally consider Lem to be the petite one in the canine dynamic, it was adorable to watch her engage with a puppy. A puppy who, because of his hip downtown Amsterdam lifestyle, rarely engages with other dogs. He was very shy, and took hours to even begin considering that he could get near Lemonade without her pulling out a knife.

Unrelated: great paella to boot!

I see an acquaintance in the street, a person I’ve met once before. They and Anja have known each other in passing for decades. “Here’s Zinzy”, they say to their partner, “I met her at the thing.”

A visual compendium to my commitment to bad weather. Greetings from Amsterdam, where it’s 10:24 and projected to hit 31 degrees Celsius later today.

Took Lemonade to the park for playtime with Norman and Hovis. They make easy friends. Their parents kept commenting on Lemonade’s eyes. Made me think of this photo.