Good Friday

Yesterday was a lovely sunny beautiful day off, I started with some distractions that came in the form of my Amazon package that was delivered... with new music and some old that I promised I would buy if I liked it. Elbow, Leaders of the Free World (one that gets heavy rotation just now on all my devices) and the Seldom Seen Kid. The Doves - Kingdom of Rust, Death in Vegas - The Best of DIV. And a new Murakami - The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (which Mac said was the best he has written) for my bookshelf.
Then out to meet Helen for decisions about a dress... then over to Crunch for coffee and juices and some more plotting before Joanne joined us for a bit. Had a good laugh. Then over to Wool where the lovely Pauline helped us out of our beginners knitting problems. After which Helen headed home to pack and I did some window shopping in town, which halfway through my sandal broke.. in the shop I actually bought it in! Unfortunatly they would not return it without a receipt which I will go and do today. So I had to buy a new pair.
Afterwhich I was feeling a little sorry for myself and decided nothing would make me happier than a Jever at De Paas, and appropriately enough this also means Easter in Dutch. Lucky for me I found a spare Chair and sat down and pulled out my knitting. In between beers, chatting on the phone and listening to music I caught a few glances one in the form of the singer from the John Deer Mowing Club who was coming across the road and did a double take and then the whole table turned around to watch me knit a cable stitch.. quite funny actually. My neighbours on my table and I started chatting.
Both of them Dutch, one from Limburg the other from The Hague. Nice couple. We chatting about weather (of course) how and why's I came and stayed in Holland, what I do for a job and how I was quite a paradox to them. Knitting while sipping on a .05 liter beer, then I happened to have my book with my concert photos in my bag so pulled that out to show them, both were well impressed and to confuse them further I also told them besides my job and photography hobby I also taught Yoga and have at the office for the past 5 years. They said it was great because I gave them something to discuss while sitting on the boat having a beer.
When I think back I don't think I have ever wanted to be "normal' to fit in and always did what I felt was right for me. I have to think that when others find something strange or different in someone else you should embrace it and be happy that person is able to express what many can't... their inner true self.
Now lets see if Saturday can be as good.