At 7:26 this morning, the sun was already illuminating the terrace of our company restaurant. I had never seen it this empty, but then I had never bothered taking a look that early. By lunchtime, I was sure, there would not be a single empty outdoor seat. As it turns out, I was wrong: by midmorning, heavy clouds had rolled in, and around noon there was quite a bit of wind and it was raining, so  even the most diehard worshippers of the great outdoors decided to eat inside. Around 2 p.m., the clouds started to disappear, and half an hour later, we were once again treated to clear blue skies and sunshine. So much the better: the weekend is coming up, and it promises to be a decent one if the weather forecast can be trusted. Let’s hope so!