Preparing for winter
What’s happening today? Well, not a lot really. As you can see from the photos, the square was quiet (on Sunday), although the image of the light on the chairs is misleading. The other side of the bar, out of shot, was busy with the family having a barbeque. It was All Saints Day. There was a baptism too, and the party was booked into the George and Maria taverna, so I assume that was busy later in the evening. The nighttime photo was taken around six-thirty, although it felt much later because of the shorter days.
The Nikolaos, one of the day boats, was in on Sunday, so there must still be some holiday-making activity on Rhodes, but I’ve seen fewer and fewer visitors on Symi these last few days. We’re preparing for the winter. Sam painted the flat roof, another part of a roof which also leaks, and the bathroom ceiling, all in an attempt to keep out rainwater when it next rains. We’ve also put the fans away and have started the hunt for the heaters with ‘I know I put it somewhere safe… It’ll be somewhere.’ That kind of thing.
I am thinking of turning my computer desk into a modelling station for the winter and moving my writing paraphernalia over to the big desk instead. The computer desk is a corner thing with shelves I can put the paints on so everything is in easy reach. Also, I won’t have to clear it up every time I’ve finished. Last year, I did my winter hobby on the kitchen table, but you get that kind of tutting and ‘Can you clear the table so we can have breakfast?’ thing going on when you do that. I’m making Aurora horror model kits, in case you were interested. These are figures of classic characters from Universal and other studios horror films. I’ve only done Dracula and the Witch so far and started on The Invisible Man earlier this year, so he’s first to be done. Then, when I have some spare pennies, I’ll look around for another one. I do have a couple of originals in my cabinet, but these are collectors’ items and not to be made. Instead, I’ll hunt out the remoulds and go with them if I can afford them. You can get them at a reasonable price, but from America and pay just as much for the postage as you do for the kit, so I am trying to find somewhere closer to home to buy them from.
Anyway, you didn’t need to know all that, but some people do ask ‘what do you do in the winter’, and there’s one of your answers.
