Welcome back
I thought I’d fill in this week between Christmas and New Year with a couple of short posts and some random photos, just to get my mind back in the blog game. I left you on the 22nd, and now it’s the 28th, and over the last six days, I’ve done… well, not a lot.
On Christmas Eve, we went down to Yialos for those last-minute bits and pieces and a check of the post and various couriers, picking up a couple of things but not the star Christmas present for godson #1, which is still delayed by the overloaded post. Not to worry, it will get here at some point. The weather, as you can see, was calm, clear and not too cold, in fact, it was very warm on the north side of the harbour when I went to raid the bank. The municipality speakers were playing carols, and there was a festive air.
Here in Greece, we were allowed two days of mingling of up to nine people from only two households which meant we were able to spend Christmas day in more or less usual fashion with the good boys and their mum. There were many highlights, but for me, a concert by godson #2 was up there as the top moment.
I’d been teaching him (by video), and he wanted to specific play a carol for his mum, and once the keyboard was set up in the kitchen, that piece was duly played as a surprise and played very well. But then there was a surprise for me as he’d also taught himself four more carols which I knew nothing about. Apart from anything else, this reinforced to me his interest in and ability to read music and perform it, so I was very chuffed, and more than a little proud. After that, it was a day of fun and feasting before we had to leave and be home before the curfew.
Now, we’re back to the usual lockdown, into our 50th day, or 51st by now, of what in the uk they call a tier four. Except here, we have to have permission to go to the shop, bank, doctor, for a walk and so on, as there’s a track and trace system in place as there has been when necessary since late March or Early April.
All that aside, it’s now time to get back to the usual routine. It’s Sunday as I prepare this note, and I’m about to head back into another novel while resisting the temptation to continue my way through the box of Celebrations and other chocolates and the homemade selection box Neil made for me. I must get back online and order some more modelling paints as there’s a new Phantom waiting to be constructed and I need more colours (mainly black), which I can only get from Germany. At least, I’ve not found an outlet for Revel paint in Greece as yet, though there may well be one. That search could be a New Year project along with walking off the chocolate overload and writing more stories. Let’s see how the week goes.
