It’s hard to believe that we are nearly half way through the year, but we are and there’s nothing you can do about it so let’s just enjoy it. As you can see, the AC is going all out to enjoy himself on one of his sofas.
We’ve been doing some courtyard work at the house. Neil’s in charge of things in pots and I took to the old dining table and thought, ‘Well, I can’t make it any worse than it is,’ and went and stripped off most of the cracked veneer, then gave what was left and underneath a bit of a sand and a prime and, so far, one coat of gloss. Might need a second, we will see.
So, the courtyard is coming on and the next job is to redecorate the offices, as they weren’t done when we moved in. I’ve got the paint, all I need to do now is move things around and out and Neil said he would paint it for me. That could be a job for the weekend. I’m hoping to get it done before the sofa bed arrives, as that’s going to have to fit in here as well, somehow.
The top Symi story of the weekend was the car that overturned on the Nimborio road and ended up upside down in the sea, with no great injury it has to be said. And here’s a shot thanks to Jeanette from Nimborio. It’s a reminder to us all to wear seatbelts. It might not be a long way down at times (though at other times there are long drops) but if you got thrown out of your jeep or car and rolled down the rock, there wouldn’t be much left of you worth taking a selfie of. And people who ride motorbikes, it’s quite simple: wear a crash helmet or suffer brain damage. Yes it’s hot, but so will the concrete be when your skull scrapes across it, to say nothing of your arms and legs. I used to ride a 550cc around London, and out into the countryside, and there is no way I can get on a motorbike now without a helmet and proper leathers. So I don’t.
There, mild lecture over and done with, don’t say I didn’t warn you. So, the weather is looking reasonable for the week ahead, according to Accuweather, and the bars and tavernas are now all open in Horio. This includes Taverna Zoi where we went the other night for some barbeque. So there is plenty to see and do and enjoy once you are up in the village, just make sure you drive up here carefully and, if you are driving this way, don’t forget to take the car.
