Symi weekend, plus frog
Highlights of the weekend? Frog, furniture and fun.
Let’s take that in order. Firstly, frogs. One frog, actually. He/she (I can’t tell the difference) was hopping about on the road right outside the house as we popped out to feed the strays and take the rubbish to the bins. Gave me a start, I didn’t expect that ‘rock’ to suddenly move like that. I have no idea where he/she lives, but we made sure it was in no danger from the road. The gender unspecific thing found its way into the grass and weeds beside the road where it was, hopefully safe. Of course, I didn’t have my camera on me at the time and it was dark anyway, so it wouldn’t have made for a good shot.
We were on our way for a bite to eat at the taverna, being too lazy to do anything at home. We’d spent some hours in Yialos on Friday, Neil went to get his form witnessed by the solicitor and I went to collect something from the post office. We just missed a taxi for the journey home but luckily we were offered a lift (thank you ladies!) which was a boon as I was coming down with one of those unidentifiable bugs/head cold/brain-debilitating/flu things that, luckily, had blown itself out by Sunday. The taverna was its usual winter self, warm and welcoming and ‘What you want?’ ‘What you got?’ ‘What? You say what you want? Saganaki, meatballs, salads, chicken, bean soup…’ ‘I’ll stop you there.’ So, we had bean soup (gigantes in sauce, lovely), Neil had chicken and we shared a saganaki cheese. (The ‘saganaki’ refers to the frying pan method of cooking, rather than the cheese because you can also have saganaki prawns and other things, but I expect you knew that.) After that, it was home for half of ‘Miss Saigon’ in a 25th anniversary production I had not seen before, the other half will probably be watched tonight.
Saturday was about moving furniture, or the overseeing of, as we were helping the godboys move house. We were all wearing our Fitbits and reached our daily targets with ease, though my last few hundred steps were achieved while sitting on the sofa later watching a film; don’t ask me how. So, that was the furniture. The ‘fun’ part of the weekend started after work on Friday morning and, so far, has lasted until Sunday morning (when I am getting this post together). I was up only half an hour after the usual time to make the most of a free day to work on the book. I just heard the army men down in Yialos singing a section of the National Anthem as they salute the flag at the war memorial, as they do every week. It’s a very lusty, throaty rendition and serves to remind me that national service can be a success for country, community and, in particular, teenagers who might otherwise never learn how responsibility is meant to work.
And so, as usual on a Sunday/Monday post I look at the diary (a piece of paper at the moment as I haven’t got a diary as yet) and see what the week holds in store. A couple of social engagements later in the week, but otherwise… It looks to be a quiet week ahead with the weather set for wet and windy for a couple of days but otherwise, clear and cool with the wind from the north and the temperature dipping right down to ‘very cold’ at the end of the week, I mean around five degrees; cold for us. Best check out the thermals situation and make sure they are ready to go.
