Friday Saturday Symi Photos
Here are some Friday photos for you this Saturday. Jack, the Alarm Cat, is still going strong but becoming grumpier by the day. He popped out on Thursday night, as Neil was being interviewed at the gate by someone looking for our landlord, but he came back again – three times. Friday, he was watching the collection of cats down below, from the balcony, and seemed to want to go and join them. The trouble is, he’s done this at around this time of year for the last two years and both times we’ve had to go and collect him from the old house. He can go if he wants, but it’s a pain to bring him back. Anyway, he’s otherwise quite happy, bleeding every now and then when he scratches his ears off. We are planning to redecorate the worst affected parts of the house soon as they do rather look like a scene from the Texas Chainsaw Mascara.
Anyway, before the rest of the photos here’s a little tale that lets you know something. It’s a case of, ‘You know you are in Greece when…’ In this case, the story goes: While having our annual health MOTs done in Rhodes, Neil saw his lung doctor. She’s a very clever lady who looks after his asthma (now totally under control) and allergies. She gives him these prescriptions to last him six months at a time. We brought all that back with us and me, being the head administrator, put them in the medical files for when they were needed. Later, he took them to the pharmacy but was unable to use them because I had hole-punched them for filing. You can’t fold, hole, screw up or in any way damage your prescriptions here otherwise they will be rejected. Not so much by the pharmacists but by whoever then processes them at the IKA office. So, try and keep them as pristine as possible. Anyway, he rang Sophia (the doctor) and told her, and she said she would post him new ones. These arrived (and here’s where you know you are in Greece) with a Kalo Paska! card wishing him a happy Easter. I don’t think I’ve ever known a doctor send a happy Easter card before.
And so, the photos. These are quick grabs from the balcony on Friday morning when the Blue Star came in. Have a great weekend!
Oh, and ps. I did mean to write Mascara instead of Massacre.
