Good morning and welcome to Monday, and the start of a ‘settling down’ week. After a wonderfully bonkers weekend in our house, I think we can at last start getting back into a routine. At least, that is my intention.
On Saturday we took a walk down to Yialos to pick up a few things needed for the god-boys’ tea that night: mainly sausages and beans, and bought a couple more items for the house from Christalos. Also included: A cup of coffee at Elpida’s café, a walk around the harbour, escaping the rain by ducking into Pacho’s and then by taking a taxi back up because, by that time, we also had three bags of shopping.
Saturday afternoon and the boys and their mum came for tea, and then the evening disintegrated into a 1980’s quiz session and impromptu sing-a-long. (It’s a good job we don’t have any attached neighbours.) And then on Sunday, Neil spent the morning cleaning the house and cooking while I got on with a few bits and pieces; putting up pictures and cleaning out the litter tray, and so on. And after the boys have been back for Sunday lunch (their mum was on a health and safety course for two days, and yes, they do happen here), we had some friends up for a Sunday afternoon drink in the courtyard, moving inside later when the sun went down, as it’s still quite cold.
So, a busy and pleasant weekend now leads to a quieter week. But this is the week I settle back into my routine, at least that is the aim. It’s been difficult to do so far, what with moving house and moving in, but I feel now that I can set aside my two hours every afternoon to get on with my writing or my course… The course I have still not started, but intend to. I have some background reading to do though, so that’s a start.
This morning, and every morning for the next two weeks, Neil is off to aerobics, tonight is the tap class, and then Tuesday to Friday I intend to get out there and do my fast walking/jogging up the hill to the Kantina, or down the hill to Pedi, and back, or maybe get back to the To Vrisi walk. It’s all so much easier when I can get up at 5.30 or 6.00 and not be cold, get out and back just as the sun is coming up and still be at my desk by 7.00, but those days will soon be on us.
So, here’s to the week ahead. The sun is shining, the weather forecast is set for fair but cool, from 16 degrees today to 10 at the weekend, and I can’t think of anything else to tell you this morning so will go and get on with my stuff… Oh yes, that was it. While getting ‘Lonely House’ together I am also going to start on ‘Stuff and Nonsense’, a new book. It will be a collection of, well, stuff and nonsense, some of which will be Symi/living in Greece based, other stuff will be tales of travel from the past, and other nonsense about life in general. Not sure when that’s going to be ready, but I intend to start on it this week.
