First blog from the new house and we are still not quite ‘in’ but we are getting there.
It’s been a tiring week, but the start of the process was made really easy thanks to Dora and The Symi Estate Agent who found the housed and dealt with all the tenancy matters and other things that needed sorting out; a wonderful job and thank you! http://www.thesymiestateagent.com/
And then things were made easier still by the equally as fabulous Jenine who has cleaned everything even if it didn’t need cleaning, and who has been unpacking as well as feeding us, looking after Sam who’s not been well, and keeping Harry down to medium-speed mode. Harry has also been helping when not at school.
We had three strong guys helping us yesterday (Wednesday) and they are coming back tonight to finish off the last heavy things, the cooker, table, chest of drawers etc. And then, when that’s done, we’re going to see if we can get Jack installed. I went back to the house this morning (Thursday) to collect a few bits and he was there, alone in the middle of an empty room looking slightly bewildered. But he is fine and he’ll get here later today, as long as we can get him in his box. We’re waiting until everything else is in so we don’t have to have the courtyard doors open onto the road, in case he escapes. So, all being well, we should be 100% ‘in’ at the end of today.
And then we have to get some basic things seen to, like getting some curtains up to keep out the drafts. The house is open-plan and faces north and we must be in the middle of the coldest February in the coldest, wettest winter since we’ve lived here. Wednesday was blowing a gale so much that the Blue Star didn’t even bother trying to dock, it just went straight on past to Rhodes and spent a lot of the day going up and down the coast. I think it’s still there –Thursday at 9.40.
I would show you the view from the desk, but the shutters are closed against the biting wind. Even with the air conditioning heating thing going (how posh!) my fingers have still not warmed up. It was the same at the old house but at least this room is heated. You will get a view as soon as it’s warm or safe enough to open the shutters.
So, off down to Yialos this morning to source cat litter and a tray for the Alarm Cat’s first night/day inside the house before we let him out to explore. I’m keeping half an eye on the news and watching the ‘Grexit’ with vague interest, and my mate in Britain is sending me updates and his journalistic thoughts regularly. The guys in the taverna last night (still not got the food and cooker sorted in the house) were laughing about it all. They were also serving us Noufris’ ‘famous’ Viagra dip, which sounds horrible but which was actually very nice. Pestrami, feta, chili, something else, all mixed up together. No idea why it’s called Viagra dip.
Anyhow, must get on. Loads of unpacking needs doing, and we still haven’t finished off in the old house yet. May blog tomorrow or Saturday, probably won’t be back to normal until Monday though. We’ll see.
