We’re definitely into the quietening down part of the end of the season. I looked from the balcony this morning and saw only one boat at ‘our’ end of the harbour. That is, the end we can see. The other end might have been rammed with the things. The day trip boats were in yesterday, but not nearly as full as they have been, another sign things are becoming quieter. One of them blasted its horn a long while as it was leaving, and that’s often a sign it was their last trip of the season.
Meanwhile, Neil went to work for the afternoon shift only to discover he wasn’t needed, but might be today. So that work is slowing down too. There’s definitely no need for him there in the evenings anymore.
We’re not slowing down though. I’m still up early, to the machine, get this blog thing out of the way, do the other blog twice per week, sort out admin both writing and house admin, bash out an article there, research this or that there, and always aim for 3,000 words per day of my own writing. That’s either morning or afternoon, but recently, only the morning, because I’ve been too darn lazy. Now the winter is creeping in, it’ll be easier to work in the cooler afternoons when I’m not playing the piano or giving my GS two music lessons a week – just gone up from one, but now we’re doing a whole hour of just piano, we need more time for theory and history. So, I am looking forward to that.
Also in the news to look forward to this week: dinner with the family on Wednesday, a lot of catching up, laughter and Neil’s Yorkshire puddings (not a euphemism), music lessons, singing, and Dimitris’ name day later in the week. Neil continues to go to the gym up to six times per week and is gradually vanishing before our eyes, the price of olive oil has gone right up, Taverna Zoi has closed for the season, and the flag outside the Chinese shop needs to be replaced again (wind and weather damage), and we have an invite to a wedding.
That’s it for now. More tomorrow.
