The new RAM for the laptop did indeed arrive yesterday and is now installed on the machine. So easy, I don’t know why I haven’t tried before. Now Neil can upgrade to my old machine (at 4Gb, from his current 2Gb) and get to grips with that, and we will have the spare one for backup and emergencies. It’s only taken about six months to pull this plan together.
We’re just back from a morning walk/jog down to Pedi and back, it’s 7.19 as I sit down to write, the sun is up and the sea is calm. I can see fishing boats coming in from beyond Nimos and Nimborio and the cat has had us up and about since around 5.30 today; the lighter it gets in the morning the earlier he is up.
As he gets older he gets more demanding and his ‘alarm’ becomes grumpier. It’s not just a few yowls now but several and they get more and more annoyed each time to the point of sounding desperate. Poor old thing –and I am talking about the neighbour there. Neil went and let him in around six in the end.
I should explain the photo I am putting up today, it’s from the housewarming party – as are all of them actually, but this one in particular. It shows Cobi throwing wine over the pitched roof of one of the buildings.
Why? Well, it’s a blessing apparently. I am not sure if it’s an ancient Greek tradition or a Dutch one or just a Cobi one, but the house was in deed blessed last Sunday. I know that blessing the seas, or rather, giving thanks to the gods by throwing the first wine in the sea, is an ancient Greek tradition. I read that when researching ‘Jason and the Sargonauts.’ In the original myth, the Argonauts give an offering to the sea god with wine before they set off. In my up to date telling of the story, Oliver (representing Orpheus (he lost his wife in the underground)) accidentally spills his ice tea in the sea just as the party are boarding the fishing boat for their excursion. So, it’s in there.
There are other parts of the myth mixed in with the story in ‘Sargonauts, and character names, challenges and references. ‘Your rocks are clashing, dear,’ was one of my favourites. There is also a lot of real Symi history involved. If you’ve not read it, you can get a copy form this link, and Kindle versions are available too, though I can’t vouch for the layout. Have fun! Jason and the Sargonauts.
