I see Symi has been in the news these past couple of days, and maybe so again today. I’ve yet to hear if there is any more news on the missing visitor story. I don’t mean this to sound disparaging or rude, it’s meant to be polite, but this is my general reply to unsolicited enquiries on this matter: Yes, we know there’s a search and rescue underway, and it must be terrible for those involved and close to the missing person, but, no, sorry, I can’t help you with your enquiries, because all I would have is an opinion, and that’s no good to anyone. Let the authorities do their job, and wait and see.
For me, today’s to-do list includes more research into the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly circa 1893 and Maskelyne and Cooke’s mysterious entertainments, the magic circle, and magic tricks generally – all research for the next Victorian mystery.
By the way, if you want to know more about them, click to the Amazon series page for the first series. Here’s the link to Jackson Marsh’s best seller.
Now then, yesterday became a cloudy day by late afternoon, though was still hot. It reached over 40 in the harbour on Wednesday, according to the pharmacy thermometer, and it wasn’t much off that yesterday. Today has started with some of the cloud still hanging around, making things feel humid. It’s 6.45 now, and 30 degrees, cloudy and the humidity is at 42%, so there’s your weather report.
Things are set to become very busy over the next couple of weeks, with more and more people arriving, including nephew and mother. June has always been very popular with the Brits and northern Europeans, and the month usually becomes like a reunion party for so many people. We’re looking forward to that. In our little local family, everyone is now working flat out already, as chef, waiter, housekeeper, and bar person, and I am very glad I do the job I do: sitting on my backside typing, as it’s far too hot to be running around, even in the evenings. My piano student has his end-of-season recital in two weeks, then we’ll take July and August off because it really is too difficult to do anything much in those months. His recital will be for his visiting dad, and yesterday, I told him I was going to record his rehearsal of Fur Elise. If you put a camera on someone, it adds a little extra pressure to perform, so is the closest I can come to simulating an audience, if you see what I mean. It worked, and with that slight addition of pressure, the concentration level went up, and he played brilliantly. Which is more than I did because I forgot to press record. Hey ho. I’ll try again at Monday’s lesson, so he can, later, watch himself and see where his wrists are, and if his back is straight etc.
That’s enough early morning waffle from me.
