I’ve got some of Neil’s photos today, taken on Sunday and in the last few days, there are a few great portraits coming up and some shots of Symi generally. I’ve also been asked to keep on top of the weather reports as people prepare to jet out to Symi on Wednesday/Thursday, so…
Monday was fine, cooler than it has been, slightly less humid but still quite warm. Warm enough for swimming for sure. I think the latest I’ve been in the sea here is November, at seven in the morning on Panormitis day, and it was still quite acceptable then. Mind you, I’ve not been in the sea at all this year so far, not like last year when we went swimming twice a week at six a.m., seem to have fallen out of that habit. Anyway, the weather looked fine on Monday though there is a storm expected Tuesday or Wednesday. [Does a quick check of a couple of sites…and yes, still thunder and rain expected for today/tomorrow but back to sun on Thursday and the temp in the mid 20s.]
Sunday we had a nice day off, went down to Yialos, had a wander around the shops after lunch and then caught the bus back up to the village. At home later we spent a good couple of hours watching episodes from Modern Family, an American comedy programme that’s done like a semi-documentary. We’re on series two now and it’s slightly funnier than series one. We bought the box set of series one to five as six had not come out by then.
The other things we’ve been watching of late are Broadchurch series one and two and a thing called The Jury, with Julie Walters – need to finish the last episode of that. And, when not watching TV, which we only do for half an hour after lunch and a couple of hours in the evening, I’ve been reading. I’ve just finished Alison Weir’s Henry VIII king and court, and I noticed there’s a Henry VIII series, from 2003, with Ray Winston that I’ve never seen. So, I might have to put that on my wish list. That’s an aside, I am also reading The Second Coming by John Niven while Mother is reading the first draft of Straight Swap, Neil is reading my You Wish! the mad comedy set in Brighton (‘rude, crude and totally nude’ or, as one review put it, ‘perfect poolside reading,’ thank you) while I am working on the Saddling when not enjoying time with the family.
Anyway, back to the real world and what’s going on? Well, Neil’s in Rhodes on Wednesday to see his allergy doctor, I’ll be at the bar, then we have a dinner invite and there’s another on Friday, but otherwise, we’re slowly slowing down as the weather cools; starting to have to wear a t-shirt in the mornings now, it’ll soon be cold and wet, with whistling north winds and… but that’s for later. There’s still plenty of summer to come yet. And, oh, apparently we had an election in Greece on Sunday but no one seems to have noticed.
