Today has already started oddly. For a start, I didn’t get up until nearly seven, and now it’s just after nine (so I am very late), the boys are still in bed, and the boats have come and gone. It’s a day for being at home, avoiding the midday sun, and chilling with the fam, as the neph would say. It’s all young-person speak around here right now, which is refreshingly different. I have a book to send up to the Great Zon today (that’s Amazon where I publish), so that should be ready for you in a day or sooner, Liz, and other loyal followers to whom I am very grateful. For now, though, thanks to my late rise, and need to tidy the kitchen and courtyard, I’ll leave you with a few photos that found their way to my collection yesterday.
Young Iannis’ birthday party the other day.Walk to Pedi the other evening before the road became impassable due to roadworks.Yesterday’s view from up the laneEarly at Taverna Zoi last nightThe Sahara dust cloud prediction for this weekPoseidon Weather forecast for today (air temp)
I woke up this morning to note that Mr Bezos had left the building. There were two ships in Nimborio yesterday, one, a three-masted schooner, the other, a great big grey thing with a helicopter on it, and both belonging to Jeff Bezos. Harry and I examined them from the balcony after piano yesterday afternoon, using the binoculars and various internet resources, and had a good old chat about the famous who had visited the island over the years. We decided that it’s not the famous, the alleged ‘celebrities’, international ‘stars’ and so on who visit who are important, but the loyal visitors who return each year, get off their boats and spend their wealth ashore like normal people.
Hard to see in my photo taken on the way to Yialos, but one of the ships, the three-masted schooner, is out there somewhere. (Above Evangalismos.)
In other news… Roadworks were/are taking place on the Pedi road, because, clearly, now is the perfect time of year to disrupt traffic, the bus and taxis, and we had to walk down to the harbour yesterday morning. Not a problem for me, but my 87-year-old mother had to go very slowly and carefully down the steps and slopes. We could have waited for the bus up at the windmills, but there’s no shade, it’s a fair old climb, and we might only have had to walk down again if we’d missed it. I’m not sure how long the works are going on for, whether they have stopped, or how they will affect the bus, but I am sure the town hall will have posted announcements somewhere, so if you find one, let me know.
In home news, I am beginning work on the next book while I wait for the last one to be made ready for print. The next one is going to be interesting and I’ll tell you more about it in due course. In the meantime, if you’re up for a good thriller or a historical adventure, I’m plugging a couple of promos again. These links will take you to a couple of pages where you might find some new authors and titles to follow. You’ll be able to find all these on Amazon (cheers, Jeff) either on Kindle or in Kindle Unlimited, or both. I’m in there somewhere too…
Mystery, Thriller and Suspense:Historical Fiction in Kindle Unlimited
My weekend in brief: Mother and nephew arrived on Saturday. Walked to Pedi on Sunday, crowded 7.30 bus back for music in the square. (God) Father’s Day message from the boys to bring a tear to the eye. Chatting with nephew until far too late, thus, late getting up on Monday, a day during which we need to find the washing machine guy, I have a piano lesson and we’re supposed to be down town for lunch. More news another time. Meanwhile…
Upper village, early Friday morningSaturday night liveView from the gym (not my photo, obviously)Pedi, Sunday early evening
Today, I have a varied collection of photos for you. These are from my OneDrive, where, I noticed this morning, there’s a thing that says, ‘Last week through the years.’ I clicked on that, and all kinds of things came up, but not all of them took place during this second week of June. It must have been when I uploaded them, or last looked at them or something. I’ve put them up with only brief texts, and it’s a handy, quick thing for me to do because I have a lot going on today. While Neil arranged the fixing of the washing machine (I hope), and while I arrange the fixing of the water pump (I hope), we also need to tidy the house, prepare my nephew’s room for his arrival tomorrow, clear up the pile of books and other unwanteds in the laundry room, hoover, dust, do the floors and courtyard, edit a book, go to the gym (Neil), take a walk before it reaches 30°… Just had a look, and it’s already 31° out there and it’s 6.40, and make potato salad. So, instead of wasting time telling you all that, here are some photos to see you through the weekend.
This was this morning’s view, so this image is vaguely relevant.Neil took this one and I can’t remember where it is. Answers on a postcard…Yialos early morning.I know this wasn’t this week, it was in August a couple of years ago, Neil and Harry impersonating Symi sponge divers photos of the past.Classic Greek island viewApparently, the boys were with us for lunch or dinner on this day four years ago – what a difference four years make! (I suspect it’s actually winter because the shutters are closed.)View from the Anchor House (click for more info) Sometime in the winterMy dad (left) captain of the New Romney cricket team, had organised a charity match Vs Kent County, and here, he’s deciding the order of batting with Colin Cowdrey – this was in the 1970s.As often seen on my morning stroll if I go up to Periotisa.
Greece has just recorded its earliest heatwave, by which I mean, the earliest in the year, because until now, we’ve never had an official heatwave until after 19th June. ‘Official’ is recorded as temperatures of over 38° for three days or more. Outdoor tourist attractions are closed between midday and 5pm, including the Palace of the Grand Masters in Rhodes, and the Lindos and Athens Acropolises. It’s now a little after six in the morning and it’s already 30°, so if you’re here in Greece or heading this way, be prepared, and be sensible.
Yesterday around 6.00 am
I’m having a stay-at-home day today, mainly to complete an interview, a book, and some housework (perhaps) this afternoon, while seeing about finding someone to fix the washing machine, if it’s possible. I have a couple of phone numbers (thank you folks), so we’ll be investigating those later when I’ve woken up. It’s not the kind of weather for mopping floors, but it is the kind of weather for drying towels after using them to mop up because the only way to access the machine was to drain it onto the floor, turn it off, reset it, and open the door that way. I’m not doing that every time. We’ve had the machine for about seven years (the last one we had for 14), and I can’t afford to buy a new one without at least trying a repair, so that’s been added to our to-do list.
Courtyard colours
That’s all I have for you today, apart from a couple of images to fill the page, and a reminder to go slowly, dress appropriately, drink lots of water (coffee, tea, beer and so on don’t count as water), take electrolytes which you can buy from the pharmacies, and generally stay safe.
