Roundup
A breeze has helped take some of the humidity from the air, though not with the greatest of success, and the island is basking in sunshine. The gullets come and go, as do the many day trip boats and our inter-island ferries, it’s all hustle and bustle in Yialos during the day, quiet and more relaxed in the evening, but still with a good vibe, and the village is also busying up.
Over at Agia Marina, the cemetery, not the island, the road to To Vrisi is closed as you might have seen on the blog yesterday. Meanwhile, down in Pedi, a cargo ship has been taking away heaps of scrap metal including the old-old Symi bus and other things that have been lying around for several years like that home item you keep meaning to throw away but always forget about. The vine between our house and the neighbour’s is heavy with grapes in their early stages, and I must get out there and cut it back before it knocks someone off their moped. It welcomes me home each time with a thwack in the face as I open the gate, so I do have a mild incentive.
At the desk, I am plugging away at part for of a romantic mystery series for my pen name, and I’ve had a few Symi visitors commenting positively on it. It’s nothing to do with Symi, hence the pen name, but it’s a popular genre, and I’m having fun with it. These stories may not be to everyone’s taste, but if you are interested, below is a link to the Amazon.com page for the first book in the series. (It is also on Amazon.co.uk etc., in paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited like all my other books.) You will get an idea of what to expect from the blurb, so you should, know if it’s the kind of thing you might enjoy. The first in the series is called Deviant Desire. I am working on the fourth now, Fallen Splendour and as a friend pointed out on Facebook the other day, there’s something Tennyson about the title. There is, indeed, because it is a Tennyson poem that holds the clues. Anyway, I just thought I’d mention that while I was trying to think of something else to write, and now, as I can’t, I’ll let you get on while I get back to my denouement.
