Yesterday was a wild one with the wind howling all day bringing the temperature down to 20° and making it feel like autumn, the shutters were closed making the house dark, and the ones that were open were rattling, as was the glass in some windows. In the afternoon and evening, the square was deserted as if it was winter, and those who were out and about were eating or sitting inside. That’s what we did as we went out for dinner at Georgio’s where you continue to receive a ridiculously large meal for a ridiculously low price.
During the day, Neil had been over to Panormitis in the morning, while I stayed home to send my current novel off to the proofreader, clean the bathroom, wash the floors, dusts some shelves, sweep up some leaves (during a lull in the gale), cook a chili, and grapple with some other housework.
After our meal out, we came home to watch a little TV before going to bed, and as we’re sitting there watching the film about Elvis, I notice a shadow moving in the alcove behind the TV and we shoot into spider mode. Although it doesn’t look like it in the photo, this one was about four inches from back to front. Neil’s superpower is that he doesn’t mind them, so while I was keeping my distance, he fetched a tea towel and set about catching the thing which vanished behind the bookcase. That meant moving the music stand and the small tables, pulling the bookcase away from the wall, and, when the thing ran up towards the ceiling, standing on the piano stool. There, he managed to grab it, and then escorted it up the lane to drop it off at someone else’s house. No, actually, he left it exploring near the bins, where it hopefully remains.
I must admit, I am getting better with these things, and didn’t spend the night awake watching in dread for another, but I do have to wonder where it came from and how long it had been in the sitting room. Anyway, I managed to semi-capture the heroic moment, though I was at a safe distance, in half light, and using a phone. (Am still shuddering a little, but I shall recover.)
