Winter draws on
Having one of those frustrating computer things going on again today. Not this time, another Microsoft update, but a data stick failing. It’s the one with my writing on it and 101 other useful things which suddenly won’t work. Not on my machine, not on Neil’s. You plug it in and… nothing. Luckily, my writing folder is also copied up to my Dropbox, so the basic bits are saved – the PDF and Kindle files of published books, on-going manuscripts, but not the last draft Word copy, which means that should I ever need to re-edit or re-write one of them for any reason, I will have to find a way of retrieving the editable text from a PDF, or find a way of retrieving the data from the stick, which after an hour or so of trying, I am still unable to do. I will only know what else was stored on there when I come to need it and realise I no longer have it. Ah well!
Meanwhile, on Symi, we’re still enjoying good weather though colder by degrees. I can still take my tea on the balcony at 4.00 a.m., or whenever, though now in long trousers and slippers, and there’s a chill to the sitting room, but not enough to warrant the heater going on, yet. It’s still very warm in the sun, a couple of the day boats are still bringing people in, many of the tavernas are still open, waiting to decide on closing dates depending on the weather and number of visitors, though some offering a reduced menu.
Were going out tonight for what will probably be our last dinner of the season. We continue to use George & Maria’s during the winter, from time to time, and again, what you eat depends on what Noufris has decided to cook that day, but the taverna takes on a different atmosphere during the winter months. Only the inside is used, where the men play cards most nights around a table of mezethes, and where you have a much more ‘village’ atmosphere. The first football gathering of the winter took place at Rainbow the other night (AEK playing), though we didn’t know it was on and had made other arrangements, but we’ll probably be down there some nights for some of the games, the atmosphere and to make a break from the sofa at home. So, it looks like the winter season is nearly on us which means days and nights at home keeping warm, lots of writing, I hope, and lots of TV under blankets, but probably not much to write about here. We will see.
