Monday 1 August 2022

Nothing Much

 Every day is hot, over 36o mostly.   The heat takes away all my energy.  Its amazing how different I feel after a half hour in the air con but we only use that when it really is unbearable.  Today was 2o cooler.  Just 2o but it made a difference.  We had a comfortable siesta with just a fan going . 

 I listen to audio books.  Today it was 'Death of a Nurse'.  A nice light detective series written by MC Beaton.  The red haired Scottish policeman Hamish Macbeth solves a series of murders.  It's the 28th book in the series.  That's an awful lot of murders, all taking place in and around his little Highland town of Lochdubh.  You get to know the characters and enjoy hearing what they're up to while canny Macbeth outwits his dimwitted senior officers and catches all the baddies.  Easy listening. 

25th July was one of the fiesta days of Saint Anne.  There's a little church across on the mainland which is looked after by our son-in-law's family.  Some years we go to the service.  Show our faces.  But this year it was just to hot to trek across to Galatas.



The church of St. Anna
Agia Anna



 

26th July was the festival of another female saint.

We went to the early morning service at the church  of Agia Paraskevi, very close by
  She protects the eyes


There were loads of sweet Holy loaves and this year I remembered to bring a big bag with a plastic bag inside to stuff with chunks of the bread.  They are flavoured with carraway seeds and other spices


Then we went off down to our new cafe for a freddo espresso.  Perfect for dunking the holy bread 


Dionysos Cafe 
Nice and cool under the leafy canope and just a little cheaper than the other cafeterias.  A lot of K's friends hang out there too.  Easy parking, good internet and the supermarket is right next door.  So we are both happy.



17 comments:

  1. Dionysus Cafe sounds great. Do they serve cold beer?

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  2. I was browsing online for potential holiday destinations and obviously thought of Poros (thanks to your unpaid efforts on behalf of the Tourism Department). I was tempted by your Dionysus Hotel. If only we could rely on the airports and flights... sigh ....

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    1. I'm sitting at Dionysos cafe right now with my freddo espresso. It's a nice hotel but the position isn't the best. Just a view of cars whizzing past and the car ferry coming and going.

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    2. Having problems commenting darn it.
      Go for it. See for yourself. But not during August

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  3. That is far too hot. I do hope we are not going to get those temperatures in our summer.

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    1. I hope August is a few degrees cooler but the forecasts not good. Far too hot for comfort

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  4. I do not do well in the heat. I’d have my aircon on 24/7 and if I had to starve to afford it. I would
    At least in the winter you can put on lots of clothes but no one wants to see me with little or no clothes on. Trust me lol
    Sitting under greenery and enjoying a few drinks does sound nice

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    1. Winter is so much easier. You just pile on extra clothes. A swim in the sea cools you down in the summer but it's such a hassle. Sometimes I just can't be bothered. Too hot even to change into togs

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  5. Very hot here again too. Up at my son's barn conversion I told him to cover the new terrace with vines or wisteria; anything to make shade. He didn't, saying it would spoil the view. So, it's impossible to sit there in the sun. Shame!

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    1. Natural shade is much much cooler. I hope he changes his mind and starts planting now

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  6. Oops we missed Agia Paraskevi - she is our local but in the opposite direction to our walk to work. Some years there had been a small fair in the streets around her, but that has faded during the covid years and may never come back. Life moves on - at least your sounds steady, reliable.

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    1. These church fiestas are far quieter than they used to be before covid. Times have changed

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  7. We are up to 30C here today by mid afternoon. Just about right for doing nothing and staying at home.

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    1. Perfect. I could live with 30o. Have to wait a month nth or so for that darn it

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  8. The heat takes away everyone's energy. Nice of you to have made it to the morning service of Agia Paraschevi church!

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  9. I should try audio books too, I've been listening to alot of pod casts mostly about NZ crime and history, it's amazing what you can learn. But it's been like Spring here, we've had the odd cold days and nights but nothing like I expected.

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