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Sunny morning with Danishes, coffee, local paper, and Duke Ellington. Our collection of CDs and cassettes not bad, all charity shop acquisitions. Player not too bad either, though the radio on it is dreadful. It drifts from the British forces station that rebroadcasts quite a bit of BBC radio 4 and 5, so that there's often Greek music playing in the background of a Today show interview. Oddly, the folding drying rack on the balcony seems to serve as an antenna, so that its positioning can be critical. This leads to the question of the need for repairing the bedroom heater/air conditioner conditioner. If it isn't functional, it won't vibrate. Vibrations discourage pigeons from nesting. Nesting pigeons result in pigeon shit beneath the nest, which is the location of the rack where the clean clothes are drying in the sun. And if the dryer is moved, the radio won't work. Wonderful the way everything in life is connected.
With Jane at six to St Helena's for the Nine Lessons and Carols. Always a bit of pain pleasure mix, as about half of the carols end up being to tunes we are less familiar with, such as Hark the Herald Angels Sing in the non-Mendelssohn version. Still a nice service though. And mulled wine and mince pies with a bit of chat at the end. 🍷
Winding down at 11 when J spots fireworks in the sky. Last about five minutes and we have a perfect clear view. From Ermou Square? Lovely💥
