Reading aloud to J an article in which the words “my husband” appear. Interruption from Siri on other iPad, currently charging nearby: “What’s your husband’s name?” Taken aback I ask “Why do you want to know?” But Siri is not about to be drawn: “You have to unlock your iPad.” But I don’t, and that ends it.
Wait until evening when there’s a cool breeze to go for a walk. Cafés and small restaurants spring up from nowhere and spill into the streets as people enjoy coffee or beer. One popular spot always has music as well, though J points out how young the patrons are. And they are - much closer to the age of our grandchildren than our children. Just after the longest day of the year but not nearly as long here as at higher latitudes. Sun rose at 5:30 this morning and set at 20:01 - fourteen hours and thirty-one minutes of daylight. So darkness comes quite early.
Wait until evening when there’s a cool breeze to go for a walk. Cafés and small restaurants spring up from nowhere and spill into the streets as people enjoy coffee or beer. One popular spot always has music as well, though J points out how young the patrons are. And they are - much closer to the age of our grandchildren than our children. Just after the longest day of the year but not nearly as long here as at higher latitudes. Sun rose at 5:30 this morning and set at 20:01 - fourteen hours and thirty-one minutes of daylight. So darkness comes quite early.