Always slightly surprised by the warmth in the evenings. Sunset today is at 16:49. In Sioux Lookout it’s 17:41, nearly an hour later. And, for what it’s worth, 16:30 in London, which is actually a fair bit north of Sioux. The surprising part is that this time of year has early sunsets but warm weather. As darkness falls it’s still early, possibly before dinner, but it’s warm, mid twenties, whereas all our childhood experience leads us to associate early nightfall with cold temperatures. It can be quite hot at night in Canada in midsummer but that would be in the months of late sunset.
So in the interest of pleasant temperatures we head to the grocery store at about six. Dark enough to make crossing the road by Sklavinitis slightly hazardous in the after work traffic. And store pretty busy. Grateful for the pictures on some products. Can never remember the Greek word for sheep so the drawing on the sheep yoghurt container quite helpful. Stylised sketches not preferred.
Fortunately for us most sweet things are expensive. Not really explained by the fact that sugar must be imported, as this is the case with other things that have a much lower markup. Not a sin tax either, unless the definition of sin is different - which it probably is. A bottle of Famous Grouse whiskey currently selling for €12.45 here would be €29 equivalent in Ontario. But it really isn’t whisky weather. Think that the price of pastries is down to the fact that most Cypriots seem to have a taste for desserts of a paralysing sweetness. The price is just what the market will bear.
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