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Got a train from this station and found myself transformed into a horrible vermin

#athens

the streets of #athens are literally bursting with figs, pomegranates and olives
fumbled an airpod pro yesterday and it hopped skipped and plopped into my cup of coffee, yet 24 hours later, it's working perfectly. an already phenomenal bit of kit impresses further.

Often when I'm writing up my weeknotes I think surely no one could possibly be interested in any of this. However! We persist. THRILL at my two beach visits, WONDER at the food I ate DAZZLE at my bad photo of some old ruins. Still, it's fun to blog 😎

https://felix.gripe/blog/athens-greeknotes-2025-08-17/

#greece #greeknotes #weeknotes #athens #beaches #cinema

Athens Greeknotes Aug 17 | felix.gripe

A not long enough long weekend – taking advantage of the Dekapentavgoustos holiday by repeatedly going to the beach, eating meze, drinking raki, and my first outdoor cinema.

Review: The Naked Gun ⭐️⭐️ – started strong ended weakly.

Enjoyed my first athenian outdoor cinema (Cine Αμαρυλλίς) experience! Like a warm evening in a pub beer garden with a screen.

https://felix.gripe/blog/the-naked-gun/

#films #athens #greece

The Naked Gun | felix.gripe

My first Athenian outdoor cinema experience (it seems like all cinemas here are outdoor) and my first trip to the flicks since Dune 2. Started strong, ended weakly, but definitely worth watching. Many actual lols. Neeson and Pamela Anderson both v good. Cinema great.

Book review: Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons ⭐️⭐️ hardly a summery beach read but here we are

https://felix.gripe/blog/carrion-comfort-by-dan-simmons/

#book #review #horror #danSimmons #bookstodon

Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons | felix.gripe

I’m not fan of horror — books or films or in day to day life, and it feels particularly peculiar to read a horror book in hot, brilliant sunshine.

@axwax @bittersweetdb ah thanks! ok. maybe i'll try some of each colour… I've set a reminder for late oct, but if you remember to let me know when you pick yours I can try and follow your olive journey!

@felixthehat A little while ago I wrote down some notes for the first part of processing olives, although I never got round to penning an actual pickling recipe:

https://chaos.social/@axwax/113499053108946705

Feel free to ask about details/clarification...

cc: @bittersweetdb

AxWax (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image To answer @[email protected]'s questions about how to pickle #olives (see https://mastodon.online/@keefmarshall/113498139217112928 ), here's a quick thread: Before actually pickling the olives you will need to remove their bitter compounds. For this you will need: - gloves (as olive juices can stain your hands for days) - a bucket - a chopping board and sharp knife or (if you're a traditionalist) - a wood stump and a small block of wood that fits into your hand ... 🧵1/x #Pickling #Preserving #OliveHarvest

chaos.social

@axwax @bittersweetdb Iiiiiinteresting! OK I can pick, squash and dunk some olives. How do you know when they are ripe for picking, and yes, interested in the pickling bit too.

Thanks!!