HIGH NOON!

It was about 3.30 yesterday afternoon. I was sitting quietly under the pergola in front of the bar, when I heard two shots from a gun. Now this is Vrahassi and we are not strangers to hearing gun fire, but I did think that it was strange in the middle of the afternoon. Three police cars passed shortly after so I had the idea that something was 'up'.

As I write the television cameras are across at Lefteris' obviously interviewing the locals about what happened. From what I have found out myself, a man who killed someone in Heraklion last year had escaped from the prison and caught a taxi to Vrahassi. Maybe he had friends here who he hoped would hide him (I think he was from Milo Potamus - sheep country). Anyway the police caught up with him in the area of our local shop and when he made a run for it the policeman shot twice into the air as a warning. Vanessa, who lives almost across the road from where the action was tells me that the prisoner went down and the police handcuffed him.

That is all I know but I am sure the story will be on the TV tonight.

I'm just off to Neapolis. Bye for now.
Jane x

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE!

I have been meaning to write this for a week now but never got on with it. Thank you to George and the Council labourer who have cleared a good part of the old path which leads out of the village towards the Monastery of St George. And 'Thank you' to the Council for providing the labourer.

Also the work that the Council are doing to provide a sewerage pipe at the top end of the village is coming along well and means that our old house will be connected to the mains.

ANGER!

I am sorry if I upset anyone here but I am angry. There was a funeral in the village today and afterwards all the cafebars served drinks. I was told that these drinks would be paid for by the family of the deceased. Unfortunately no-one turned up to pay me and once again I am left out of pocket and I am angry. Am I so white that I am invisible? If this was an oversight then maybe whoever is responsible for payment will turn up. Only one very kind customer gave me 5 euro towards the drinks because she knew that all the funeral party had left the village. The good news is that George was paid for his drinks.

GAV'S BIRTHDAY

Cheers Gav!

RHAMU l

Here he is my new chariot 'Rhamu'. Pretty neat eh? The only problem is that due to the haulage strike petrol is scarce and I dare hardly go anywhere. I did manage to get some yesterday at the BP garage on the Elounda road just out of Ag Nik but had to queue for it. Vrahassi is very quiet at the moment because people are just not making unnecessary journeys, it is not too good for business but it is giving me chance to catch up with the filing and things like that.

COURT APPEARANCE XANIA!

Littlelegs together with a handfull of villagers scooted off to Xania at the crack of dawn this morning to appear at court. (And he is just back, no prison sentence). More tomorrow.

LATE EASTER PICTURES!

... and it was a HAPPY EASTER!