Bird Watching?

This is not America and it’s not our cat, either, though try telling that to the cat. Cats in any case are laws (claws and paws?) unto themselves, Cretan cats are something else entirely….just one of those things about living on this beautiful, if somewhat eccentric island.
November has arrived and we’ve already had the first major downpour of the autumn in Rethymnon (ever wondered why there isn’t a word for ’drizzle’ in Greek?). Some of us were dancing and going ’yippee’ after the long hot summer, others were running around wielding mops. The rain never seems to last that long here, though, and it’s always a good excuse to stay in your favourite Taverna, close to a wood-burning stove, drinking tin jugs of the local krasi….

November Highlights:

This month’s issue benefited from a number of contributions made by regular readers (thanks to all!), helping to make The Bugle both informative and entertaining. You’ll find plenty of ideas for winter activities in Rethymnon (some, as you will see, new for 2007!), details of local community events, some ’news and views’ and even a bit of history. On the other hand, it being the season, ’nuts’ also figure in these pages, too.

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