Our plans of having a relaxing winter haven’t exactly gone to plan. It started when the electric company came around the village to trim any trees that looked like they were going to interfere with the power lines. In the past they have given them a bit of a trim, only removing any long branches but this year they have…
The lead up to very different Xmas
Since moving to Bulgaria we have had a lot of new experiences and this Xmas was another to add to the list. Friends of ours in the village are moving next year so this is their last Xmas in the village and they wanted to make it a time to remember. The plan was to have close friends around for…
A bit of a long post
Autumn has finally arrived, not that you would notice apart from the leaves dropping from the trees and covering the ground. The weather has been very mild apart from a touch of frost on the morning of the 1st November that finished off our peppers, aubergines and fig tree for the year. The temperature drops when the sun goes down…
Smoke and strong alcohol
Autumn has officially begun, and with it has come a sudden drop in temperatures, and a distinctly different feel to the morning air. I love this time of year. The cooler nights bring blessed relief from the baking heat of summer, and we can actually get some work done, instead of hiding from the heat during the day. After the…
Patience and perseverance
As anyone that knows me will tell you, I am not the most patient of people, I want everything done yesterday. This was definitely the case with our windows, there are so many of them and when we first got the house I was really tempted to just get new double glazing put in and get the job done. But…
We now have a better house
It’s been 3 years since we bought our house and started our new life in Bulgaria, it’s very easy to look at all the work there is still to do and we don’t often look at what we have all ready accomplished. So to celebrate our 3 year anniversary we have decided to take some new photos of the parts…
Catching up at last
We’ve been keeping busy since our last post, that’s why there hasn’t been an update recently. Our major project has been carrying on with the workshop which has been coming on slowly but surely. All the main framework is now up and the ceiling is in along with insulation and half of the loft floor has been laid, the rest…
Everything’s growing, including the animal population
May and June have been a bit cooler than the the previous two years which has been great for us. We’ve had days where we are down to shorts and tee-shirts but also days when trousers and a fleece are needed, but it has rarely been too hot that we have had to retreat inside because it’s been too hot…