Having completed the summer kitchen we have been spurred on to action in what will be our living room. We have emptied the room and condensed our belongings down to a bed, a chest and a wardrobe and are now situated in what will be the study/library. I feel a thrill of hedonism as I… Read More Decorating, planting and impending visitors
It has been very difficult to work in the house with the heat but work on my much loved bijou summer kitchen is now complete and whilst I still haven’t been able to access all my kitchen accessories to dress it it is done. I am actually going to put before and after pictures because Terry… Read More The zesty kitchen, harvesting and the garden
Danielle has finally received her passport! It was been what can only be described as a torturous saga in which no one was quite sure if she’d ever get one. It has been almost a year since the first attempts began. However now she has it and we are waiting with bated breath because she is… Read More Passport celebrations, exam success and greeting card dilemmas
Having uhmed and ahed for the past 6 weeks about keeping the original windows and doors which are partly secondary glazed we made a decision to go for UPVC throughout. Our adoptive country has a typical continental climate; roasting summers and freezing winters. No time for whimsy when it’s 40 degrees or -28 degrees outside. It… Read More Double glazing, the digger, baggage, festivals and relaxing
In my hurry to write the last post I negated to mention my absolute joy at having a car. but especially owning a Land Rover Discovery. And yes, yes I am almost embarrassed to admit to owning a Chelsea Tractor except that I do live in the countryside, smack bang in the middle of it… Read More My car, the contents and the beauty of Bulgaria
Whilst the house was bereft of offspring and various visitors we thought we’d crack on with clearing some of the garden and putting the wall tiles up in the Summer kitchen . This meant decanting the kitchen back into the makeshift bedroom in the house. I left my magical 2 ring camping gas stove on the… Read More Clearing the jungle, tiling, baggage 101 and modern day heroes
One day when the temperature hit 42 degrees before midday Terry said “get changed we’re going to Pleven to look at air con”. This was precipitated by a visit to our friends Alex and Paul who have air con. Their home is always so cool that it is possible to sit on a leather sofa… Read More The pool fairy, a house for James and the Krushuna Falls
