by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 1, 2018 | Bulgarian life
How’s this for a short post? Yesterday we had breakfast wine and pork fat with the neighbour, and went for a walk in the snow. Oh, and a hawk flew over our heads. And now, snow pictures… I love it when it’s so cold (-9C yesterday morning) that the snow sticks...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Nov 23, 2018 | Bulgarian life, Food & recipes
Not bad food of the ‘bad for you but utterly delicious’ variety, like a bacon double cheeseburger or a Cornish pasty so dirty you smell it on your face (and scarf and coat) for the rest of the day. No, I mean food that turns out to be bad or off or, as seems to happen...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Nov 13, 2018 | Bulgarian life
When we first came to Bulgaria, Christmas definitely wasn’t a thing. In our village at least, Christmas Day was a bit of a non-event. The shop over the road still opened, the bus service ran as normal, and we were still expected next door for our customary morning...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 19, 2018 | Bulgarian life, Food & recipes
You’ll have to forgive the slightly sporadic posting of late. Work is busy-busy to an almost oh-dear-I’ve-slightly-overcommitted-myself level. Which, as someone who has zero problem saying ‘no’, is unusual for me. Still, I’m not complaining. Work is what keeps us in...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 1, 2018 | Bulgarian life, Food & recipes, Gardening bore
Isn’t autumn the best? I mean, today is dark, rainy and freezing – it’s a chilly 8°C right now, when this time last week it was almost 30°C – but who doesn’t love an opportunity to wrap themselves up in an oversized cardigan and legitimately wear Ugg boots?* ...
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