by Auntie Bulgaria | May 27, 2018 | Travel & trips
Armed with a bumbag full of plasters and my one foreign language (which unfortunately isn’t Hungarian), we trundled off to Budapest last weekend. We’ve always wanted to go and our upcoming anniversary (12 years – I’m not sure which one of us deserves a...
by Auntie Bulgaria | May 16, 2018 | Gardening bore
I do hope you like lists as much as I do, because that’s basically what this post is all about. What did you expect? I am a literal Gardening Bore. So, *cracks knuckles in anticipation*, this year in the veg/fruit garden we’re growing: Tomatoes and basil – Our...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Apr 28, 2018 | Gardening bore
Here I am! Back from the UK* to a gloriously warm Bulgarian spring. Man, the garden shot up while I was away. I was only gone 10 days and I swear the perennials have grown by a foot. This is the best time of year for a gardener, I think. You’ve got all the promise of...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Apr 5, 2018 | Gardening bore
Not much to report on lately, so here are a few pictures from our early 2018 Gardening Bore efforts. Reliable rhubarb. By the way, isn’t rhubarb just the best word? Try bellowing it when someone says something you disagree with. ‘RHUBARB!’ It will put them...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Mar 23, 2018 | Bulgarian life
And so we arrive at the ragged, arse-end of winter. That time when the weather teases you saucily one day with sun and warmth, then slaps you in the chops with more snow the next. Last year this tiresome bait-and-switch behaviour went on until the end of April. Here’s...
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