by Auntie Bulgaria | May 22, 2014 | House & renovations
Once upon a time there was a girl who moved to a house in Bulgaria. A house with no indoor staircase. Every time that girl wanted to go upstairs, she had to go out the front door and walk around to the external staircase at the back of the house. Every time that girl...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Mar 13, 2014 | Bulgarian life
I quit my job recently. It was a good job, one that I enjoyed maybe 80-90% of the time. That’s pretty good going, I think; some people hate their jobs 90% of the time. And it’s not like I’ve ever had a burning ambition to work for myself or run my own...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jan 10, 2014 | Bulgarian life
Lately I’ve been reading this book about Buddhism. It’s not been going well; I don’t think I’m really cut out for Buddhism. I spent ages staring at this close-up-magic-eye-type picture in the book, trying to work out what it was. It was a cow’s face. Even when I knew...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 5, 2013 | House & renovations
Ah, the good old days of living in a building site. In many ways, it’s really easy living in a building site. I’m only just realising this now, as we near the end of our renovation. (At least, we’re nearly finished on the inside of the house. The exterior is a...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Sep 10, 2013 | Food & recipes
Our neighbours are our surrogate Bulgarian parents. We love them, they make a big old fuss of us, and we have coffee with them most mornings. Trouble is, they are such feeders. If I should dare turn down a second slice of cake or pie, Svilen shouts at me and...
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