by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 16, 2019 | Bulgarian life
Thank God for martinis. It’s not been terribly Christmassy in the Auntie Bulgaria household this December. We both picked up a horrible bug that knocked us sideways for the first 10 days of December. I mean, this bug had everything: aches, shivers, sore throat,...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Nov 19, 2019 | Bulgarian life
If you were wondering why I’d been a bit quiet lately, it’s because I was visiting in the UK, and then going through the customary readjustment to Bulgarian life. It’s like jet lag (life lag?), where the culture shock takes a while to wear off. Our house seems too...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 26, 2019 | Bulgarian life
This month I’ve stood in a 90-minute queue for something, had two separate hospital visits (nothing serious) that both involved lengthy waits, and endured a three-hour flight delay. Every time I was waiting, I kept expecting to get restless or annoyed or...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 4, 2019 | Bulgarian life, Cat lover, Food & recipes, Gardening bore
You know what’s the surest sign that winter is on the way? It’s not the arrival of this year’s wood order, which finally turned up about a week ago… The annual Rob-in-front-of-the-wood-delivery picture. Nor is it harvesting the tempting butternut squash, which...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Sep 19, 2019 | Bulgarian life
Hot as it’s been during the day lately, there’s a definite feel of autumn in the air. I’m scribbling this outside as, next to me, Rob scrats the apples for this year’s cider. I wish you could smell what I smell right now. It’s a mixture of apple juice and red wine –...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Aug 15, 2019 | Bulgarian life
We’re always so grateful when friends and family come to visit us. Much as we love it here, we’re well aware that a random village in Bulgaria isn’t everyone’s idea of a top holiday destination. That means we treat any visitors like the Big Deal that they are. Neatly...
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