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?* ...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Sep 13, 2018 | Bulgarian life, Travel & trips
Yes, we went to Sozopol and Sinemorets on holiday. Again. I know, I know. We’re getting a bit stuck in our holiday ways as we get older. Every year we say, ‘Let’s go somewhere we’ve never been before. Albania! Macedonia! Georgia!’ Yet we nearly always trundle...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Aug 23, 2018 | Bulgarian life
I’m not exactly sure when the notion of Birthday Weekend was born. But at some point I was no longer satisfied with a run-of-the-mill one-day birthday bore-fest. I began to stretch the festivities out over two or (wherever possible) three days. Like a festival. Come...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jul 27, 2018 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore
The first half of July was dominated by the World Cup and a visit from family. If you’re wondering how Guardianista snowflakes like us who live nowhere near a proper English pub watch the footie, it goes like this: Watching the match on the sofa while eating...
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