by Auntie Bulgaria | Aug 1, 2017 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore, Travel & trips
Freaking hell, it’s August. How did that happen? Here’s a not-so-brief rundown of what we’ve been up to lately. For those who are short on time, this post can be neatly summarised as follows: courgettes galore monastery fun death walk from hell For those who are...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jul 12, 2017 | Bulgarian life, Travel & trips
My God, the weeds have been rampant this year. All that heavy rain, followed by scorching sun, followed by more rain, then sun, sun, sun… The veggies and flowers have loved it. But so have the weeds. We’ve got a ridiculous problem with bindweed in our garden, which...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jul 5, 2017 | Bulgarian life, Travel & trips
I don’t know why we don’t get out more. Aside from nipping to the shops or market, popping round to see the neighbours or going for our sporadic Bulgarian lessons, sometimes weeks and weeks go by without us really going anywhere. Is it because we’re content...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jun 28, 2017 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore
I love this time of year. Not because the weather is glorious and the garden looks better every week (although it is and it does). No, I love this time of year because every day we’re eating food from our garden. Even if it’s just a simple salad, the ability to nip...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jun 9, 2017 | Bulgarian life, Travel & trips
If you’re wondering why I’ve been quiet, it’s because last week we pootled off to Sozopol for a little break with my family, and this week I’ve been generally readjusting to non-holiday life. Last week I was rolling out of bed and into the pool...
by Auntie Bulgaria | May 26, 2017 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore
From what I can gather from Facebook, emails, etc. it’s been glorious in the UK lately. Lucky old them. It’s still cold and rainy here and I’m getting really cheesed off with it. I mean, spring is usually quite wet and very stormy (which I love), so I don’t mind the...
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