by Auntie Bulgaria | May 28, 2019 | Gardening bore
Still flying solo here for another few days while Rob finishes his trip to England. And it’s starting to wear thin now. The novelty of having the house to myself for a few weeks has been replaced with a sore back (from gardening), cracked hands (from washing up – I’m...
by Auntie Bulgaria | May 2, 2019 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore
I’ve always been happy calling anywhere ‘home’. Bulgaria is ‘home’. England is ‘home’. Anytime I stay in a hotel or Airbnb for more than a night, I start calling it ‘home’. So, yes, I’m home (in Bulgaria) after my long trip back home (in England). The cat gang missed...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Apr 3, 2019 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore
Like a lot of Brits here facing the prospect of no-deal Brexit tomfuckery, I had to drag my arse to the KAT office in Sofia last week to do battle with Bulgarian bureaucracy. But, on the plus side, it was all over within 30 minutes (my personal best for a KAT visit)....
by Auntie Bulgaria | Mar 25, 2019 | Gardening bore
Not much to report at the moment as life is consumed (consumed!) by Brexit anxiety. (Joking. Sort of.) At least there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful out in the sunshine, including… 1. Big birds are back The storks have returned and taken up residence on...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Mar 11, 2019 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore
Last Friday was International Women’s Day (simply ‘osmi mart’ or ‘8th March’ in Bulgarian). It’s a BIG deal here – easily as big as Mother’s Day in the UK, except it celebrates all women, not just the reproductive ones. Women receive gifts from their loved ones...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Feb 21, 2019 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore
We’ve had our afternoon coffee out on the back terrace for the past three days, and it’s been heavenly. Sat on the bench, against the sunny back wall of our house, it was baking. I can’t remember ever having coffee breaks outside in short sleeves in...
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