by Auntie Bulgaria | Apr 11, 2012 | Gardening bore, House & renovations
We’ve emerged victorious from our first winter – with no fingers or toes lost to frostbite, no running out of food, and barely a word of complaint on my part (ahem). I am a Very Brave Soldier. Too long has passed to create a cohesive version of recent events so this...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Nov 17, 2011 | House & renovations
Rob has been lime plastering downstairs for what feels like forever – I’m amazed at his patience in what is a really dirty and time-consuming job. The bathroom is all plastered now and the beams have been painted. It’s beautiful and rustic, a bit like washing in...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Sep 22, 2011 | House & renovations
This is a bit of a mammoth post but I’m aware I haven’t spoken about the house much lately. So, here’s a tour of the house in its current state and a report on our progress… Upstairs we’ve got three bedrooms. One will eventually be my study but it needs tons of...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Aug 24, 2011 | Bulgarian life, House & renovations, Travel & trips
Gosh, it’s been a while since I was last in touch. Sorry. Three weeks ago we drove from the UK out to Bulgaria with a car full of stuff, breezing through France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece and finally Bulgaria. We stopped along the way – one night in...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jul 31, 2011 | Bulgarian life, House & renovations, Travel & trips
Our car is not this small. But almost. In a few days we’re loading up our tiny car and driving to Bulgaria! We’ve packed some essentials to take with us: two boxes of kitchen gear; two suitcases of clothes; computer; bedding and towels; some books (Bulgarian...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jul 2, 2011 | House & renovations
Some basic plumbing going in. We got Natchko and his sidekick in to quote for the renovations. We asked them to quote for absolutely everything with a view to prioritising key jobs once we got the quote. Boy did they quote for everything: taking all plaster off...
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