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 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 9, 2017 | Bulgarian life, Gardening bore, Travel & trips
Hello! Yes, we’re still here and haven’t been swallowed by a sinkhole (literally my worst fear). We had friends come to stay, then we went back to the UK for a week, then I had lots of work to catch up on. That sentence pretty much sums up what’s been happening over...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Apr 6, 2017 | Bulgarian life, Food & recipes, Travel & trips
It’s no secret how much I love Sofia. Every time I see one of those ‘Top 10 cheap European city breaks’ articles that the Guardian publishes every other week, I always scan through thinking this time, surely this time, they’ll include Sofia. But they never do....
by Auntie Bulgaria | Nov 7, 2016 | Bulgarian life, Travel & trips
I love Bulgarian pottery in an almost unhealthy way. I mean, it’s not like I want to cover myself in Vaseline and roll around on a set of plates while listening to Sade. But … almost. The in-laws came to stay recently, so we took them on a day trip to Troyan...
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