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The Day Of The Triffids
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Fairies In Our Garden
As April draws to a close it is time to reflect on a busy few days. Some of you will have been aware that there was the 50/50 sale at Trinity Rocks campsite on Saturday. Without any further ado I feel...
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A Six Day Weekend
Poppies are a welcome sightAnyone trying to get something done in Bulgaria this past week, could well be forgiven for thinking that the country was closed. This certainly seemed to be the case for a...
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Bulgaria's Election Day
Election ScrutineersSome of you will hopefully be aware that today is National Election day here in Bulgaria. This has been brought about by the resignation of Boyko Borisov, and his ruling GERB party...
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Bitter Sweet Moment
As many of you will know Monday was quite an important day. This was because we had arranged through Daisy that it was going to be the day when we handed over the funds raised by BinkyAid. An...
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Water, Water Everywhere
My apologies to those who have missed me recently but we have been helping a friend settle into her home. At times there have been eight of us over there cleaning away, so there has been plenty of...
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The Longest Day????
OK I realise that it is not actually midsummer's day yet, but it feels as though I have been up for ages. Looking back on it I have. Some of it is my own fault, but I was quite engrossed in a book....
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Now That's What I Call A Storm
Yesterday we were out and about, even though the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology had placed this area on a code yellow warning for rain and thunderstorms. That wasn't so bad, as other...
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Is That It?
The good news is that today should be the last of the thunderstorms and downpours. As you can see from the prediction going into the 2nd half of the month it is going to start getting a little bit...
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Summer Solstice
As many of you will know yesterday was the Summer Solstice, or the longest day of the year. I have included this picture from Stonehenge, as i do not know if Bulgaria has any similar celebrations at...
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Does The World Know Or Care About What Is Happening In Bulgaria?
Today I was asked to repost a blog, I have tried but for some reason it doesn't seem to like going onto Blogger. So the next best thing is to copy and paste it in its entirity. The initial words are...
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It's Wednesday, It's Polski Trambesh Market
As some of you may, or may not, know Wednesday is market day is sunny Polski Trambesh. As markets go, this is one of the largest that is within a reasonable distance from us. There are plenty of other...
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The Waterfall's Revenge
The Wall Was Drying OutIt must have been the back end of May when I reported that the cellar had a brand new water feature, a waterfall. Despite the fact that we both like waterfalls, indoors is not...
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When Ladybirds Attack
LadybirdSome of you might remember a statement that I made a few posts ago. The one about how the insects in your garden if not trying to eat your plants will be trying to eat you. So there I was out...
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Next Stop .......... Pleven
As things have been fairly busy here recently, when we were invited out for a day trip we jumped at the chance. Especially when it was to a city that we had never been to before. Yesterday was spent...
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Kitchen Duties
Cooler Start TodayToday started off a little bit cooler, and at times it was quite overcast. So it was decided that it was high time that a lot of the produce out of the garden ought to be sorted out...
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It Has Been Over A Year
I can safely say that, yes it has been over a year since I last smoked. What did you think that I meant? I am not saying that it has been easy, but if I can manage to do so in a country like Bulgaria,...
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The August Heat
If you are familiar with these blogs, then you will also know that August often produces some really hot temperatures. At the moment this year has been quite bearable compared to the heat that we had...
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Integration
Entering The VillageThe other day on the Facebook group, The Very Friendly Group For ExPats And Bulgarians, there was quite a lively debate going on about the problems facing Roma integration. As a...
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Five Years On
For those who are regular followers of the blog, you might remember that we will have been here for five years next month. It is true what they say about time flies when you are having fun. I thought...
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