After a three year gap we’re back online, with a new address for our blog. It’s been a strange few years, what with COVID hitting us all, war in Europe, and other massive changes to our world. But we’re still here! So briefly, in the last few years we’ve built a pond (I’m sure Julie…
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Finally we have rain and running water.
We have finally had some rain so now have running water all day which is making life so much easier and our surviving plants are doing well. With building the summer kitchen the old flower beds were in the wrong places so new ones had to be built. The rain has allowed me to dismantle…
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Demolition time
The new year didn’t start to well, one of our freezers decided to pack in. It was here when we bought the house so we don’t know how old it was but we’ve had 5 years out of it. Fortunately for us last year we jarred all of out fruit and vegetables and instead of…
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Winter has finally arrived
The weather has been unusually mild for the time of year. In fact we’ve had the hottest October on record and along with the high temperatures came no rain. That has all changed and all though it is still mild for the time of year we now have some rain. We have taken advantage of…
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Craft beers in Bulgaria
Coming to Bulgaria can be a bit of a disappointment if you enjoy drinking real ales in the UK. The commonly available lagers are thin, insipid and mostly give me a headache. You can imagine my delight then when I discovered that Bulgaria has a thriving craft beer movement, mostly comprising microbreweries. I discovered this…
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Smoke and strong alcohol
Autumn has officially begun, and with it has come a sudden drop in temperatures, and a distinctly different feel to the morning air. I love this time of year. The cooler nights bring blessed relief from the baking heat of summer, and we can actually get some work done, instead of hiding from the heat…
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What to make with a whole pig – year 2
This post is a follow up from our first butchery attempts. We learned loads in that first year, and we’ve tried to learn from our mistakes, got better with our recipes and tried a few new things. The first thing we’ve done differently this year has been the timing. Last year it was still really…
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A mini break in Trojan
Almost two years and one month to the day since Julie and I started work on this house, we have finally decided that we need a holiday 😮 A last minute trawl around booking.com, and confirmation from a friend that she can come and house-sit, and we’re off to visit Chiflik, a small village in…
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