It’s that time of year when the sound of a gunshot in the morning is a regular occurrence as people slaughter their animals ready for winter. We have been getting ready to do our pigs and have decided Richard will be the first to go then a week later Danny. One of my concerns was…
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Set backs and problem solving
This month hasn’t gone quite to plan. It all started when we realised the cement floor in the kitchen was only 2 – 4cms thick. Bearing in mind we have a pillar holding the mezzanine floor up and the cooking peshka weighs 140Kg we didn’t think the floor in it’s current state was up to…
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May update
One day there will be a day without fruit to prepare or pick, but today is not that day. May started off quietly enough with a bit of tree maintenance, mulching and adding compost to the trees, and building our reed bed with our helpers Christie and Jessie, but now it’s just descended into fruit…
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Many hands
We’ve had quite a good response for our request for volunteers on Helpex. Our first volunteers, Richard and Danni, have arrived from England and are settling in very well. They arrived on 5th March, having spent a few days in Sofia. After a couple of days settling in, we have worked them hard ever since!…
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New arrivals!
We got chickens!!! Some friends of ours have had to return to the UK and asked us if we wanted their chickens. Naturally we said yes, so we now have five hens, all still laying and they are lovely birds. They’re very used to being handled, interested in everything we do, and they seem to…
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