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Category: Projects

What a wet summer

Posted on 12 August 2018

Firstly I must apologise for not answering some of your comments and posts, there’s no excuse really just that I’ve been having a bit of a computer free time. So after a really nice and sunny May, June and July were one thunder storm after another. Most days even if we didn’t get rain we…

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The sun came out

We spoke too soon

Posted on 04 March 2018

The decision to remove the living room ceiling due to the weather being so mild was a bit premature. The long range forecast started showing we were in for a lot of snow and freezing temperatures. Usually the fire in the living room also warms our bedroom as well, but with having no ceiling in…

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The mildest winter ever!

Posted on 10 February 2018

Our plans of having a relaxing winter haven’t exactly gone to plan. It started when the electric company came around the village to trim any trees that looked like they were going to interfere with the power lines. In the past they have given them a bit of a trim, only removing any long branches…

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Christmas feast

The lead up to very different Xmas

Posted on 01 January 2018

Since moving to Bulgaria we have had a lot of new experiences and this Xmas was another to add to the list. Friends of ours in the village are moving next year so this is their last Xmas in the village and they wanted to make it a time to remember. The plan was to…

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A bit of a long post

Posted on 15 November 201715 November 2017

Autumn has finally arrived, not that you would notice apart from the leaves dropping from the trees and covering the ground. The weather has been very mild apart from a touch of frost on the morning of the 1st November that finished off our peppers, aubergines and fig tree for the year. The temperature drops…

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Patience and perseverance

Posted on 11 September 2017

As anyone that knows me will tell you, I am not the most patient of people, I want everything done yesterday. This was definitely the case with our windows, there are so many of them and when we first got the house I was really tempted to just get new double glazing put in and…

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Joe with Peter

Catching up at last

Posted on 02 August 2017

We’ve been keeping busy since our last post, that’s why there hasn’t been an update recently. Our major project has been carrying on with the workshop which has been coming on slowly but surely. All the main framework is now up and the ceiling is in along with insulation and half of the loft floor…

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Everything’s growing, including the animal population

Posted on 18 June 201702 July 2017

May and June have been a bit cooler than the the previous two years which has been great for us. We’ve had days where we are down to shorts and tee-shirts but also days when trousers and a fleece are needed, but it has rarely been too hot that we have had to retreat inside…

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