We’re killing our first pig today. Having raised him from a small piglet, back in May, today is the day we complete the reason why we got him. It seems to me to be fairly natural, especially as this is our first, to take a few moments to consider whether this is the right things…
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Danny goes on his holidays
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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We now have a kitchen
Well not a complete finished kitchen but Joe has built the casing for the sink and washing machine so we now have a sink, complete with running water and a drain. At the moment we only have cold water but that is only a detail; the fact that for nearly 9 months we’ve had to carry…
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Friends, helpers and more nuts
The last of this years volunteers, Mark and Melody, have now been and gone, they arrived at the perfect time and helped us get back on track. Along with other jobs Mark re-laid and widened the path in the chicken run that the pigs had destroyed and helped Joe get the windows fitted in the…
Read moreWhy Bulgaria?
This is the most commonly asked question both from our helpers we’ve had this year and also from enquires on our blog; why move to Bulgaria, as opposed to Portugal or France where there are many more expats. So here goes! It all started about 8 years ago when I was volunteering on an archaeology…
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Wolf Spider coming to visit for winter
So this monster Wolf Spider came scuttling across the path today, scaring the bejeezus out of us! Thank god they are solitary creatures apart from carrying her offspring with her. She is now safely deposited in a neighbouring, empty property. Fortunately they are apparently not poisonous but they can give a nasty bite. We shan’t…
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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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