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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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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Reed-bed grey water recycling
Last month we discovered that our soakaway was broken, so decided to construct a reed-bed system to handle the grey water from our kitchen and outside sink. The idea is that eventually, the cleaned water from this will feed a pond, somewhere else in the garden. Preparation First, we got a Bulgarian trench-digger to dig…
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Rocket stoves and Hugel beds
We’ve had a couple of extra helpers visiting for a few days last week. Anna and Olof are on a round-the-world trip, visiting various projects and learning about self-sufficiency, and practising permaculture. Danni and Richard are still here, but Anna and Olof’s interests (permaculture and rocket stoves) seemed too good to pass up! It was…
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Kitchen update
Work on the kitchen has been progressing well this month, and our plans have expanded somewhat from the original design. No surprises there! Having stripped out the old suspended ceiling, we’ve realised the original mud ceiling is in very poor condition, and would need to be totally replaced. So, we’ve decided not to bother, and…
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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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