As part of our attempts to properly design our gardens and land we decided to conduct a thorough soil survey, to determine what kind of soil we have, and what potential problems we might have with the soil. Methods Three test sites were chosen, to reflect the range of soil types in the garden. Test…
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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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December in the garden
We’ve had some lovely warm weather in December, after what has seemed like weeks of rain and clag, so Julie and I have taken the opportunity to get some work done in the garden while it’s been warm enough to get outdoors. One of our Bulgarian neighbours came round and swapped my recipe for bread…
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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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Cold weather stops play
Work on the bathroom has ground to a halt now that the weather has got too cold to plaster walls or put tiles up. Unfortunately we’ve taken the boiler out and can’t easily put it back, so we’ve got no shower, probably until spring. It’s not a problem though; a bath in the kitchen will…
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October update
We’ve just realised it’s been ages since we posted anything, so this is a broad update on what we’ve been up to! We’re now officially resident in Bulgaria; we got our residency ID cards, and the car is now registered on Bulgarian plates. We were so pleased to have the help of Yonko, our advocate,…
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