We weren’t quite sure what to expect from a Christmas in Bulgaria. We’d researched about the traditions observed here and got a lot of different information, but still couldn’t find out what happened locally. Most of our Bulgarian neighbours went to stay with their families in Popovo, so our neighbourhood felt quite deserted on Christmas…
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Pig to plate, not for the faint hearted
Some people may find the pictures at the bottom distressing. They show a pig being killed and butchered. One day we hope to rear our own pig. If we are going to do this we feel it’s important that we are able to complete the chain, from farm to plate, by taking part in the…
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Pensioners day out in Popovo
We got invited to the pensioners club meal, a bit strange as we are no where near pensionable age but what was there to lose. 7 of us piled into a car and arrived in Popovo for lunch and an afternoon of singing and dancing. There was wine supplied with the meal but pretty soon…
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Things that go bump in the night
During the day our new house is delightful, even in the morning fog. But once the sun drops over the horizon, and darkness crawls up to the house, it can sometimes seem a bit creepy. During the day the garden is alive with birds, but the night-time is the domain of things that rustle alarmingly in…
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Ivgeni, our milkman
Ivgeni has three cows, which he walks around the village every day, grazing them. He has one wayward cow that apparently doesn’t listen to anything he says and just wanders about. It has a bell, so you can always hear where it is. He stops outside our house for a rest every evening, so we…
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