How to Create a Shabby Chic Bedroom on a Budget
This post describes how I created a Shabby Chic bedroom on a budget. The main theme of my blog is “escape to a simpler place and time“. Shabby chic decor…
This post describes how I created a Shabby Chic bedroom on a budget. The main theme of my blog is “escape to a simpler place and time“. Shabby chic decor…
Bulgaria is a beautiful country and has a lot to offer as a tourist destination. The Black Sea coastline in particular attracts many visitors each year. Stunning scenery, lots of…
The majority of what I have written on this site is in appreciation and celebration of Bulgarian life. Animal welfare, however, particularly in relation to stray cats and dogs, is…
The Troyan Pass is as impressive as the name belies. Stunning in summer and fall, and impassable in winter and early spring with ten foot high snow drifts. How exciting…
A field of wildflowers on the edge of our village Our Village Our home is situated in ’The Valley of the Roses’ in central Bulgaria. We live in a small…
The perfect location Our home here in central Bulgaria provided the perfect setting for building a dirt bag house. One of the things that most attracted us to the property…
Our village is surrounded by mountains on all sides, typical of the region – never failing to delight with the changing seasons. Villages here are set apart from each other,…
Summer time and the livin is easy, Fish are jumpin and the cotton is high (Ella Fitzgerald) A slow morning It is thirty two degrees, and it’s only nine in…
Where we are Our village is situated about 15 kilometres from the main town of Karlovo . It is a typical village for the region, being mainly agricultural. It is…
Every day here seems to bring a new adventure. This morning we were proudly presented with three chickens by one of our lovely neighbours. Excited to welcome real livestock to…