Summertime and the Living is Easy
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…
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…
The advent of spring was traditionally seen as a transition between the death of winter and new life and rebirth. Countless fertility rituals exist across the world to mark this…
In England, the sixth of January marks the demise of the Christmas decorations we have so lovingly installed just a few weeks earlier. I have always found this a sad…
A Year in Provence’ begins with the New Year celebrations. We had already been here a few months by the time our first New Year cane around, but, like Mayle,…
Karlovo is our nearest large town and we love it! There is a beautiful square surrounded by bars and restaurants where one can sit on one of the many balmy…
I have mentioned elsewhere that my blog was originally inspired by a reading of A Year in Provence. The novel contains a hilarious scenario involving a very heavy stone table.…