A Debt Free Life
pleasantplacesbulgaria My first marriage was a total disaster in terms of debt. We had only been married one month when my ex-husband went out and procured a credit card in order…
Every Day Life
Are You Thinking of Purchasing a Property in Bulgaria?
Are you thinking of Purchasing an older property If you are thinking of moving to Bulgaria, then you will probably also be thinking of purchasing a property in Bulgaria. Unless…
Cottagecore -Live Your Dreams
Introduction This post begins with a brief description of Cottagecore . It then looks more critically at the movement, and how it differs from a typical self sufficient lifestyle. The…
How to Make a Primitive Settle
I have been in love with the idea of owning a Primitive style wooden settle for as long as I can remember. This post will describe how to make a…
Living the Good Life
Setting the Scene Anyone old enough to remember the popular sitcom ‘The Good Life’ will understand the fascination engendered by the exploits of the middle class couple who turn their…
Stray Cats and Dogs
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…
A Short Introduction to Our Home in the Valley of the Roses
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…
Seasonal Scenes in and Around Our Village
These are just some of the many photographs I have taken of seasonal scenes in our Bulgarian village. Our village is surrounded by mountains on all sides, typical of the…
The Bulgarian winter
Our first Bulgarian winter There was no water. The previous day’s hesitant spitting followed by a gregarious rush had given way to a total silence. Not even a distant gurgle.…
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 in summer It is thirty two degrees, and it’s only…