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…
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Damson Gin – Quick easy recipe
This post explains how to make damson gin – a quick easy recipe. Summertime is the season of abundance! The garden is bursting with fruit and vegetables of all kinds.…
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…
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…
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…
Bulgarian Village Life
Where we are In this post I will describe typical Bulgarian village life. Our village is situated about 15 kilometres from the main town of Karlovo . It is a…
Runaway Chickens and Enthusiastic Builders
Since moving to Bulgaria every day seems to bring a new adventure. This morning we were proudly presented with three chickens by one of our lovely neighbours. Excited to welcome…
Reflections on a Pastoral Scene
Standing in my garden on this late autumn evening I hear the familiar sound of the shepherds bringing their herds back from pasture. This is a sound that never ceases…
The Bulgarian Weather – How Much Sun?
The only content that appeared when I began my research on Pevtsite was the weather forecast . What most English people want to know is “how much sun do you…
Leaving England and Moving to Bulgaria
We said our good-byes, shipped over a few extra possessions, and waved off our five pets with the animal carrier who would transport them safely to their new home. We…