Damson Gin – Quick easy recipe
pleasantplacesbulgaria 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.…
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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 Scented Pinecones
Finding and cleaning the pinecones Scented pinecones are so easy to make and a great way to use up some of the many pinecones that you find lying around this…
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…
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…
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…