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Elsa Peters
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Monday 1st March

White rabbits....well that was the opening to the month and I feel better for that.  What a good day...the chalky stuff that was ordered on Friday and supposed to be delivered today couldn't be because there was a problem with the lorry...well this is Bulgaria.  I am assured it will be delivered tomorrow.

My little old man was round lots today and brought me another gift of a decanter minus the stopper which it appears he threw up the wall.  I didn't ask why.  He brought round a collection of tools and a huge wooden spoon that he had made and a chunk of wood that he wanted to make into another.  Now my young builder brought along his chainsaw today with the express intention of cutting the said timber into a spoon shape.  This was going well until Stara Mush decided that he wanted to direct proceding pointing at the place he wanted it cut with a chain saw in the offing.  Now this was too much for me to view so I left them to it.  I was ready with the car keys but not having a freezer did not have the statutory bag of peas to wrap the missing digit in so I was best out of the way.  All ended well though.  The trunk cut roughly to size and another fine mess they got me out of Stanley.

Had supper tonight with H and S in the local restaurant and home nice and early to get this done, complete emails and get an early night.  Tomorrow is another day and I'm waiting to see what my next present will be.

I also gathered another plaited yarn to wear round my wrist for the special March festival.  It's for health, wealth and happiness so let's hope it works...
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Monday continued

Just a couple of pickies that I thought I should include.  Stara Mush (my old man) with one of his special ciggies on and the workmen bringing out the big guns to get rid of the old rendering from the wet room....



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Tuesday 2nd March

Today has been miserable weather wise but apart from that we have had one of the funniest days ever.  Being all confined to the house because it was too wet outside to play, the men achieved a lot with regard to water, water pipes and ripping down the walls they have just erected to get the pipes through for the hot / cold water.  My washing machine can go in and so can my boiler so it looks like a trip to the local department store but maybe windows first.  We had another window man round today and hopefully another quote will be delivered tomorrow.  This one comes recommended by H & S (and that's not health and safety) and he is supplying theirs.

Stara Mush was in fine form and delighted in the warmth from the existing woodburner. We got it really stoked up and pumping out a tremendous amount of therms despite the cold weather.  I reckon if we had asked him nicely he would have caretaken the place for us tonight and bedded down on the floor.  We had a joke that when I had the shower installed he could use the facilities but I don't think he will take me up on it....I reckon that's not been done in years.  
With the work going as well as it is I think it is possible that I could take up residence in Dushinkovo in the not too distant future instead of being esconced in the Djebel hotel.  It would mean that I could get on with things in the evenings instead of everything coming to a halt at 5.30ish.

Any way, I'm off for a shower and a drink and not too sure that is in the correct order....Lecka Nosht tout le monde...
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Wednesday 3rd March

Superb day to day.  Sun was shining and all was right with the world.  Down to my tshirt at one point before the wind got cold.  I had a super quote for my 20 odd windows, had my first bonfire of the year to get rid of some of the rubbish that some of the locals are still lobbing over the fence so I am having a sign made...Beware of Elsa the Aglechanka....rubbish not to be left here....I get the impression its husbands returning from a night on the booze and they can't take it home with them and I just happen to be on the way.

I came home from the house a whiter shade of pale.....I have almost finished stripping the kitchen walls and decided to continue with the ceiling.  I used my trusty table to stand on since the builder has acquired my trusty stool and is using it in the bathroom.  It is ultimately safer than the steps that they sell here.

Well ready to face the restaurant and reduce its stock by a couple of bottles of Ariana, cheesy chips and pork and mushrooms tonight I think.  It depends who is cooking, they all have their specialities.  Now time to get ready to walk the 50 or so yards ....bye for now...
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Thursday 4th March

Well today was going to be an early night after a stupendous day at the house.  The ceiling is all scraped clean and very white and I managed to sort out the rest of the room so that it is all straight for tomorrow.  The buying spree went out of the window, the ceiling called and I obeyed.

Stara mush was round most of the day directing operations and I just got myself into my iPod and devoured Eric Clapton, Elaine Paige, Leonard Bernstien and a few more and with the scaper at the ready, did my stuff.

I was only going out for cheesy chips and a beer but no cheesy chips so two beers insead.  Met up with quite a good crowd and we covered, rubbish bins  in the area and why we don't have them, the EU and bent police.  Not bad over two beers and one even left half of one when we touched on the drink driving.

Anyway, back in my hotel suite and giving you an update before my weary head touches the pillow.  Don't want to sleep in like this morning..

Night everybody....
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Friday 5th March

The weather has turned much colder and with humungous rain in the north of the country which we so far have managed to avoid despite the threat of snow on Monday.

Apart from that I got the wood burner blasting out today and I now have a concrete bathroom floor ready for the connection of a toilet, shower and a wash basin.  Drains fully inserted and good to go apart from the fact that there is no septic tank installed to date so have to be a little bit careful what goes down it initially.  Stara mush was directing proceedings and lay on the floor trying to get the gradient right so that the water goes down the wet room water outlet and I've threatened him that he can have a shower any time he likes but I'm not too sure that water and him go hand in hand.

Just got back from the restaurant.  I was joined by Richard this evening who gifted his grandfather's Readers Digest book of do it yourself improvemets.  He seems to reckon that I shall take far more care of it than any of his own and that he won't be able to look after it properly.  So it's life in an hotel room for the book at present and a move to the country when all the basic amenities are in place and that shouldn't be too long now (hopefully).

So not I'm off to bed before the tiredness wears off.  I've been caught like this before and my next event is at the Restaurant for a ladies get together on Sunday evening at 7.00 I'll be there with all of my bangles.  Lecka Nosth
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Sunday 7th March

Well that white stuff came again yesterday and is lingering today but with the sun shining...beautiful morning.  So today I've tidied my room, done my washing and off to a women's party tonight at the local restaurant....special night for women.

My men decided that they wanted to work yesterday and what a day it was... I decided to give them a hand removing the plaster from the dividing wall to two of the rooms.  Now this is a stone wall about two feet thick and I was wondering if we could have the stone exposed but suddenly there was a brick and that sort of ruined the plan.  A bit more and suddenly there was a line emerging and my miester said...pzoritz...and I took him up on the chant and yes...we had a window from the original cottage...so we just had to chip away...I went into the other room and there we had it....a hole which now is much bigger and staying that way.  When I first bought the house and inspecting it with my miesters I asked if it was possible to remove this wall and was told that it wasn't but there was a concrete lintel in place and I still have a roof so all's well that ends well. I don't think they could understand the excitement....it's just a window but in the back room I was considering putting in a bigger window but now no need.  Pickies obviously included.

Today we all sat around the woodburner and my old man joined us for most of the day....story had it that he had run out of wood so up to my second storey to fill up my Ikea shopping bag so that he could at least stay warm overnight and consider it payment for supervising the job...my project manager.  Now let's give pictorial evidence....



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Monday 8th March

And it's a white out....this morning.  I couldn't get to the men and they couldn't get to me...and none of us could get to the house.  There was about eight inches of snow on my car so I uncovered it and managed to get down to the garage to discuss the Beast.  Now I don't like driving in the snow and I remember why....so got down to the garage, dumped it in the yard, stayed for all of about twenty minutes and then decided it was still coming down pretty fast so I got back to the hotel, drove forward into my parking space and decided to walk down to the town for lunch and a little bit of shopping.  Got a pair of knitting needles just incase I get snowed in here and need something to do apart from internet, DS gaming and reading and it's still coming down.  The weather report says that it is in for the week.  I just hope not.  I've got work to do......

It's a far cry from the t-shirt days of last week but at least I have got down to emails that should have been done before and have had a lovely day sending and receiving.  
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Tuesday, 9th March

And it's still snowing so there could be little or no activity from me today.  The roads are pretty well unnegotiable despite the efforts of the snow ploughs and some of the holes in the road are getting bigger every day until one day I'm concerned that my Clio will disappear so I'm thinking of fitting a periscope just in case...
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Wednesday 10th March

Well I still can't get out to fetch my men so I'm holed up in the hotel.  It was quite a hard frost overnight but only slight snow this morning so it looks like it might be a moving.  I went down to the garage today in the Clio after I managed to get it out of its parking place with much forwards and backwards and over-revving and with offers of help from the neighbours.  Eventually I was clear and English snow boots have just the right soles for clearing it in lumps to expose the road surface for what it's worth.  The gritting lorry came by today with three men with three shovels and not much energy between any of them.  They seemed to lob it indiscriminately in the general direction of what appeared to be a snow heap and the wagon never stopped so all any area had was three shovelsfull.  Effective???  Who knows!!

The garage has been very quiet partly due to the fact that the drive down there is covered with about a foot of snow.  Now this is great for the owners' cars and the 4x4's but my little Clio's wheel base is narrower that anything that they drive so while the two wheels were OK. the other two were dragging their way through the snow.  Yes I got down there but on the slight incline out of there I more or less made it to the top but then, no go but the white jeep confidently overtook me, they hitched up the Clio and towed it onto the main road and off I went to the garage shop to buy a new connector for a radio I had just acquired in the garage.  I mentioned I wanted a new one and someone in the garage had one for sale so job done....with a memory stick connector and CD player so good to go.  The one in the Clio was pretty naff so 'now she shall have music wherever she goes'.

I have an appointment tomorrow in Kardjali to re-register my company.  I think it's a ploy to get more revenue into the coffers but needs as needs must.....now let's think about food, drink and company.  My little restaurant is a good bolt hole on a night like this....Lecka Nosht...
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