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MikeyB
May 23, 2010, 2:02pm Report to Moderator

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Wowsers!!  Moving in next week!  

Shall we 'do a little dance' to celebrate hahah...How cool is that!!

I take it the door on the first floor isn't for lemmings, and will be complimented by a balcony of some description?

L.O.L me xxx
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Elsa Peters
May 24, 2010, 6:35pm Report to Moderator

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Mikey B....

If you want to jump that's up to you   It will be complemented with a balcon as will all of the bedrooms but postley....in the vernacular.  Yes leaps and bounds....and my kitchen comes either Friday or Monday and it depends on when he can get the van to deliver....don't you just love it.

Brilliant day today.  They are plastering the stair well and we decided that an original window from the lounge to the stairwell might as well be opened up and closed off at a later day if we decided that's what we would do.  My lovely wee small builder always looks to me and says 'Te' which means that it is my decision and I always look at him and say 'Ne, te' which wouldn't go down a bundle with his wife....but at least I sent her a box of chocolates last week.  

So yes..move in later this week and only the mess tank for them to dig.  The pipework is in but the general consencus is that we will dig you a small one now and a bigger one later.  Whether they expect me to produce rabbit style pellets for the next few weeks I do not know....but they are used to these things where we just flush and don't give it a second thought.

Any road up....lecka nosht...I'm into vodka and tonics tonight....
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Elsa Peters
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Wednesday 26th May

So how often do you get this that I went to pay for my windows and there was nobody at home....all out working.  I shall have another attempt later today but otherwise the mountain will have to come to Mohammed.  Have done a local deal, well rather my man has.  He is my negotiator and has confirmed that three quarters of the tiles deemed to be 'strong' might not be so we'll have them delivered and see what state they are in when they get to the house and pay up accordingly.  These are roof tiles for the second house so with what I have already got I haven't got too many old ones to get.  New ones look too red.

I'm now getting initiated into bee keeping and assured that one hive will give me ten kilos of honey.  Now I don't like it ten kilos worth but I only want it for the wax to make my wax polish so might have to negotiate further.  You can keep the hive there, harvest and leave me the chaff for my personal needs or you just take it and bring the wax back for me.....Every visitor will receive a jar of honey whether they want it or not

Early morning.  I've been awake since 4.30 and so shower, coffee and over to pick up my men at 8.00.  Promise some more pickies later of the AB<G day in celebration of the two guys who made Bulgarian what it is today....now I did Latin at school but nothing compares to Bulgarian....think I might learn Turkish instead...more useful.
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Thursday 27th May

Tried twice to get some pickies loaded yesterday but the internet kept dropping.  I'm told that it's because the weather is so good....and it has been.  Took a day out today to go with Dom to do a bit of shopping in Kardjali and at last have found my woodburner and the radiators so it looks like that is going to be my next big buy.  We ended up at a fish restaurant and contented ourselves with Carp, chips and salad....and I followed mine down with a bottle of the local brew.  Delicious day....

My windows are paid for and they only have to deliver the outside flyscreen.  As it is the beauties come in through the open door and the flyscreens on the windows prevent them leaving so loads get trapped if you put the windows into tilt and turn.  Sick but I did let them out before we closed up tonight.

I was presented with flowers for my garden and some Turkish tomato plants this morning.  One builder can't outdo the other but they have been given an ultimatum...no more veg...I have no more garden and even had to turn another bit over to get in ten tomato plants but these are supposed to be the huge salad ones so we'll wait and see what comes up.

Tomorrow I promise to load some pictures of the house, the festival day on Monday and anything else that i find interesting....LN
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Friday 28th May

I am in.  I am spending my first night in the house and how good does that feel.  I said goodbye to room 301 this morning and paid my dues, well I left the money with the shop who will pass it on

Thunderstorms this afternoon but now it is a beautiful evening and I can see my other house from the kitchen and it is still bathed in sunlight.  What a wonderful life....and I have just spoken to Princess and she might, just might be coming out in August with the little frog....

My super maestor's father is not well so I don't know if I am having builders tomorrow or not...having said that I have got enough to do...no furniture and may be guests on the way....Lots to do....
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Elsa Peters
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Saturday 29th May

My first morning and woke up to a beautiful sunrise.  Nature is surprisingly noisy though, but I'm not sure if two cuckoos were competing or I have an echo somewhere in the hillside.  There is a mist lying in the valley over the river and it looks magical.  While my neighbours water their gardens, yours truly is out with the camera capturing my first morning at my house and thanking that chappie up above for giving me the strength to do it.



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Sunday 30th May

While you enjoy your Bank Holiday we work....well my wood maestor delivered my kitchen units today and now we are deciding what we want and how we want them to be.  Having seen the delivery and my return of the men to Djebel my local tour guide has been round with yet another of the ladies from the village.  I am theirs.  The dimmer switch that I have in the lounge / salon is obviously a talking point and has to be seen to be believed.  So they have to see it.

I've decided that the old shutters will make a wonderful table for the lounge so this morning I sanded them down and restained them, they are awaiting polishing and a base fitting.  Tomorrow is another day so first on the list are the workmen from the village, the next taxi journey is the wood maester so that he can work with Bekir to get the sink and tap fitted into the worktop and the plumbing sorted.  Work, work, work and decisions, decisions, decisions but it's fun.  Now to try and get supper sorted in a kitchen that has been taken apart so that it can be reassembled tomorrow...I told you tomorrow was another day
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Monday 31st May

I have everything in my kitchen but the kitchen sink...literally...the water connectors to the tap wasn't long enough so off we go to Djebel first thing to get some longer ones....I have a fitted kitchen of sorts...not quite UK type fitted kitchen but the cost was amazing and wall cupboards with genuine wooden doors...but I did get the laminate worktop so that the water doesn't get in....on the whole a good job was done.  Pictures to follow but remember that I am still waiting for Mr Cuprinol to arrive so that I can tone down the wood and make it 'mid oak'...not easy to get there.  I was even thinking of sinking walnut shells into some of their white spirit to see what I came up with...Needs as needs must.

I am now the proud owner of 15 tomato plants and the lady over the way said 'Why'...she has enough to feed the forty thousand, two sweetcorn plants, several green beans and two melon plants.  The weather is warm and rainy so everything has taken on a spurt and my bucket of potatoes is coming along nicely thank you very much...

Lecka nosht..it will be white rabbits tomorrow...it's the first of June... so new board....



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Just got back from the pub so excuse the spelling, and yes my avatar is my toilet in the snow.  Glad you have your scatter cushions arranged nicely.  Kitchen looks ok, are you inviting him back for the stairs? Might pop by later in the week if your cherrries are ripe!
Have fun

Samodiva Out!
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