Friday 30th July

Last night I put the outside light on and two little frogs were jumping on the concrete and now that I have the fly screens the Welcome mat is as far as they get. So while I went to get my camera....they hid or left so I though I might just as well take some photos of something.  The house and the grape vine look very pretty at night, in fact this house comes to life with a few lamps on.  In the day it's cool, calm and inviting with stunning views and at night with the darkness surrounding it's cosy and I've purposely gone for low light bulbs and dimmer switches, don't really want aliens or planes landing thinking that it's a landing strip.....

This morning I was stunned by the sounds of nature....Crickets were going ten to the dozen and there were bird calls that I had not heard before....perhaps I should get a tape recorder to try to identify them by the sound they make for as yet I haven't spotted them, only heard them...

Today has got to be a day of activity...this Nescafe is going to kill me if I have to keep drinking it and I appear to be out of everything, not really but....and I certainly won't starve.

Few night shots of that amazing moon although the photo has not done the colour justice but just look at the distance that those houses are from mine....

Friday afternoon

What a beautiful day..I made it to Kardjali, I went to immigration to try and upgrade my residentia and it got completely confusing. Now this guy spoke English but he said that any bank would take my 18 BGN to make my residentia complete...UBB did not know the code for accepting cash on behalf of the police so I just said...postle...later...and decided to to shopping instead.  Found a super haberdashery so now know where to get my buttons, curtain tapes etc but unfortunately the straw hat they had for sale was a tad too big...and the owner and I agreed....

Went to Billa and got my coffee so I shall not die tomorrow morning...two jars and lots of lovely stuff as well including two bottles of martini and one has gone straight into the cherries (removed from the vodka) with some more so let's see what that produces.

I have used my cooker/oven for the first time and I have cooked a chicken and so I have cut the bread and what could be nicer...crusty bread and chicken so I shall pull it apart and enjoy.

The beast performed well today.  I was nervous but not even any smoke on start up...what's it planning....

Now I'm in for supper and Elaine Page is belting out at full volume....Lega Nosht...the chicken and martini beckon...

Hello,

you seem to be chugging along nicely, hope all is ok.  Are the builders off for the summer then?  Can't beat the moon at the moment.  I have a trilogy about Alexander of Macedonia if you are interested.

Reagrds,

D of S
(thats Dominic in Samodiva)

Chok Eeyen
shisko hobavo
(All is good)

Saturday 31st July  

Well it's silly o'clock....for some reason I am unable to sleep so now after doing emails, reading and leaving comments on another blog I thought I'd add a little to this....Morning D of S, and yes the builders are off for a short break....but hopefully back on Monday.  I think I work them too hard so they need all the rest they can get between bouts.  As for the books, I am completely out so shall be wending my way over.  

I would also add at this point....where's July gone?  And now I'm going back to bed....

Saturday 31st July

It's late-ish...my internet connection has been like a bride's nightie all day and it's still spikey now so this is going to be a quick update.  It has taken me about half an hour to get on and I have the feeling that it's about to throw me off any minute now...

Gastronomic day...started off with scrambled eggs for breakfast and lunch was the cold chicken with mayo...long time since I've had that.  This afternoon's activity was making a small stool/table/ whatever you might like to call it and not so much carpentry or joinery but nailery....some good six inch nails, in fact I'm sure that's what holds Bulgaria together, went into the piece...tonight I was going to cook but I've just come in from the garden and didn't realise the time...it's more or less shower time, little music, some more of the cold chicken, little drink and beddy byes for me.  Tomorrow I'm meeting my restaurant lady at 10.00 in the morning and we are going down to her garden so camera at the ready....I should take a few of her since I don't think I've got any of her on the site at all....any way...I'm just going to copy this in case it doesn't upload first time and pickies will have to wait until tomorrow....I can't risk still being here trying at midnight....LN...new month tomorrow....so let's see what August brings and let's hope it's more settled weather that we've had this month....LN