Posted on May 18, 2018 by Jane
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I love writing about our adventures, but why do it if there’s nothing to tell, or if I seem to be just duplicating everything I’ve already put on Instagram or the Facebook page…I don’t want to start boring you guys senseless…. Yeah I know…
Category: 2018 Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, expenses, Grow your own, homesteading, kitchen, living the dream, off grid, ratrace, renovation, retirement, self sufficiency, simple life, spring, The Good Life, travel, vets, weather
Posted on March 28, 2018 by Jane
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Well now the snow has gone, it is full steam ahead with my plans for a new kitchen. As you may have guessed I have spent quite a lot of time planning layout and requirements in terms of pipes, electrical points, appliance, wall and…
Category: 2018 Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, expenses, Grow your own, homesteading, kitchen, living the dream, off grid, ratrace, renovation, retirement, self sufficiency, simple life, spring, The Good Life, travel, vets, weather
Posted on March 22, 2018 by Jane
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They say that, ‘Necessity is…’ and that is where I found myself…and so I had to become a little inventive! It is not original, in fact it is done all over the country and many depend on similar set-ups for hot water supply, however…
Category: 2018 Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, expenses, Grow your own, homesteading, kitchen, living the dream, off grid, ratrace, renovation, self sufficiency, simple life, spring, The Good Life, travel, vets, weather
Posted on March 15, 2018 by Jane
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The very British tradition of talking about the weather at every opportunity doesn’t stop when you leave the country, in fact it just amplifies the situation. In the UK we have very little weather to talk about really, unless you count the summer of…
Category: 2018 Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, expenses, Grow your own, homesteading, kitchen, living the dream, off grid, ratrace, renovation, self sufficiency, simple life, spring, The Good Life, travel, vets, weather
Posted on March 6, 2018 by Jane
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I was intending on being in the UK last week, to visit my Dad, who has amazingly made it home from hospital, but the weather made me think twice and eventually postpone my visit. Not because we had vast quantities of snow here, not…
Category: 2018, Uncategorized Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, expenses, Grow your own, homesteading, living the dream, off grid, ratrace, renovation, self sufficiency, simple life, snow, The Good Life, travel, UK, vets, weather
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Jane
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As many of you know I teach English online to professional adults around the globe and thus get inside knowledge on many of their varied customs. A better known one is obviously Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year so… In my attempt to…
Category: 2018 Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, expenses, Fire horse, Grow your own, homesteading, living the dream, New Year, off grid, ratrace, renovation, self sufficiency, simple life, The Good Life, travel, vets
Posted on February 14, 2018 by Jane
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Ever thought of getting out of the rat-race and taking the plunge into a simpler life like we have? Can’t say I blame you and it’s easy, honestly you just have to make the choice and then plan! However if you are coming to…
Category: 2018 Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, expenses, Grow your own, homesteading, living the dream, off grid, ratrace, renovation, self sufficiency, simple life, The Good Life, travel, vets
Posted on February 8, 2018 by Jane
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Well here we go again, a new year has started and I must say I am relieved. I mean we all cast out the old and ring in the new when we get to Jan 1st but I have never been more glad to…
Category: 2018 Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, Grow your own, homesteading, living the dream, off grid, renovation, self sufficiency, simple life, The Good Life, travel
Posted on February 5, 2017 by Jane
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Life in Bulgaria is surprising, fulfilling, heartwarming and just a tiny bit frustrating at times. Please read and enjoy our outlook on life in Eastern Europe as we work towards a more simple life….not always as simple as it seems! The gate is open…come…
Category: Our Adventures Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, Grow your own, homesteading, living the dream, off grid, renovation, self sufficiency, simple life, The Good Life, travel
Posted on January 15, 2017 by Jane
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No this is not the story of what we did with all that turkey post Christmas, or about me stopping class A drugs, but rather about my radical decision to spend an entire week without going on Facebook. If anyone had asked me, prior…
Category: 2017 Tags: Bulgaria, chickens, Eastern Europe, escape to the country, Grow your own, homesteading, living the dream, off grid, renovation, self sufficiency, simple life, The Good Life, travel
