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Reasons to Be Bulgarian… Naz-dra-vee!
Bulgaria… a paradise that’s maybe a bit rough round the edges. This beautiful country may not be perfect but it’s the perfect home for me and Priyatelkata. We could never live anywhere else. I took my inspiration from Hristo Botev, my lovely neighbours and Ian Dury.
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 3 of 3
My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe – it’s the final countdown!
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 2 of 3
My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe continues.
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 1 of 3
My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe.
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The Treadmills of My Mind
It’s that ole devil called insomnia again, where I’m entertained by the dark columns of the world’s problem page.
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Yeats and Villa
Posted on Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Thanks for that Paul. I pick up the Yeats book from time to time but I'd be fibbing if I said I'd read it from cover to cover. Days with absolutely nothing at all to do are perfect for such literary adventures.
On a totally different...
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A gripping beginning
Posted on Mon, 01 Aug 2022
A gripping end to the first instalment. I feel this is going to be an altogether gripping tale.
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Perfidia
Posted on Sun, 06 Apr 2025
I must confess that I've only started reading Willow's Missing Tail quite recently. I'm enjoying the read but a bit lost at times (most times) so I can see that I need to go the very beginning and start from scratch. Don't wait for me though....
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Dirndl
Posted on Thu, 03 Apr 2025
Ta CM. That's my weekend entertainment sorted.
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Walking free
Posted on Thu, 03 Apr 2025
It's nice to think that humans could walk as free as the untamed creatures. It takes a lot of bottle for us to turn our backs on the superficial trappings that deter us from it while for many there is no choice.
Strong words to describe a...
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Kirschkuchen
Posted on Mon, 31 Mar 2025
A few years back I was at the Olympiastadion where Hertha play. It's a fascinating place to visit even for those weirdos who don't like football as it oozes history and style. At first glance it looks like one of those modern all-concrete...
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Light Showers
Posted on Sun, 23 Mar 2025
Hello Jenny.
Since the destruction caused here by last summer's giant hailstones I'm all for the words of your poem, particularly the let light showers descend more slowly bit.
I'm sorry I didn't read this sooner. I've been...
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Mud
Posted on Mon, 03 Mar 2025
I'm sorry to hear that Di. In such situations the feeling of a loss if dignity is sometimes as hard to take as the pain. But well done the kind man and I'm glad you're feeling better now. And if it was only mud on his posh coat then surely it...
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Good health and life
Posted on Mon, 03 Mar 2025
Zdraveh ee zhivot (здраве и живот, meaning good health and life) is a phrase that Bulgarians use every day Jenny, in a sort of 'all the best' way. So I can see that you're into their way of thinking.
Priyatelka's back is fine now. I've...
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Things you see on a wall
Posted on Sun, 02 Mar 2025
Or leaving the piss, perhaps.
Ta very much Di.
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