Preparing For Winter

During the winter you can expect to burn between 10 and 15 cubic metres of fire wood! That's the figure we were told, however we used about 8 cubic metres last year. We also uaed caol to make the wood go further.
So this year I have already had 10 cubic metres delivered, cut, chopped and put int he barn for this year. The wood is going up in cost, so I decided to have an additional 10 cubic metres delivered last week. A local Bulgarian cut it up and another one came yesterday to chop it for us. All that remained was to wheel barrow it into the barn from outside of our gates.
I figured if I done ten barrow loads in the evenings and 10 in the mornings after about three days it would be done. After doing 9 barrow loads last night a lady neighbour came out with her barrow and was helping me, then she got faster, she was pushing the barrows upto the barn and I was just pushing it in and stacking the wood, but I could hardly keep up with her! Then I realised that another elderly lady neighbour had brought her barrow and was loading the wood for us.
I cannot believe how helpful the local people are here, they have nothing and want nothing for helping you. They just get on with it and then go home. We will be getting something for them, for their help.
Today is market day in Pavlikeni so Sally has to go!!!!! Guess who's driving!!!