New Addition

It has now been 10 months since we lost our Sasha (dog) Sally has been asking for a puppy for a while and finaly I have given in!

On Friday last week we went to the next village and viewed three litters of German Sheppard puppies. We were able to see the parents and pups together.

These are pedigree dogs and the owner is in the German Sheppard kennel club. He has won several trophies etc in many dog shows. Although the kennels are not quite the same as we are used to in the UK the dogs are so much cheaper. Our bitch was 250 Lev (£120 approx.)

Her name is Geri and she is settling in well with Heidi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP6k0XQTRrc&layer_token=3f9d289dae75db62

You can now see the dog's playing, or Hiedi putting Geri in her place by clicking the You Tube link.

New Addition

It has been 10 months since we lost our smaller dog Sasha, so it was now time to bring in a new puppy. I heard through our local pet shop that there is a breeder of German Sheppard dogs in the next village. We went yesterday to view them.

Yes, we came home with a little bundle of fluff!

The breeder has won several cups and has all the certificates etc. He is part of the German Sheppard kennel club. There were three litters there, the pup we chose is 42 days old and is lovely. Both her parents were there for us to see.

Now it's just a small matter of training her to our ways! Let's hope she does not train us in her ways instead.

Just having my first sleepless night, she does love to play, then flop's over fast asleep, that's in between weeing everywhere.

Kahl Working In The Chicken Barn

There is a rumour going around that Kahl does not work. lol
So I have set a trap, I invited him to put up a stud wall in our chicken barn, some say his "robotic" (worker) does all the work and Kahl just collects the cash!
See the video and decide for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCDVuAhD17g&layer_token=ab3f4d387b15c800

New Bulgarians.

Today has been another interesting day here in Bulgaria. I was introduced to John and Lil last Thursday, they were looking for a property to start a new life.
I have to thank the Bulgarian estate agents again! This lovely couple were going out to view properties with an un named agent. After a disastrous day seeing 9 houses and not seeing anything suitable because the agents did not listen to thier requirements!
I was asked to find properties to view, we saw 4 properties. I was informed that I would find the right one or Lilian would be getting on the plane home crying, but not before killing me!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway the good news is that I am still alive and they have a great new home. This will be ready for them to move into around the first week in May.
I am relieved, I can now relax. Thank god!!!!!
Thanks John and Lil for making this week a nice interesting one.

Resen in February 2009

This picture shows our walnut tree in our driveway.

I left Resen on the 19th February to fly over to England to drive back a car I purchased in January. At Sofia airport there was about an inch of snow which delayed the flight by around 45 mins.

Luton was dry but chilly, no other problems there. I was shopping in Asda Swindon by 6pm that evening. Armed with several shopping lists from friends.

Friday and Saturday were spent still shopping, the car was now going to be very full leaving England!

The drive over was smooth and the roads very clear. Although there was a lot of snow on the road sides. Romania was minus 14.5 when we left there. The snow soon petered out, so the driving was much easier, especially when we hit the dual carriageway!

Just as we crossed into Bulgaria from Romania, the weather changed, we could see snow everywhere, and it had been there a while. Still the roads were clear, this was a surprise to me.

Back at home the house and garden was covered in about a foot or so of snow.

Sally had been very helpful along with Shane they cleared the inside of the gates and made it easy to get the car in.

Tomorrow, Friday, the car is going to get it's Bulgarian plates etc. This should cost somewhere in the region of 700 Lev, including the insurance, tax, MOT, and plates, but it will take all day to do. But it will make the car legal which is very important for me.

New Idea

I am going to share my idea for my blog with you. In doing this it will motivate me to get on with it!
So in future when you check out the properties I have listed for sale you will be able to................................................................
Oh! Just remembered, there are estate agents checking my blogsite for ideas!
So you will all have to wait and see MY idea!

At this point I would also like to make it known how nice it is to have new client's, who then go on to become good friends.
Old client's coming in March, now they are new friends. Here's looking forward to a great summer with plenty of BBQ's.........................who's got the sauce?

England trip!

Well, we are back from 10 days back in the UK!
We hear a lot about how bad things are over there, but nothing prepared us for what we found!
Every where has a sale, people losing thier jobs, others laid off etc etc etc.
Am I glad we live here in Bulgaria where life is so much easier and relaxed. Not having a mortgage is everyones dream. Bulgaria still offers this possibility.
If your considering moving here my advice is, rent out your property and get here as fast as you can. Then you have security in the UK when the property values go up again, but also a comfort blanket if you decide that Bulgaria is not the place to be, you can go home, nothing lost.
What was a big surprise was that it was much colder there than here at home. Resen was getting 20 degrees with sun and cloudless skies. While in Swindon it was around zero and snow, ice and rain.
Bulgaria may well be 50 years behind the UK, but there is no credit crunch here. Come and see.