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troyannick
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marigold
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 12458 Location: West Sussex
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troyannick
Joined: 24 Dec 2011 Posts: 605
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 12 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Yeah got some great memories.
One thing he did realise which many Bulgarians dont see is what they had in natural wealth. He always preached to me about the natural spring, the weather, the land.
They were hard as nails Yova would strip the nettles off the stalks in my garden and he would load his scrap metal into my pick up, we used to go for a jaunt to the scrappy every so often,he loved going to town.Up till last year he had a mountain bike and its eight miles to town.
She is very dry with her sense of humour, another neighbour is a total womaniser and she had no end of amusement about the goings on.
The end of summer is always a great time, they built the big haystacks for the winter, made all the preserves, collected all the food for the animals.
He also liked a bit of amusement, he asked me to get a metal detector because theres alledgedly gold buried in the mountains, and we went in the middle of the night, he 86, she 78 digging for gold, suffice to say havent found any yet. sshhhh detectors are illegal in BG.
He also had I think was a distant relative on the Titanic, there were quite a few Bulgarians on board two from our village.
https://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1903 |
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Frazzled_Barbie
Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 466 Location: Buckinghamshire
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Went
Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 6968
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12Bore
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 9089 Location: Paddling in the Mersey
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troyannick
Joined: 24 Dec 2011 Posts: 605
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 12 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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Worst part is they arent being succeeded in many cases, there are those who spend their lives away then come back for their retirements,and a few who dont leave, but they dont live like those folks.
Similar story all over BG but what to do?
Its not the end of the village but its a big blow.He was very proud of his place and really loved the fact I wanted to live there.I was and am included in everything even the gossip. Great community structure.
I feel sorry for Yova because she has to start afresh, she was the village patrol fetching, giving, organising, she organised everyones wood deliveries, paid my bills, received the post, got the bread from the van in the morning, announced the weather forecast.Her payment........she was nosey but not too nosey, lets say she liked to keep up to date. |
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