28th November 2012 Since getting back from Bulgaria, it feels as though the rain hasn’t let up once. The ground is so saturated it couldn’t swallow a thimbleful of water, let alone cope with another day’s deluge. Now any rain sits on the surface, sulking in great puddles the size of small lakes. My daily… Continue Reading

13th November 2012 Thanks to a welcome spell of fine weather, work on the pool marched along briskly with dawn-to-dusk shifts. Progress stalled briefly when a shortage of tiles loomed, breakages during the renovation proving far more frequent than anticipated. Salvation arrived when David and Milen unearthed a builder’s merchant, an hour’s drive away, that… Continue Reading

5th November 2012 Family News: Sarah came home for half-term, then dutifully returned to university on Monday. Sue, ever the stand-in, had her company to Kate Crawford’s 60th birthday bash at The Angel. With over 70 guests in attendance, it was the sort of event where one wonders whether the champagne was cheaper by the barrel.… Continue Reading