Sadly

It is with regret that was unable to say goodbye, till I see you again, po kesno....
Here in Sunny South Africa, the air is cool with what we refer to as winter, though admittedly nothing like what my new friends and family experience with their WINTER. Our skies are blue, as are our hearts... we really miss you all... and your way of life... which could be ours if we tried!

Rounding up

 Where there seems to be no life... look closely

 Spot the loo

 Jordan...dreaming of climbing/owning a mountain

 one of the sights down at the Dryanovo Monestry, we took a few days off to enjoy our surroundings once the Amazing Team left Bulgaria.

Still at the Monestry

 My Boys walking on the mountain top overlooking the valley where Gostilitsa can be found

The day before we left for home, Roy took us to a waterfall... "just five minutes away" not! What a lovely spot!

Two hours before heading back towards SA a little fixing of the gate was required!

Progress!

Alphabet Troup

 A stands for AMAZING... the team that was here

B is for Bertus, the one with the Beard

C signifies Christoff the youngest of all

D for the Desparate .... that was us all
E so Energetic, right till the end

F for the Future... who else will He send?

G For the Godly, though crazy they be

H goes for Hanneke so sweet - this is she

 I stands alone each one of us I

J - Jeroen, Jordan Jean-Pierre oh my

K stands to reason - Kobus for sure

L should be love here... and we all had to endure

M stands for ME and the menus I planned

N for the Noise once machinery was manned

O for On Your Own - how breakfast was served

P for Pierre on the roof - a medal deserved

Q harrumph... this is your turn to think

R for Rianna, faithfully found near the sink

 S for the grand Sleepover we all enjoyed

T for the Tiles where Sipho was employed

U Understanding each other, and caring for all

V For the Victory, and hearing the Call

W for our Wouter who answered to a different name

X oh man... I want to play another game

Y yes... Yvonne  how clean, the place kept

Z soft sweet noises they made when they slept

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And so, 

Things are moving along at a rapid pace

Window frames to sand and glass to replace.

Bathroom floor to throw, concrete to mix,

thanks to Dave and his mixer.... easy to fix.

Wood that needs chopping is all getting done

At the end of three days though, wood loses its fun

 Roof under repair, tiles from bottom to top

Men work till dark here, the days never stop.

Cooking, vacuuming and laundry too

goes without saying... its like cleaning a zoo

 Home fires burning to dry clothes when it rains

Easier by far than sorting those drains.

and then there were twelve...

 

Jp went away for a few days to Istanbul... Jordan opted to go to Sofia to meet up with a friend and check out some climbing places and some other things of interest... Rita=home alone! bliss... 

 

Rita and Jordan attended the school concert in the village hall..... then Saturday enjoyed the carnival in Gabrovo.

Sunday and Monday continued working to get the house here ready to receive the crowds.....

And suddenly we were twelve!

look see... the place is so 'cosy and pretty' I had all my time trying to dissuade this guy to move in with us.

Well all the hard work upstairs paid off in full this morning!

I had my first indoor shower in Gostilitsa!!!

It was great... however it would be advisable to collect all my toiletries from 

the garden before proceeding next time :/

 This has been our 'place to rest' for the last little while... but it will look very different once our reinforcements arrive!

 The house just before the storm....   :-)

My latest reading material.... anyone else out there grateful for Picture Books?

 While on my way to the village square look what I found...

This might just look like wood to you, but what is wood to some,

 is lots of work still needing tackling for others

 Let's just face the fact that this is one pretty place!

Stork, raven, cuckoo nightingales

just a few birds to describe this country.... ;D

"Stork"

"Raven"

"Cuckoo"

"Nightingales"

sadly... not my own photos...

but hey.... you can still get a "hoot" from it!