1 The Snow is Melted and a New Forum.

So all the snow you see in the bottom pictures has melted and the sun is out. That means I accomplished washing some laundry and there is at least three meters more water in the well. It is very nice to get such warm breaks from the cold weather. I can say that winter is much more difficult than summer here in Bulgaria. I would rather have 90 degree weather any day, and I am referring to living without air conditioning. Air conditioning is the prime reason that westerner struggle in the heat.

When it gets warm there is always work that needs to be done here in Bulgaria.

These guys don't live in my street, but they walk the cows in the mornings, but not when it's cold, snowy, or rainy.

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12 It's Official, Winter Arrived In Bulgaria.

Well, we got slammed with snow, what a head rush. The last time I remember snow like this is before I moved from Minneapolis in 1994. The last day in October 1993 Minneapolis received over thirty inches of snow, and one month later another twenty five inches. Here in Bulgaria the snow level is close to over a foot, and it is still snowing.

My cat is enjoying his first year of snow. The little white cat "Ola" that I mentioned prior is one strange cat. She got caught in between the door about a month ago, and will not come into the house. It is best because he needs to learn how to survive on his own. My cat "Mitts" is a house cat and I will find him a good home, but the white cat nobody will want as a pet because he is not a pet, he does not like humans but loves Mitts. I can say Ola will survive just fine. She is a very strong, stubborn cat.

So you might be wondering how is the situation with so much snow and the car totally dug in? No problem for me, I have plenty of wood which is number one. My house is stocked with enough food except for resupplying with veggies and fruit. The plow did come by, but I have a lot of shoveling before there is any car escape.

This morning the village was a complete quite ghost town of whiteness.
As you can tell from the picture below my wash tubs are out temporary our of order.

It is a site to behold. I like the hibernation style of winter.

My neighbor said it is suppose to stop snowing tonight, we will see. I have no TV so it is mostly a guessing game. The weather is always a neutral subject; have no fear the weather will always be here—it's not like talking about the New World Order.

2 It's a Winter Village Life, and the Strength of an Ox.

The snow is coming down quite heavy these last two days. The snow we had prior melted and now fresh new white semi-wet snow landed. I have always liked snow days, just based on a change of lifestyle from the summer.

This is my neighbor, he let me use his big homemade shovel. He is kind of a strange type of guy, but I can say one thing is he stronger than an Ox. One day last summer he came over and started to cut the weeds in the big yard with a large grass sickle, and that was a Wow. I can say that my immediate neighbors are very helpful, but somewhat noisy.

I am kind of pulled in each direction for this summer. I would like to stay and waste away here in the village, but I will head out in April, I have a few tentative plans, but I do know I will be driving my car if it holds up.

3 At Last, Old Man Winter.

Winter has set-in, it took awhile, November and December were unseasonably warm. It snowed two weeks receiving a few inches and it decided to stick around it is very cold. I never new that Bulgaria got this cold, even so, it is not as cold as the upper mid-west in America.

The cold weather can make life difficult if a person is not set-up correctly. The cold weather will most likely run the course into March or April. The last time I lived in the cold weather was back in the late nineties.

I did have to move my bed away from the window, those old wooden windows are kind of drafty. In the morning it is slightly cold, mostly after 05.00, but no big deal the room warms quickly. The overnight coal helps to start the fire; break up the coal and throw in some wood and paper and poof. I am somewhat looking forward to heading out in the spring, but then on the other hand staying hotels and such is not always attractive. I will look for some sort of dwelling area for a couple of months in length.

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2 The Village Life, Part Seven, The Traditional Side including a Border Run.

On Friday I drove to Sofia to upgrade my Mac with more memory including a run to the Serbian Border for a new Bulgarian visa. Extremely hassle free as long as you have the green card for the auto insurance. Interesting enough, neither side asked for my drivers license. So, I am set until April 15th, which I will most likely depart Bulgaria and travel the Balkans with my car for the spring and then head toward Poland for the Summer.


Couple of the girls in the picture above that I am friends with in the village, kind of cute hiding from the picture.

Extremely positive actions have taken place these last three months, I am very satisfied with the entire situation. I am getting much accomplished and organized by using Thesis and Wordpress, including other forms of context on a personal note.
Several people are somewhat surprised concerning the traditional nesting situation I am dwelling among. From a western standpoint it looks kind of grim. The perception is understandable considering the infrastructure in the west; the spoiled lifestyle of washers and dryers, microwaves, and dishwashers etc etc... Microwaves don't cook food, they "Wave the food with a Mirco"

Personally, I prefer this type of village Bulgarian lifestyle, and will miss it after I leave. The difference is being set up properly. And, I did set myself up for the winter. I find it very convenient just living in a small room, including of course, the shower room with hot water. It is all about routine and taking care of the essentials—cleaning, chopping wood, emptying the wood stove, and such tasks.

Even when I "lived" in my truck for a year in 2000, I was set up with an appropriate routine and a proper situation. The experience proved very beneficial and satisfying.

The picture is how I wash my laundry. I bought two bins; each bid take three buckets of water. Mostly I will use twelve buckets of water from the well. Two bins of water to wash and soak, and two to rinse. Any break in the weather I get out and do some laundry because it is a little tricky in the winter. But, my friend in Parvormay said I can use his washer if needed.

I read many different blogs, and some that write about America will mention about the abundance and variety of food stuffs and the convenience. Well, the extreme abundance certainly adds to a beefy country. I find it a benefit having little choice of restaurants and small food markets. Home cooking must take place in the village life, there is no choice unless a person wants to eat very unhealthy. In every country the beefy and the slim exist, but having less choice in junk food is a benefit.

The other night the main power cable broke in the evening. I thought that there might be a major problem with the house, and I did contemplate about living here with no power. Now, that would change a little context. First, I could still refrigerate food in the entry way in the winter. I would have to use wood for the boiler, and take care of everything during the day. I could still cook since I use a gas stove, and keep warm with the wood burning stove. However, powering the computer would be the only problem. But, the next day my friend called the power company and translated the problem and the power was back on that day. I could live here without power, but without hot water, no way.

Today is snowing heavy, at last if feels like winter.

3 The Beauty of the Weather—Bulgaria

The subject of the weather seems to always crop up into a conversation, within some situations it may be the only subject people talk about.

Consciousness in itself views everything as beautiful. The personal view will depend on our level of consciousness.

The village went a little nuts with the fireworks over New Years. The kids are very creative they make their own firecrackers from rolls of gun powered.

3 The Learning Curve—History.

Well, I finally took the giant leap and made it past the learning curve for Wordpress, it took awhile, the two blogging platforms are completely different. Not only am I understanding Wordpress, I am using the Thesis theme, and I can say I am very pleased.

I have been working hard at figuring this stuff out; the language of html and css is not my expertise, although my brain is accepting more and more. I am not sure what is more difficult, the web design language or Bulgarian.