Hi Guys

Well we are here in Bulgaria for our first Christmas and I must say we have been kept very busy indeed.  We have had parties, meetings, filling xmas stockng, theatre trips, dinners, lunches, visits to mayors in other villages, filling gift bags for village children, village party,  school visits, church visits and more to come.  We don't seem to have any time to ourselves, but hey that is nothing unusual it just seems everyday something is happening. loving it here.  Below are some photos of whats been going on... enjoy

the village party
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the social servies party
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Fun time
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Filling the Chrstmas stockings
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We filled 40 bags for the surrounding villagers children
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oddball wrote:

Hi Guys

Well we are here in Bulgaria for our first Christmas and I must say we have been kept very busy indeed. We have had parties, meetings, filling xmas stockng, theatre trips, dinners, lunches, visits to mayors in other villages, filling gift bags for village children, village party, school visits, church visits and more to come. We don't seem to have any time to ourselves, but hey that is nothing unusual it just seems everyday something is happening. loving it here. Below are some photos of whats been going on... enjoy

This is our third Christmas here in BG and we are worn out with it all this year. Annette is cooking dinner for eight of us tomorrow (Christmas Day) and it has taken a lot of work to get everything together. I spent ages cutting wood to use today and to stock up wood needed tomorrow so that I can be on hand for anything needed. Our friends Mary and Graham are bringing their wi for us to play with and setting it up for ten pin bowling. A Karaoke is also planned and a few ears will be weakened by the end of it all and of course I shall try to play my drum kit with some of them. Charades is also planned, we remember Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair doing it on television and so that should be interesting, Mary did mention that she would be useless at it because she can't read or write, but we believe she can! She would soon recognise a stumping sum written on a cheque I am sure, not that I am going to try it!!!!!

I like the pictures Dougie looks good as a coszac, and Bernie well your blending in fine too, keep up the good work and stop making me jealous.

only because of my work load otherwise I would be on the next plane over and dealing with my floor which should have been done while I was eating that lovely Bacon bap at Bernie's with the home made brown sauce, going to make every effort to be over for March to finish the house well if Nick Knowles on DIY SOS can do it in 7 days I am sure I can have a go.

all the best for the New Year.

and please carry on making me jealous but please more pictures.

Great to see the love spreading at Christmas.Bless you!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Brilliant to see 2 nations sharing like this

Here we have santa giving out the presents at the Dimcho Silistra Orphanage - I think I frighted he life out of him when I ran up and sat on his knee oops!!