Monthly Archives: February 2012

We Are What We Eat: Iron Man and Iron Lady

Although Robert Downey Jr. is one of my favourite rascals on the silver screen and Meryl Streep is certainly Oscar-worthy as Margaret Thatcher, on this particular occasion I’m talking about my husband and me. That’s right! With the amount of spinach we’ve … Continue reading

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Clumber Park: As English As High Tea

Clumber Park, situated in the Northern part of Nottinghamshire, England, offers its visitors 3,800 acres of serenity and spectacular scenery. Cycling, hiking, fishing and bird-watching are just some of the leisure activities this magnificent National Trust site offers. The Church of St. Mary … Continue reading

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Happy Wine Day: Pop the Cork and Grab Your Fork!

Now, you know how we just survived Valentine’s Day? Right! What you don’t know is that Bulgarians also survived Wine Day (Trifon Zarezan Day), also conveniently located on 14 February each year, and certainly venerated long before the advent of plush toys … Continue reading

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Treat Your (Sweet)Heart This Valentine’s Day

It’s Valentine’s Day, which spells trouble for the heart. It’s not the plush toys and badly written cards you have to fear, it’s the refined sugar and all those saturated fats. I was, therefore, delighted when LadyRaven at Add To Taste proposed a heart-healthy idea for … Continue reading

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What Do Harry Potter and I Have In Common?

I’d been thinking for a week about the little rock cakes we used to buy from our corner sweet shop (sladkarnitza) in my childhood in Sofia. It was so conveniently located, I only had to cross the street to enjoy its glorious … Continue reading

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