Svetlina September/October 2025

Thursday 26 August was the first day of pure relaxation apart from a trip to the dentists in Varna. A Bulgarian couple who have worked as dentists in Stavanger traveled home to Bulgaria and started their own dental clinic. Modern and nice. They speak perfect Norwegian so no complications of any kind. In the evening…

Now that we have got the key to the ‘office’ we can start storing things there. So today we went to Solnik to collect the ‘treasures’, that is, old things we found in the houses. Old glass, vases, ceramics, hand-woven rugs etc. We brought it home and washed it for years of dusty conditions. Four…

We got up early to meet a representative from Dolni Chiflik who was to take photos and notes of the building mass on the farm in Solnik. The lawyer, Iva and Yana were also present. It went well and did not take long. Roar took some last goals and we went down to Obzor again…

Another day with a trip to the farm. All you have to do is start measuring the houses and rooms and clear the plot around the mill. But clearing blackberry bushes with sharp thorns was not easy with a scythe we bought at a local store in Obzor. After all the effort, it was back…

We are now beginning to see an end of the twig waste that was made last fall. It was hot to work today, but in return we had brought grilled chicken and cold drinks. That kept the forces going. The drink remained cold in a bag of ice cubes.

Today we had to travel to Burgas Airport to change car at Top rent car hire. The plan to buy a used car was canceled, so it was only to rent a new car until traveling home. On the way back we drove by the farm in Solnik and met Vanja, Galin and Georgio, the…