Bulgaria with Noodles

I have had one or two problems, after my fall from the scaffolding. At first, just about everything was painful and awkward: eating, breathing, talking and sleeping. Gradually, my body is healing itself and each day I can move about with less pain. Sleeping in a bed is still a bit awkward and so I have had to sleep sitting upright in an armchair. We had a couple of days in Veliko Tarnovo, doing some shopping, going to a festival at the Confucius Institute (something Chinese, for once!) and getting our apartment ready for the workmen, who are coming to install new triple glazing.  

On the other side of our garden wall there is about 1000 square metres of grass. As this our land,  I have been dutifully keeping it tidy, mowing it and trimming it around the edges with my strimmer. That is why it is so annoying when people park there and usually they leave big dents in the ground.   I have talked this problem over with Vincent, our next-door neighbour, and he has advised against doing anything. Reginald, the original owner of the property, decided to build a stone wall around the old well that is at one corner of the property. One night, a drunk chap drove his car into the well and Reginald had to pay for all of the car repairs! Yes, I know that it sounds absolutely crazy. However, this is Bulgaria and sometimes it is better to go with the flow.   The other problem is that I just have too many things to do at the moment. My friend Adrian kindly lent me some scaffolding, so I have been using to repaint the wooden balcony. It takes absolutely blooming ages! I thought t