Pumped Up
Yes, we are now back in Veliko Tarnovo and of course that means that I am bored to death! There really is not much to do here. On Wednesday, I was doing some strimming, repaired the stone wall at the far end of the Secret Garden and cut the grass with my splendid tractor mower. All very necessary jobs that needed to be done. Here in VT, I can go shopping, take Tina for a walk and that is about it. The Great and Good Vincent has inspected our electric water pump and he says that it is knackered. Some seal or valve inside the pump is bust, so water starts coming out of the bottom of the pump as soon as you turn on the pump. Getting it repaired will probably cost as much as a new pump, he reckons. Electric water pumps do not like very cold weather, according to Vincent, so the sensible thing is to switch them off, disconnect them, try to get out any water that is inside and then leave them somewhere that is not too cold. The other little problem is that the floor of the Reserved...