Yesterday I discovered a couple of people in the skip which currently adorns the rectory driveway. It's there to receive the stuff left in the basement, but never taken away, by fifteen years of people passing through the 'granny' flat. That's a lot of stuff.
This man and woman had on fluorescent safety jackets and they turned out to be Bulgarians. In broken English, they explained that there was no money in Bulgaria, but they could make a living here from scrap metal and electronics. I helped them get as much as they could, and they helped the latest refugees move in to the basement. It was a lovely encounter and I admired their resolve and commitment to making a living for themselves.
As I thought on it I began to wonder if, as things get more difficult economically, we'll see more such entrepreneurial endeavour here.
Man, after reading the title of this blog post, I'm disappointed to read that it *isn't* about your latest musical discovery :)
Posted by: ryan | 09 January 2011 at 11:48 PM
Ha ha, as a regular reader of the blog, if there was a "like" button, I would like Ryan's comment!
Posted by: Hazel | 13 January 2011 at 06:29 PM
Me to I expected some youtube video of dodgy rock :-)
Posted by: rachael | 13 January 2011 at 07:38 PM
More "Bulgarian mettle"
Posted by: Jennifer | 07 February 2011 at 08:59 PM