Where Life is Good

Nestled in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, we are well protected from the worst of the weather, so summers are generally hot and dry. But we’re not in summer now, we’re slap bang in the middle of the winter season, which means that all around us is white with snow and it’s beautiful.

As with most of our neighbours, we spend quite a lot of the day chopping wood for the two wood burners and a little extra for the open fireplace in the lounge where we settle down in the cold evenings. It might be minus 18 outside, but inside it’s lovely and cosy, curled up with the dogs on the sofa.

The roads are generally very good and of course cars built for the weather, so a trip into Deva is easy, unless we meet a stranded car and tow it up the hill to safety. Weekends are B-B-Q’s in the snow, either at home, the neighbours or after a day skiing in the mountains at the side of the cabin with hot wine and tuica.