Upsidedown Kamila

Kamila had been practising standing on two legs all day and was getting much better at it. then she had an idea to try and do a hand stand but it wasn't a handstand because she hasn't any hands."Look at me!" she called out, "I'm doing a hoofstand!" We...

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Four-Legged Argument

Kamila had always walked and stood on four legs, she find it very funny that humans balance on two legs, surely four is better than two she argues. She contests that if we all walked on four legs there would be less accident falling over etc.She has...

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Trouble Learning Bulgarian

Kamila often hears lots of talking that she doesn't understand. She know Egyptian and quite a bit of English form here friends in Hamleys toy shop in London. But Bulgarian is a bit of a mystery to Kamila.So, Kamila noticed a book on the shelf that changes...

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So Happy

It is such a joy to watch Kamila and Eli talk and play together.they really do care about each other so much. considering they both come from thousands of miles away ended up in Bulgaria together is quite amazing.An Egyptian camel and an African hippopotamus...

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Washing Machine

It was the day when we do our washing and the washing machine gets loaded up. Kamila had only heard it working before and did wonder what all that noise was ever Sunday evening. today she was to find out.We explained that all the dirty clothes go into...

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Hats On

Oh dear, first it was the sunglasses now Kamila had caught sight of a big summer hat, now being a lady camel it took to her eye. "I must try that hat!" were the word that came out. Being such a pretty camel it was only natural she she have a pretty hat...

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Sunglasses

Kamila was in party mood today as she found some sunglasses that Eli brought back from her holiday. Kamila is funny as she put them on and walked into a wall!Afterwards she said the sunglasses worked very well but were designed to be worn outside on...

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Eli's Back

It's been a while since Kamila had seen Eli, she had been on holiday for a week with another friend. when she got back she told Kamila all the adventures she had at the seaside and how much she enjoyed herself.Kamila was very happy to see Eli and was...

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Bulgarian Banitsas

It was 7:30 in the morning and I had just bought my breakfast from the little baker shop on the corner and was about to tuck in when Kamila called. She wanted to know what I was eating and what it tasted like.This was a banitsa and it tastes wonderful...

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Free Tomatoes

Tomatoes from the farm we proudly announced as we brought them in the kitchen to show Kamila. These are our own home grown tomatoes and there's more where they come from we went on to tell her.Kamila was very familiar with tomatoes, she sees them being...

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Linden Tea

Every morning Baba Mama makes here linden tea and every morning Kamila watches her. this particular morning Kamila wanted a closer look and asked if she can help.Well Baba was quite happy with this as she explained that the linden tea was picked from...

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New Place to Sit

Kamila normally sits on a little bureau with a glass top, she can see everything from there, including the television and quite often asks nicely if see can see another channel if we didn't mind. She is such a polite camel we never usually refuse.Today...

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Pussy Cats

Kamila was on the prowl again today, looking for new things to ask about and learn about here new home.It was a simply tray that started Kamila's questioning from the fact that it had two cats in a basket pictured there."Why are cats painted on the tray?"...

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Microwave

The microwave oven has been in the kitchen now for nearly a year and it was with great interest that Kamila asked what it was for.We tried to tell her that is was fro heating and cooking food, but Kamila couldn't see how something could be heated up...

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Not a Sweet Tooth Camel

It was a hungry Kamila who notice some food on the side. she walked slowly toward the chocolate cakes and sweet rolls sniffing at them. "What does it taste like?" she asked as the sniffing continued.We said that these were meant to be eaten after our...

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No Scent Today

Well for the first time in ages it was raining in Yambol. The daily garden walk was cancelled with a view of perhaps doing it this afternoon. It is always very heavy rain but never for too long in Yambol as Kamila discovered.Kamila never gets bored,...

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Flower Scent

It was another bright warm sunny morning as the daily walk in the garden took course. Kamila doesn't enjoy this so much, what a difference from wanting to walk rather than having to walk!Kamila noticed that the garden changes every day things get bigger,...

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Cobblestoned Streets

It was with a great interest that Kamila took to the streets of Yambol to discover that the roads were very different to where she came from. Kamila had never seen cobblestones before and commented on how pretty they were as they laid in curved patterned...

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Traffic Jam

Kamila knows what cars are she has seen many before now. What she didn't realise was that cars go very fast. The reason for this is that up until now the only cars she had seen were the countless number in Regents Street, London. She used to sit in the...

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A Letter Box

Curiosity got the better of Kamila today, and why not, everything is new here and questions have to be asked to find out about these things.The gate to the street is made of iron and in the middle is a lttle box with a door on it. This caught Kamili's...

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Water on Tap

There are some things Kamila finds out about that are very different from where she comes from. Water is something that she has had to store when she can. It can be days, even weeks before she comes across water to drink in the deserts of Egypt.Today...

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Dressing Gown Hammock

It was another lovely day and now for Kamila a walk in the garden is a daily thing. today there was another interest for Kamila as she saw some washing hanging from the washing line.A dressing gown was of particular interest to Kamila as she said. "How...

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Garden Walk

It was a lovely morning as Kamila suggested we go for a little walk early before it got to hot. so we did.Looking at all the plants as we walked along was very interesting for Kamila, some of the flowers ans shrubs growing there had net been seen before,...

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Only Two and Too Big

After a lovely sleep Kamila rose to a hot sunny day, a lovely day for a walk but the roads in Yambol are not sand, Kamila needed some footwear to protect her feet.She saw a pair of sandals in the hall but there were two problems. The first was she had...

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Dolphins in Snow

Kamila couldn't believe her eyes today. she caught site of another dolphin only after a few days of seeing another one in the form of a fridge magnet.This dolphin was in a sealed glass container full water so Kamila couldn't joke about not having any...

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Piggyback

It's the weekend and Kamila and Eli played together all day, not too much talking went on, I'm sure they will catchup on the talking tonight if they can stay awake long enough.It has been a veryhot day an both Kamila and Eli both come from hot countries...

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A Little Talk

Today Kamila was very excited, she was to see here friend Eli tomorrow and couldn't wait. Not only that Eli was to spend one day and stay overnight so she had plenty to look forward to.However, Kamila wanted to talk to us about her problem. Of course...

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Dolphin Joke

At the weekend we broght back a souvenier from Pomorie, a town on the Black Sea Caost near Burgas. It was a little dolphin that had a magnet on the back keep it attached to the fridge door.Kamila was very interested with the little creature but was worried...

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Oasis?

Kamila does make us laugh so much. She told us last night that she found an oasis, but we didn't really believe her and found it strange that she should want to tell us fibs.This morning insisted that there was an oasis in the house and she wanted us...

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Good night

Kind Kamila was very helpful today. She played with Eli then, after dinner, helped with the washing up putting all the plates away. Afterwards she tidied her room and gave it a good clean. She has been a very busy camel today and we are all glad she...

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Bamboozaled

Over the weekend Kamila was finding out lots of things about life here in the home. Lots of television was watched and she was learning how to read and write but something really interested her when we brought a new plant into the house.There on the...

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