Birthday – An Englishman in Colombia

Back to Normal

Now Christmas and the New Year have been and gone, I guess we can look at getting back to normal, whatever that might be. On January 2nd, all our decorations came down, and were put into storage for another year, and no that wasn’t my decision! Marcela might be keen to put them all upContinue reading “Back to Normal”

A Little Light Work!

Sunday was a washout! summer is definitely over, we are now having daily Tropical storms, grey and wet, at least it is still warm, it is just a pity I haven\’t come across spectacles that make a grey sky look blue, then I would be a lot happier! Monday morning Henry left with Marcela forContinue reading “A Little Light Work!”

Feeling Old?

I hope that everyone had a festive New Year and returned home safely thereafter. I have had a quiet week as you will have noticed, I have had a dose of manflu, which fortunately this morning all but disappeared, thank goodness. Yes, today is my Birthday, and I have passed another milestone in life, reachingContinue reading “Feeling Old?”

Watch out UK…Here we come!

Marcela had the best Birthday present she could have received today, she had a call before we went out this morning, to say her passport had arrived at a friends address ( They wont deliver Official post here to Veredas!), so on our way to the City, we stopped for her to pick it up,Continue reading “Watch out UK…Here we come!”

Slow start to 2014

There isn\’t much to report, I had not heard anything from Spain, until this morning, and that was because of the number of Public Holidays, the last of which was today, hopefully I will have some idea tomorrow, as to when I will receive the papers from the Spanish Notary, which will allow me toContinue reading “Slow start to 2014”

Another Year Underway!

It\’s been an odd week! the main Festivities over, but still \’The Kings\’ this week-end, although up until now it has been a rather sobre affair here. The Family don\’t bother with it, and although some of the Neighbours have had family gatherings, until this moment (7.50pm Sunday), there has been no problems with music,Continue reading “Another Year Underway!”