brushcutter – An Englishman in Colombia

Making the most of the fine Weather

I am sorry to be away so long, but it has been all work and Medical appointments, with little time for anything else. Firstly a brief health update. As a result of the problems with my knees, I have been for the X-rays, and I have been diagnosed with Osteopedia, apparently it\’s one step awayContinue reading “Making the most of the fine Weather”

The Abyss!

OK, so I had cut the steps, for the middle section of the garden, and I really needed to make a start on access to the abyss, the steepest section of the garden, and because of the loose soil, when trying to go down, it was a case of skiing down, because once you startedContinue reading “The Abyss!”

Have I Been Sitting Back and Resting?

Whilst all this building work has been going on, you might think I have been sitting back and Lording it! Not a bit of it, there is plenty to be done. We have a large garden to tend, there are 50+ Avocado trees, Platano (cooking bananas), Banana Bocadillo (small sweet bananas), Mandarins, Lemons (Not yellow sourContinue reading “Have I Been Sitting Back and Resting?”

Let Down Again

I am getting seriously worried, I thought I had written about the brushcutter saga, but I can\’t find it, so I\’ll start again, if I have posted earlier, then I apologise! Last week my brushcutter finally gave up the ghost, it could probably have been fixed, but being a Chinese copy, that is continually inContinue reading “Let Down Again”

Temperature change!

Whether it is a temporary glitch or, the dry season has come late, I don\’t know, but it has been sweltering for the last few days, as a result, both Marcela and I are suffering with sore throats and runny noses, nothing that effects our every day life, but a nuisance all the same. IContinue reading “Temperature change!”

Routine Sunday!

We had a broken night, with the Finca at the back of us, for a change, causing problems, the music was not over loud, but it had a constant base beat, which vibrated through the house, and kept me awake, I ended up, getting up at 4.15am. The dogs walked and fed, I had myContinue reading “Routine Sunday!”

Back to Work

Feeling better today, so I had an early start. As soon as Marcela left for work, the wheelbarrow came out, a few visits to the Building Supplies next door, and 18 sacks of gravel later, the land drain was finally completed. Not quite as I wanted it, as the gravel is different, which is aContinue reading “Back to Work”

A New Postbox

Time to step into the workshop, a year or so ago, I made a postbox to attach to the inside of our gate definitely not one of my better designs, but I wanted to make use of a slot that had opened up in the gate where the planks had shrunk, unfortunately because it isContinue reading “A New Postbox”

Yes!!!!!

This morning, I had to go out first, to pay a bill or two, on the way back, I stopped for brunch, as Marcela was out for the day, and suddenly realised that the motorway was going to be closed again for another cycle race at 11am, so I wolfed down my meal, and headedContinue reading “Yes!!!!!”

Getting there!

This morning it was the turn of the base, because the base will be out of sight, it will not have any finish, I therefore wanted to do the best in ensuring it won\’t warp or twist, therefore I sealed the end grain of all the pieces with glue-size, a mixture of PVA glue andContinue reading “Getting there!”