snakes – 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”

Getting There

Christmas and New Year came and went, as did our Family! and it was time to get stuck into work again, but first it was time to admit that I am another year older, at the time, we had few restrictions, so Marcela took me out for lunch, we went to a Restaurant in Marinilla,Continue reading “Getting There”

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?”

A Quickie!

Work has started on the mountain below us again, so the snakes will be on the move again, I thought maybe we should be prepared. Something I hope we never have to use, but it\’s there if needed. I took a length of 1\” dowel I had in the wood bin, drilled a hole toContinue reading “A Quickie!”

An Extra!

It is funny how things are quickly forgotten, and that includes the not so nice wild life here, I mean to write about them, but as night comes, the thoughts go clear out of my mind, so I thought I would take a minute to write a paragraph or two about our encounters. Insects, big,Continue reading “An Extra!”