stucco – An Englishman in Colombia

Progress!

There has been a lot of progress, but not a lot to show for it The walls have all had two coats of stucco, which is used in the same way we would use plaster back in the UK, and the new wooden beam is up, which you can see in the video. The twoContinue reading “Progress!”

I\’m Losing the Plot

Weird…I went to bed last night, it didn\’t take long for me to nod off, only to be woken an hour or so later by Marcela shaking me, as I laughed hysterically. I had been in the middle of a dream, I can still picture that dream clearly, but have no idea why I wasContinue reading “I\’m Losing the Plot”

Slippery Customer

Yesterday was pension day, and those of you who have been following me for a while, will know I have had loads of problems with transfering funds from the UK to Colombia each month. The last few years I have used Azimo, and it was only their exchange rate that kept me with them, butContinue reading “Slippery Customer”

Hot Work!

This morning I started work as soon as Marcela left for hers, I wanted to finish before the sun came up, but that was just wishful thinking. I wanted to get this wall sorted out, as it was an eyesore. The first job was to scrape the mould build up along the bottom of theContinue reading “Hot Work!”