Whilst Jaime and his Team have been slogging away in the sun, I have had the more comfortable job of continuing my woodwork indoors, which after the Pantry, came the Broom cupboard That done, Marcela is happy, she has all the space she needs in the house, I can now turn to the parts thatContinue reading “Woodwork”
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Maintenance
One of the down sides of our house, of which there are a few, is that it was built on a limited budget, and that meant that much of the woodwork, including the roof and supports were built with pine, which, 1) needs a lot of maintenance, and 2) it is susceptible to termites, ofContinue reading “Maintenance”
Enforced Rest
Yesterday, I managed to finish cleaning the tiles, although by the end, I was suffering, I have lost a lot of feeling in my right arm, I cant grip, or lift anything heavier than a plate, I have permanent pins and needles in my hand, and up my arm to my shoulder. There is noContinue reading “Enforced Rest”
Getting There!
I was hoping to be able to say that all would be finished in the Drying area by tomorrow, but circumstances beyond my control have put paid to that. Oscar had finished all but a few cuts in the tiling on Thursday, I was really pleased with it, even though progress was slow. Oscar decidedContinue reading “Getting There!”
No work today!
Last night was horrendous, most nights we have been having rain, which is great, at least the days have been baking hot, but we were both woken in the night by a storm and a half, it sounded like hail it was so hard, in fact Marcela thinks it probably was, fortunately I drifted backContinue reading “No work today!”
Where has winter gone!?
This morning, I altered one of the outside lights, which since the building of the \’zona de ropa\’ was shining on the roof instead of under it, unfortunately it still isn\’t right, I will have to wire in some extra lights. It has been boiling hot today, and I was non to pleased when theContinue reading “Where has winter gone!?”
An Englishman in Colombia 