Greetings from Mykanos As I write this I am looking at a grand vista that now encompasses our garden. The fence that previously enclosed our house, huertas (vegetable gardens) and outside entertainment area has been pushed back, on one side, to the top of the ridge that forms the lip of the basin in which […]
Greetings from Bogotá. I am here on a sabbatical of sorts, taking a short break from the farm and spending a solitary sojourn in the city. It’s good to have a change of scenery after all the doings and drama of Christmas and New Year, and as much as I would like Adriano to be […]
Greetings from Bogotá. Yet again there has been a sizeable gap between updates, so I hope you have enjoyed your respite from my attempts at aggravated asinine alliteration. We certainly enjoyed the gap, as we have been entertaining some eagerly anticipated visitors and we were not disappointed. As foretold in my last Letter, much-treasured friend […]
Greetings from Mykanos. Adriano tells me that August hereabouts has traditionally being the month for flying kites. Why? Because it tends to be windier than average. This is borne out by August being well and truly hurricane season in the Caribbean. Witness the death and destruction caused recently to the island of Dominica by tropical […]
Greetings from Mykanos. Those of you who were worried about more cat stories can rest easy. The purring object of affection here at the moment is a barely tame beast of burden on which we rely everyday … our Golden Jeep, which has just turned 40. Officially it is a model J6 and dates from […]
…Just thought I would post a quick update on matters here in Colombia. No news yet on the negotiations with the Government on the plight of us cafetros. There is still talk of a possible ‘paro’ but nothing definite as yet. It is difficult not to get the idea that the government and the Federación […]
If you are wondering about the ‘Nl,’ above, it is not suggesting that we are in the Netherlands, but was typed by Pispirispis as she walked across my keyboard, and kept as a souvenir of her contribution to this letter. Why? Because Torsalino is not the only cat in command here any more. For reasons […]
Greetings from Mykanos, and a Happy Easter to you all. Easter has been very Colombian here, not in the sense of religious rites and chocolate eggs, but in spontaneous meals. It seems to be a rule in Colombia that if you plan something in advance it won’t happen. It only works if you make it […]
Greetings from Bogotá. I came down here last weekend to attend to some matters and have been enjoying the ‘sun in the morning / torrential rain in the afternoon’ weather pattern that is so characteristic of Bogotá at certain times of the year. The secret is to carry an umbrella at all times and do […]
Greetings from Mykanos, We are still picking coffee, it is still raining on and off (essential element of the coffee season), and the price of coffee is still going up, albeit slowly and not without occasional dips. So all in all, things are looking up. Unlike last Christmas we are actually making some money and […]
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