Greetings from Mykanos. Whereas August was the month of wind and kites, September was the month of love and friendship, encompassing Colombia’s version of Valentine’s Day, ‘Dia de Amor y Amistad’ or ‘Love & Friendship Day’, which falls in the middle of the month, and as usually happens here, a one-day celebration is celebrated (and […]
Greetings from Mykanos. Well it’s now September, the month leading up to the cosecha or harvest, and we are getting ready to pick and process coffee. We are also getting ready to cope with a very poor coffee price, and putting pressure on the Federación to support us, but I will leave that for the […]
Greetings from Mykanos. July is almost over and I have been remiss in communications, but then we have been pretty busy. First, we had the World Cup. You might wonder if I am a football fiend. Well, I most certainly am not, but when you live in a country so fanatical about football it is […]
Greetings from Mykanos. Spring is springing in Europe and Autumn is falling in Australia, but here it is much the same as ever. We have, however, been having regular rainfall, which can be a nuisance in Bogotá but is exactly what our coffee trees need. We are just about to get into La Traviesa, the […]
Greetings from Mykanos, Happy new February! Yes it has been a while. You have enjoyed Christmas, New Year and January without having a word from me, but I am afraid your soothing sojourn is over and it’s back to Letters as usual. Sorry about that. The lead up to Christmas saw numerous dinners with friends, […]
Greetings from Mykanos, I only got back here on Friday after a couple of months away, mostly in London, and I must admit it’s nice to have room to move and pure air to breathe and no need to wear shoes, especially as I read about snow the length and breadth of Britain. Our car […]
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