evening rain

delicious

invigorating

simply Divine

Every morning, we take a little stroll through Villa de Leyva – Salome, Ramon and me.

The sun has just appeared from over the mountain range, and everything is quiet and fresh.

I let the sun warm my being. .... continue reading 'Morning Delight'

dramatic dawn

Here is a picture I took from my studio window at 5 am this morning, with the sun lighting up the clouds from behind the mountain range.

Simply delicious, and, as the name would imply, very sweet.

the bite-size sugar mango

I discovered this phenomenon today at the market in Villa de Leyva. The intoxicating smell of sweet and very ripe fruit attracted me from accross the street. .... continue reading 'The Sugar Mango'

our 'hospederia' for the first two days

first view of our mountain chalet

It is exactly one year ago that we first arrived in Villa de Leyva. We asked the taxi driver (Fernando, now a good friend) if he knew anywhere nice to rent. Within minutes, he hooked us up with Louisa, who became our landlady for the next six and a half months. We moved into her mountain chalet two days later, and we had a wonderful time there.

The original plan had been to spend a month travelling round Colombia, looking for a place to settle. However, we never got further than Villa de Leyva. We just immediately fell in love with it and never left.

Some things are meant to be.