Month: June 2017

  • An encounter with Fate

    An encounter with Fate

    There are certain days in life, in which what occurs… will be imprinted forever in our souls Consequently, it was the first time that Angelica was exposed to that indescribable wonder known to us all as music. Also, she was fortunately sitting in the very first row, for her father was precisely one of the…

  • An unexpected surprise

    An unexpected surprise

    Who gets up in the morning, thinking that his life is going to change dramatically, turning in a completely unexpected way So, it happened that one weekend in the month of the characteristic strong winds, Angelica’s family came to enjoy the afternoons, as happy as fun, flying their kites in that immense plaza of the…

  • At Villa de Leyva

    At Villa de Leyva

    Change in some places, as with some people, just passes by Villa de Leyva, was then, as now a small town, with beautiful houses and cobbled streets, brings back the old colonial times. This small city is just thirty-seven kilometers away from Tunja, the Capital of the Boyaca Department. It hardly changed in those times…

  • The childhood memories

    The childhood memories

    Few are the memories I keep from the best times of my life: my childhood As he recalled that scene, sitting in the comfort and warmth of his kitchen, Felipe, shivered reliving that moment recovered from the chest of lost memories of long past times. On that morning in particular, he never imagined that he would…

  • Barking in the distance

    Barking in the distance

    There are those who can read life in such subtle things as a dog’s way of barking For all those reasons, that Sunday they had gathered together, without a care in the world, happily chatting among themselves, and carelessly enjoying their coffee after breakfast. The flower that crowned that garden of ease was the placid…

  • An unexpected surprise

    An unexpected surprise

    How brief our presence, in light of the unstoppable passage of the successive generations  Felipe was a little distracted at the moment, slightly absorbed in his own silent considerations, under the quiet intimacy they shared in those late hours of the night. It was precisely at that moment, when the barking of a dog was…

  • Melodious accents

    Melodious accents

    Of matters of men I’ve seen more than my share: in their houses and in their lifestyles, and in their way to dress, or not to dress. In their churches and in the things, they believe these contain. From, The treasure, in the book, Searching for treasures, by edudelcorral Pilar paused and breathed in deeply,…

  • About borders

    About borders

      “Right now, and at the moment, I have just arrived from the border,” he, thoughtfully, began to reply, “which I’m sure many people will truly believe to be quite far away, but still, on this occasion and in my own personal opinion, I have found it to actually be close by.” “I’ll tell you something…

  • A woman of her times

    A woman of her times

    The greatest conquest of mankind happens each time a person achieves the conquest of themselves.  “Allow me to expand on this, if only in the passing. Simply said, a hundred years before, the number of women composers was quite small, and they were absolutely frowned upon by most of the population.” The same happened in…

  • The airs of change

    The airs of change

    It happens that the most audacious roads are met with accomplishment and with loneliness   “Allow me to digress, just a bit, in this matter on hand, my dear Felipe. You see, back in those times, when my mother had not yet married, it was natural for women to play the piano, but the interpretation…