Arrancopelito

Arrancopelito, is an expression used by children in Uruguay many years ago meaning something like "deal!" and the chosen name for our recently completed house in Barra de Portezuelo, near Punta Negra.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Lego for grown-ups

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OK, so it´s all Randy´s fault who´s been pestering me asking for info on building with containers in Uruguay. I once happened to mention tha...

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Saturday, January 12, 2008

The Setai is alive!

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Well, I thought that after who knows how many years from the original noise, the whole project was dead. In fact, if I remember correctly, s...

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Scary storm and potential good news

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It looked like a horizontal twister or something, and when it started pounding us I have to confess I got a bit scared. In the end, no damag...

Thursday, January 3, 2008

New Year´s Eve

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Our traditional program: a rushed dinner at my Mom's with family and friends, then a sprint down to the harbor for the countdown, and da...

Monday, December 31, 2007

My bubble

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A word of advice: Stay away from them! I left Uruguay about two decades ago because even as a teenager uruguayanness made my blood boil, and...

Sunday, December 30, 2007

My recently-visited-for-the-first-time restaurant reviews

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Let me start the review with the happy ending to our pathetic Xmas eve. Christmas has never been a big thing in our home. My mom´s excuse is...

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Friday, December 28, 2007

Closing the year with a couple of real estate deals

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I don't know why it is that we are always moving or closing on real estate in the month of December, but when we think back, we notice t...

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