Thursday, November 13, 2008

Call the man, or how to grow your own $23 tomatoes

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It´s bring your granddaughter to work day at Marabierto I first became aware of "call the man" as a Uruguayan cultural trait when ...
Sunday, November 2, 2008

It works

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I finally swam in solar-panel warmed up water on November 1, at 6 pm, minutes after the installer had left, at a perfect 26 C, or 78.8 F. We...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

When is Google Earth sweeping by my neck of the woods again?!?!?!?!?!

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Really, it´s pretty upsetting to keep checking for years and to see nothing more than the track my neighbor´s car made when using my lot as ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Just four more days for warm pool swimming

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Luis the engineer seen in the pictures installing the panels says he will be finished on Thursday and the water will need a couple of days o...
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Friday, October 24, 2008

Captain Hook, Scarface and the greenhouse cum pool solar collector

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Captain Hook looking very fly with his home made sling... It's been a tough month of October, what with Barbi taking his passion for DIY...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Trying solar on the pool

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So I could contain myself no longer when I came across what I have dubbed the "poor man´s solar collectors" and before I knew it I...
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Friday, October 3, 2008

Spring!!! Gardening obsession!!!

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The view of our yard from the road on Oct. 2. Notice the many many many leaves on the poplars! The birds made such a racket this morning tha...
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