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.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Ode to March

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Ready, steady... ...Go! It's easy to say "my favorite month is March" but even when I say that, in September, for example, I d...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Some last minute planting before the winter arrives...

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OK, finally I got it, it´s the tibouchina, or glory plant, the one whose name I could not remember... they grow up to 8 feet, or 2.5 meters ...

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Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Arrancopelito Pet Adoption Agency

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The March batch is here! After adopting two unwanted dogs and one unwanted one-eyed kitten (which has since recovered the previously non-fun...

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Friday, March 6, 2009

The 2009 season in coastal Uruguay

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Laguna Garzon, photo courtesy of Sibel the Tourist Every conversation I have with people who are not directly involved in tourism or real-es...

Barrancas de Arachania

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The view from our back yard at Barrancas de Arachania It should be obvious by now that I like middle-of-nowhere places that happen to be rel...

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

And then I became Michael Jackson

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What a busy summer it has been. Arrancopelito was fully booked with houseguests since the last week of December until Carnaval, and it felt ...

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Mogli around the block

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The puppies For several weeks our dogs have been driven mad by a couple of roaming dogs that wander around hunting and foraging. The bitch i...

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