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, September 30, 2009

Back by popular demand: Lunes

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Here she is, on MY couch, posing for the camera while covered by a velvet blanket, befitting the spoiled model that she is.    Melan...
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Monday, September 28, 2009

The kids

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Collie is always in a state of agitation when around us, except if allowed to come in the house, where she mellows out and proceeds ...
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The plants, one year later

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Many of the millions of things we started planting in August 2008 perished, others barely survived, and yet others thrived. I have pictures ...

Partition and annexation

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Both the above are views of the lot we bought last year but had not yet integrated to the rest of the property. They had some landscaping a...
Monday, August 31, 2009

A new fence to restructure our plots and possibly the last landscaping push of the year

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Sometime this week Omar the "fencer" will be back in order to start on the new task: incorporating the old-new plot into our corne...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Do we qualify for a Discovery Channel special?

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Lots of excitement at one end of the yard drew me close to check out what was going on. It was Shakshuka! Well, actually, first it was Zeyti...
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Monday, August 10, 2009

Harvest!

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That's it, yes, a wheelbarrowfull of leeks. At 13 pesos per leek at the supermarket, that's equivalent to more or less $28 in hard...
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