
We’ve always, it seems, had garlic chives In this planter, which we largely ignored. Until this year. And now something else has decided to eat them. Ants? Other critters? No clues I can find as to what it may be.
An inquisitive old fart with a camera

We’ve always, it seems, had garlic chives In this planter, which we largely ignored. Until this year. And now something else has decided to eat them. Ants? Other critters? No clues I can find as to what it may be.

And not just because of sweltering days and Santa Claus. This is not the first European conquistador camper van I’ve seen, and no doubt won’t be the most outlandish, but there will be more. Mostly from Germany, but Swiss (this one), even French. All vying with the others to be the best equipped to handle the wild and challenging terrain of Uruguay, which has been described as “Iowa with beaches.”

Coche means car in Spanish.

Portones Mall decorations. It’s November. Everyone’s in shorts and flip flops.

Hours: we open when we arrive. We close when we leave. If you come and we’re not here, we’re on different schedules.

In the oven now…yumzzzz!



Cutting the lawn today, I stopped the mower to take a picture of the flowers.

Then I heard the bees.

I’ll mow that another day.

Normally little lizards blend with the background and scurry away as soon as you spot them. Not this one today. And not that I would have caught him, but looked like he’d make a cool pet. Happily Lea, the lizard-hunting dog, was not close by and not paying attention.