Go ahead, try to make some sense of this!
I bought jamon Media Cura, cream cheese (yes, called that), Roquefort (Azul-blue cheese), muzzarella, and Colonia cheese.
Makes my eyes hurt
The outdoor haircut
While yet another large vendor has bailed from our local feria, the one in nearby Salinas is thriving. This morning I saw an outside barber shop. I have never seen such a thing before. A haircut was advertised at $150 (~USD 3.80). I normally pay 240 (~6.00) and have to make an appointment, so I thought why not – the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut is two weeks anyway.
My goodness! This was perhaps the most meticulous haircut I’ve ever had, including eyebrows, nose, ears and endless clip-clip-clip. You’d think they would want to crank through customers at that price, but it must have been 20 minutes. (Hot minutes despite the breeze, I might add.) Using two different electric trimmers alone seemed to take more time than my entire haircut normally does.
Amazing.
Two helicopters
Strange sighting today: a black and a white helicopter flying along the coast. Then they do a huge circle and pass overhead before continuing on their way.
Debugging
No, not tech. Clearing out the under-counter corner cabinet, we found all sorts of critters infesting bags put away with just a rubber band, plus an unopened infested bag of Quaker Oats and bulgur wheat from (not the first time!) La Abundancia.
Design tip
Vacuum repair
After 13 years, one of the plastic flanges that held our vacuum cleaner’s filter in place broke. Shortly after, the stress broke a second. But, epoxy and a few metal washers, and I have flanges again – possibly stronger than the original.
Hot hot hot
Yes, they actually sell a container for freezing lemon wedges. Perfect for my first harvest of hot chili peppers, segregated pending an expert opinion regarding the heat of each. One “wedge” of yellow is probably about right for one batch of salsa méxicana, but red and green/black? Ya veremos.
A classic camper
Plenty of campers around, including the military-looking minimog/whatever (mostly) German contraptions, a few fancy rigs, some ghetto stuff, and then this absolutely classy gem from Argentina.
Tiny snake
At the end of our driveway I found this little guy heading into the road, and encouraged him to keep moving. Lots of traffic with a mini-market next door, and unfortunately a lot of ignorant Uruguayans will kill any snake por las dudas (just in case). making no effort to determine if it’s a threat.
Best I can guess is it’s an immature Culebra de Peñarol.
Is there a plumber in the house?
A friend’s inherited Rube Goldberg plumbing setup for in-floor heating. Just screams of careful, well thought-out planning and exquisite craftsmanship! (Yes, two supplemental electric pumps.)