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I have really been remiss in writing in this blog, but I’ve simply been so busy with my real job that I have not had time to do it.

Therefore, this entry is going to be catch as catch can…

FIRSTLY, the weather is absolutely, positively, wonderful! Warm, sunny days without any humidity, and cool pleasant nights. This is the weather in Montevideo I live for: excuse me, for which I live. (I know there are grammarians lurking about out there.)

SECONDLY, we lost one puppy—I’m not sure how, it just disappeared. The good news is that the remaining 7 are healthy, growing like weeds, their eyes are open, and they are beginning to stumble about. I am confident the remaining four males and three females will make it. One downside is that Lucy has become more aggressive and tries to keep King Harry from my bedroom. She also nips the maids if they get too close. I’m hoping this passes once the puppies start running about. (There will be more pictures when Harry posts again.)

THIRDLY, Thanksgiving dinner was a huge hit; thanks especially to our staff, who did most of the work, Clara, who cooked up a storm, the other people who cooked 3 of the imported turkeys for us, and everyone who brought food or drinks and helped us all have a good time. I think in total we had between 80 and 90 people. Next year we may have to rent the hippodrome. (See pictures at the end too.)

On December 9, the Good Lord and the shipping line willing, my van will leave Yankee-occupied America, and be on its way to the Oriental Republic. It is “scheduled to arrive” on January 3. Allegedly, I will be able to have it within a day or two. However, since that is a holiday season, I am not going to hold my breath.

I am hoping to be able to use it to tour Uruguay, at least on a half-time basis, in February and March, so that I can write a second edition to my book—updated and expanded.

PENULTIMATELY, there will be another Open House gathering in Piriápolis on Saturday, December 15 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the same venue as last time. Steve Bowman of CoastalUruguay.com is the prime mover, and yours truly will wheel his way out, along with Harry and some of the UruguayLiving.com gang. Mark your calendar now! More details will follow soon.

AND FINALLY, please remember our Open House is held every Thursday evening from 6 p.m. until we throw the last drunk out. That being said, only gringos ever show up before eight o’clock. I usually do not wander downstairs until about 7:30 p.m. The Uruguayans show up in force fashionably between 8:30 and 9 p.m. (The only Thursday when we MIGHT cancel the open house is between Christmas and New Year’s Day. If we do cancel it, it will be announced here and in the forum.)

Posted by The Southron on Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 at 13:09.