UR MOVING WHERE?!?!

Today it’s here.  Autumn in Montevideo.  Cold, rainy and windy as all hell. I knew it would be on it’s way, but not quite so soon. Last year this time was still warm and mild, a late summer after we’d first arrived here.  It was glorious. Today, after two full days of rain,...

It appears that El Temporal de Santa Rosa has skipped over Montevideo. We had rain and a some lightning on Sunday night into Monday morning, and light rain every day this week, but nothing like the storm I was hoping to see. As it is already September 3rd, I’m not holding...

El Temporal de Santa Rosa is scheduled to hit Montevideo on Sunday Night or Monday, August 30-31st — Right on target. The story goes that Santa Rosa of Peru prayed for a large storm to thwart an impending invasion.  Her efforts worked and the storm held off the attack. Although...

My life is tied to the local weather more in Uruguay than ever before.  Am I going to walk Geneva to the jardín or take a cab? Should I start the laundry or not? Should Alejandra clean the back patio today or will her efforts be washed away in a few hours? Do I start the fireplace...

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We left our native Minneapolis, MN in March with snow on the ground and arrived here in Montevideo, to gorgeous summer weather. That summer weather lasted about 8 weeks and now we are enjoying the cool, crisp winter days with chilly nights. It’s still beautiful here…many...