One More Step on the Walk

My diamonds have centers now.  One last step more and I'll be done with this log.

Some History

In April, Leonel, one of the embassy's local employees, took us on a local political history tour.  It mainly concentrated on the upheavals of the 1980's.  The ones where the current president ended up in jail a couple blocks away for 14 years before escaping.  Anyway... the butterfly was on the lawn at the embassy before we left.  Andreas got a pretty good shot of it, don't you think?

These three pictures were taken at the spot where one of the government's ministers was assassinated in the early '80s.  He was not military, but was rightist.  As you can see from the grafitti, some people remember.  Oh, and the building's in the same block as one Prince Edward stayed in while visiting Uruguay back in the day.

This last picture is of the window he was shot from.  The leftists had broken in and tied and gagged everyone a bit before the assassination.

Roofing It

This week's work was all on the roof and the sky.  I'll be back to the house itself next time.

Food!

When the ladies came over, Adriana brought these beautiful pastries.  We didn't have time to break them out and eat them then, but the bread made wonderful breakfast for a couple of mornings, and  the little dulce de leche cookies are so cute!  Thanks Adriana.

You Can See Buenos Aires From Here

Back in March, we took Sean out to Colonia, too.  Not as many photos because we have a lot of them, but... the day was so clear you could see Buenos Aires across the Rio de la Plata.  There were also some beautiful blossoms and a robin taking a bath. 

Thank You Adriana and Sussy

Since I'm leaving soon, Adriana and Sussy made some things as farewell gifts.  Sussy made the lovely guest towel, and Adriana made the beautiful cushion.  I'll treasure them both.  Thank you!

Last of the Day Out - Piriapolis

Here are the last of my pictures of Pirapolis.  Yes, the guy on the bicycle is towing a sound system blaring ads.  If you look at these pictures and those of Punta, you can tell how much more relaxed Piriapolis is.