Archives for: November 2008, 03
Casapueblo
Published in 'The Oldie', November 2008
Today’s the day: we’re going to buy a painting by a well-known Uruguayan artist. The low autumn sun is bright, and the coast road is virtually deserted. Our destination is Punta Ballena – Whale Point – seventy-five miles east of Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital where we live. A large billboard flashes by: ‘VISA – porque la vida es ahora’: VISA – because life is now. I tap my pocket – yes, my Visa card is there.
