Country House

Water spigot in the backyard.

View from the front porch.

Funky light in the dinning room.

So we bought the car this afternoon and took a drive.  We managed to buy gas and drive to the house we saw yesterday without a GPS.  (we have to get one, they give coordinates for every address)  We drove to the house and the landlord and his son were there.  The house is the son's house but he will not live there until he is married.  So they rent it out in the mean time.  Thye let us come and take pictures while they were working.  They were painting the shutters, putting rock facing on the garage and they started to build and outdoor bar-b-q.  They were happy to see us because the son asked us where we wanted the grill.  I told him it was his house, he should decide.  But he took Howard over to the spot and showed him what they were planning.  They wanted to make sure we were happy.  Their hospitality is like non other.  The father then asked us to come back to his house.  We went back to his house, met his wife and we had drinks on his patio.  He wanted us to know where he lived so that if we needed anything we could ask him.  He even told us we could use the pool in his yard.  We sat outside chatting for a while.  They spoke in broken English and we tried to throw out Italian.  It was really so much fun.  To think we have been in this country two weeks and we have already met a family showering us with kindness.  The father showed us his fruit trees.  He has cherry trees and grapefruit.  We had trouble understanding the word for grapefruit so they cut it open so we could eat it.  It was delicious, certainly not as sour as a Florida one.  Howard even ate a slice and enjoyed it.  We had such a nice time chatting with this family.  So this time we left with a grapefruit for the girls and basil.  He told us he plants it around his pool to help with the mosquitoes.  Who knew!  I was so proud of us that we drove to the house and just dropped in.  It was so much fun. We both feel really comfortable with this house. We can hardly wait to move in!  We are hoping to be able to move in by the beginning of September!