Visiting a
neighbor’s house/Carlos Pueblo
On our way
to return from our morning walk, we were invited to visit a neighbor’s
house which
impressed me very much. I admit that is my fault to forget her name
due to old
age. She was sitting on a brick low wall smoking and asked me how I felt
of her fountain,
a pretty gray blue color one with running water. I admitted my
ignorance of
not notice for all the time till recently. She forgot me because that she
just
installed it lately. I made another mistake again for commenting about her
beautiful
front yard and the effort of her previous owner to maintain such a pretty
rose garden.
Wrong again, she says that she has been the original owner with
$86,000
purchase in 1978 yet she forgives me. She invited us to tour her backyard
and then the
gorgeous interior of her house.
Her front
yard are full of gardening decoration such as a metal globe standing,
several colorful
fairy, and different kinds of flowers with a base of St. Augustine
grass
evergreen. I tells her that her house is one of the best and advanced in
design and
maintain. There is a court yard extension with a nice and permanent
covers,
fans, two seats and two swing seats. It is about 15 degree cooler than
the outside
open yard during the summer. At the back potion of the yard, there
is a well
build gazebo with full gas grill facility and built in table and seats. In
between the
two back yard relaxing area, there is an elevated ground of green
with an
unique design of 2X4 board on top of it with grass separated. I assume
that is for
the purpose of avoiding muddy yard after raining to hinder outdoor
activity.
The gardening design even extends to the back of the attached garage.
She was so
happy to show us her garden and then invited us inside to tour her
gorgeous
interior. It is a 2,300 square foot home with 2-2 beds up and down
stair. We
are very impressed of her furniture and set up. I asked her if her
husband and
herself were at higher income category. She replied that her late
husband died
of cancer due to the infection of Agent Orange in Viet Nam. She
started her
working for two jobs in order to help her #4 daughter to finish
college
education and finish taking care of aging parents. I used to be a property
insurance
agent with very much experience to viewing the single dwelling inside
of Houston
area homes. This is one of the best and especially from a typical
American
lady with an unique artist taste. She said that she learned from plenty
of leisure reading
and handy hands.
I saw her
three pet dogs, two inside her bed rooms and one at a corner of the garage
with air
conditioning room. There is an classical 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300D next to
the dog’s
room. She knows that we are morning walkers because I respond to those
two honeys
on the windows every time they bark at me for good morning.
