The Hacienda

As many of you know I have moved to North Texas to be closer to my family, in our retirement; which means that sadly we left all of our friends behind in South Texas. But, I am lucky to have four sisters and their families around us now, and they are kind enough to include us in various social events. Yesterday, my oldest sister Nancy and I had lunch at one of her friend's houses. Mary Anne originally from Boston, and her husband from Mexico, settled here in Texas after he graduated from medical school. They built a beautiful Hacienda on a forty acre piece of property out in the country, about thirty years ago.

The entry hall of the house, is simply that, and entry. You continue through it to a center unshaped courtyard,

 where all of the rooms open onto a walkway of brick arches and wrought iron gates

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and in the distance, the pool

I loved all of the light fixtures which were imported from Mexico

as were all of the hand painted tiles,

and the intricately craved doors.

to be continued...

My thanks to Mary Anne for a delicious lunch, for letting me tag along and especially for letting me snap some pictures.....Have a nice day, Janey

Linking to: Good Fences