Bienvenidos -- Rancho Don Pedro in Tecoman, Colima, Mexico

Rancho Don Pedro was named after my husband's father, "Pete".

Pedro in Spanish is "Pete".

This tree at the entrance of the home is a parota. Had my husband not named the ranch after his father I would have named it after this tree. It's very old and in person it is very impressive.

I've written about Rancho Don Pedro many times and even started this blog with pictures of the remodeling. We added this acquaducto to the entrance.

This area is for entertaining. We've held quite a few parties here including our annual Halloween party for the grandchildren and even a wedding reception once.

This is a view from the opposite side.

Here is the two bedroom house and pool.

Texas A&M in 2026!

My grandson will be at

Texas A&M University in 2026

and will lead the football team in winning the

Big Twelve Championship!

Gig'em, Aggies!

The old kitchen loses out to the new one

We built our home 27 years ago. Even then we were saying that the Formica countertops were "temporary". This picture shows my new wood floors, but they  replaced the linoleum flooring that were "temporary" as well.

It is probably hard to make out in this picture, but the counter is actually a bar ... and it was never used as the counter where the boys could do their homework or eat an after school snack... as we always saw in Better Homes and Gardens. That was because it was too narrow!

So... finally we remodeled last November! Yayy!!

Out went the Formica and in came the granite. Wow! It took three men who struggled to bring the granite into the house. It weighed over 300 pounds.

I had a black sink put it... one of those composite sinks. You can barely see the faucet, but it's really a nice one... and I love it. The old ovens are still in this picture, but a few weeks later the Thermador ovens were delivered and installed.

You can see the Thermador induction cooktop. I had beadboard put on the island and it was "antiqued"... copper colored paint underneath and black on top. With the purchase of the ovens and cooktop I got a "free" Thermador dishwasher.

The backsplash is tiny stone.

I am really enjoying having all this work space now on the counter. I'm still trying to figure out my deocrating style. I've been tied up with other things lately and just haven't gotten to it, but it will happen.

We improved on some of the other rooms, but that will be for another time.

It's so good to go back and look how far we've come with our redo! Thanks to Between Naps on the Porch! http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

Off to Mexico!

This Wednesday my husband and I will fly to Mexico. Our business is located near the city of Manzanillo on the Pacific side of Mexico. We farm papaya, honeydew melon and personal size watermelon. The season is finishing up for honeydew so it's time for my husband to travel down there to check things out. Our oldest son is our business partner and lives there full time. My husband runs the sales office in Texas, on the U.S. side of the border.

Now my husband is going on business, but we BOTH are going to see not only our son and his wife, but our two beautiful grandchildren. My husband is known by the grandchildren as "Pops" and I am "Abuela"... which means "grandmother" in Spanish.


We've learned to answer ro different names/titles in Mexico. My husband is referred to as "Don David" and I am simply "Senora". Being called "Don" in Spanish is a sign of  respect. I can't help but get tickled by that a little bit and tease him about it, but it truly is a good feeling to see and feel the respect my husband's employees have for him.

I'm off to pack, but not before I particiapate in Metamorphosis Monday!

White Bluebonnets - "Dare to be different"

I'm not sure if these are "officially" recognized as bluebonnets, but they are not a real common sight to see... in fact, this is my brother's picture. I think it's just beautiful. It was taken close to Austin. So many Texans are showing off their bumper crop of wildflowers to blogland these days and I just couldn't resist being a part of helping to display one of Texas' best assets... the Bluebonnets, our state flower.

Are you a Vera Bradley fan?

Well, so am I. Vera and I are getting to be such a good friends... maybe too good. But on thing is for sure... there isn't much else that perks up my mood than carrying one of my Vera's wherever I go.
My inspiration for this black and white picture (well, almost b&w) came from the beautiful pictures on "Sweet Up - North Mornings... a Creative Oasis" by Kathy http://sweetup-northmornings.blogspot.com/  Check her out!