La Foresta

We fell in love with this house in 2003 when Tom was driving us around seeing various neighborhoods.

The dinning area in the sun room. It was just a screened porch. In 2007 we put in the windows. The table was from Richard. He gave it to us when we opened the "big" office in 1997 on Ravenswood which had a nice lunch area. The table followed us to our basement then the "small" office on Ravenswood and, eventually, to Florida.

The paper flowers are from various early trips to Mexico City, bought at Sanborne's House of Tiles. After being in the sun room (and in the strong morning sun) for five years, all the colors are faded.

John made the corner curtains to add some elegance to the room.

The fabric on the big pillow on the floor and on the sofa are "reincarnated" from the curtain on Hoyne.

Christmas of 2010. John was pleased that the red leaf plant was doing so well in the pot on pedestal.

John's yoga friend Keiko gave him a small cutting of her Duchesse de Brabant rose in the spring of 2010. John nursed it into a beautiful bush which we planted in front by the mailbox and driveway.

June 12, 2012

Judging by the lighting and the shadow, this photo was taken in the morning hours– possibly around 7:30. Why did I take the picture that day and at that hour? I can't remember. We were going to see a medical oncologist from Florida Hospital that afternoon, and another one from MD Anderson the following day.

Things were rough since late April when we were told his cancer had made a come back.

That morning I felt I had all the time in my hand to take some pictures. Or, that morning I sensed that time was running out and I needed to take some pictures and make some notes as the guy did in the movie Memento. I don't remember which was my reason but time did run out.

I knew we were running out of time but I never realized the urgency.