The sun room ran the length of the large, airy kitchen, all the patio doors and windows opened to allow those rare slants of sunlight, while a comfortable breeze tickled the wind chimes under the eaves.Dolores and I took white cafe chairs around the matching table with a glass top.Up and down the room, large terra cotta pots contained more of the colorful and aromatic flora and a little niche fountain gurgled happily, set in the pale peach stucco wall and framed by mosaic tile. Beyond the back patio, more native plants and trees offered fragrant shade and a canopy for the occasional life-size statue, a rearing stallion, a proud rooster, a Madonna with real day lilies in her white hand.Off to the left, the sparkling waters of the pristine kidney-shaped swimming pool looked good enough to dr
