Met again with the architect today, I have to talk about how much I like this guy. You have to like the person that you are trusting to build your dream house. This guy is someone that I really, really like. I want to be his friend, I hope that when this is done we will be friends. It's an intimate relationship, you're describing how you live in your home, how you see the most important environment in your life. They have to understand you and you have to trust that they do understand.

I guess I should use his name since I'm raving about him and there may be someone out there who is looking for an architect in Merida. Henry Ponce, that's the guy. He has vision, he has empathy, he has strong moral convictions that equate to treating his workers fairly and, for me, that is as important as any other part of this project. In addition, he is a great designer and has a lot of knowledge and respect for the traditional design features of the Yucatan. I think the highest praise I can give him is to say that he is an honorable man with incredible vision.

Friday night we went to an art opening at a house Henry has just completed. It has the water feature in the hallway that I fell in love with. Tonight we talked about how I want to change it and what I want to do with it. I see an indoor pond, an aquarium of sorts, that is open to the sky and a part of the hall. I can design a filter system that will keep it clean and healthy and I want to fill it with schools of brightly colored tropical fish. If I live in such a beautiful, tropical location then I should have aquarium fish in my hall floor, doncha think?