Casa Lagarto

I've always thought houses with names had a high coolness factor. Like Tara, or Roseville, or The Breakers, or even Southfork (ok, that's a whole ranch). If we were going to name our house anything, it would have to do with lizards. We have an abundance of lizards. Just our house, too. Not wo much the neighbors. I guess we're lizard-friendly. You don't see them so much right now, when it's cold, but in the summer they bask themselves in the warm sun on the walls. The wall next to our walkway leading to our front door is a favorite lizard sunning spot, and people always comment on our lizards.

When it's at all warm, any time you look out you can find lizards if you just look. A couple of times we've had one get in the house - which is great excitement for the cats.... but generally they stay outside. We have so many that we've started collecting ceramic lizards for the yard to keep the real ones company.

So, for a house name, I guess we'd have to go with Casa Lagarto, Spanish for lizard house (loosely translated). Most things in So. Calif have Spanish names, so that would fit in well. We could pretend to be French and go with Chez Lezard... but we're not French. We are German, but Haus Mauereidechse is a little unwieldy - not to mention I don't have a clue how to pronounce it - and it's a little much for signage.

Anyhooooo, my new Jaywalkers with the Trekking XXL yarn reminded me of the ceramic lizards by our front door. I'm kind of liking these socks - but Kaity says they're the ugliest things she's ever seen. I think they're kind of hippie-funky... I don't know - they're growing on me.

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