Casita

I have attached a picture of the casita just outside our kitchen. As you might imagine, we spend a lot of time in the casita, which functions in many ways as another room in the house. Now Spanish language purists have informed me that a true casita (i.e., "little house") has to have walls, and since this structure does not have walls, it cannot be a true casita. All I know is that the real estate listing for the house mentioned that it had a casita, and the structure was a definite added attraction to the house. The placement of trees in the back yard guarantees that even on a hot afternoon, this is a cool place to sit and read.