Just as we named our Laguna abode Merrill Court, after our first feline pet, so did we name our rooftop villa in Riyadh Pfeiffer-On-The-Roof (POTR), after our second one.
Although completed in August 2005, POTR was blessed in September, in time for Dennis' birthday celebration that year. When Dennis turns another year older this year, we would have been staying at our rooftop villa for more than two years.
The joke among first-time visitors to POTR was that it appears that the famous IKEA store somehow managed to shift one of its displays/showcases to our rooftop. He he. But truth to tell, POTR is also a SACO Hardware display area, with a few haraj (fleamarket) pieces thrown in.
Although completed in August 2005, POTR was blessed in September, in time for Dennis' birthday celebration that year. When Dennis turns another year older this year, we would have been staying at our rooftop villa for more than two years.
The joke among first-time visitors to POTR was that it appears that the famous IKEA store somehow managed to shift one of its displays/showcases to our rooftop. He he. But truth to tell, POTR is also a SACO Hardware display area, with a few haraj (fleamarket) pieces thrown in.
If you are wondering what's so special about POTR, here are some shots that will hopefully relive its so-called "grandeur."/live up to its hype. He he.
The entrance/main door, "guarded" by Merrill and Pfeiffer. 
The covered tent/gazebo at the concrete garden.
On entering the main door, to the immediate left would be the bookshelves/library effect...
... and then to the living area separated from the dining area by a divider/shelf and a long side table.
Details of the dining area; cased opening leads to... 
a small kitchen and to an equally small toilet. 
Toilet details.
Below are details of the sleeping area/bedroom.
POTR was the venue of many a memorable night with friends, specially from the other villas in the compound and from the defunct FACES socio-cultural organization. And though sandstorms and lazy rooftop villa owners have dulled its once-pristine allure, and with additions/deletions here and there that somehow changed the layout/configuration of certain areas, it remains what we would call home in these parts. Well, at least until May - hanggang may langis!
