Worry

Hi,

We had a pleasant weekend here in Chiang Rai. There were the usual things plus a trip to Walking Street, and a change of venue for Sunday dinner.

The 'Old School Friday' song didn't get much response. It was "Get A Job", by The Silhouettes. Now you know. 'Easy Monday' should be pretty easy for a lot of you. It's from '71 so you 'kids' might know it. (Ha) Three words.
"There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a __ __ __." Hint: Step by step, with a little thought you'll get it. It's by a group from across the pond named after a kind of flying machine.

Saturday's big adventure was Walking Street. We decided to go early, start from a different end, and eat while we were there. We found a great parking place a block before the beginning. As we strolled into the part that was blocked off, many vendors were just setting up. We were afraid we might be too early but that was only because we were on the 'outskirts'. The prime section was already going strong at 5:30. By the time we got to almost the end of one side, hunger set in so we thought we'd try Cabbages and Condoms for dinner. That was a bit of a mistake. The service was weak, and the food wasn't that good. Oh well, back into the mix. We found some unique gift items, saw some crazy stuff, and heard some cool music by a group that was performing on a small stage in the park. I have no idea where all the vendors come from, but I know they're not all local. We made it home by 8:30, tired but happy.

Sunday morning we did the Big C thing. We were going to have dinner at home since we had a 7pm massage appointment and Boot was going to be out for the day. As it turned out, Boot came home early with her friend Jindah and her daughter plus another little girl. The girls went straight to the sitting pond and frolicked in the water. Cold water doesn't seem to deter small children from having fun. About an hour later I was out with Daku when we heard motorbikes at the front gate. Then we heard voices and realized that they were waiting to come in. It was Jindah's husband and two of his friends. We had no clue that this was going to happen. One of the guys went swimming, which was alright, but we decided that we'd go out for dinner.

We had dinner at Connect Cafe, which is right across the street from one of the Night Bazaar (NB) entrances, on Bus Station Street. We had never eaten there before, just coffee. The food was good and we got a chance to see one of their baby twins. We had heard about them and seen pictures, but never met them. We went over to the NB for awhile and then to our massage. It was a good, relaxing finish to the day.

Today was a day of odds and ends around the house and a trip to 3BB, the internet provider, for me. Actually, two trips to settle some business. Tomorrow Tawd will bring the first two pieces he's framed to the house. We're pretty excited to see how they turned out. Lisa has more artwork ready for him to take back to the factory. The 'real' preparation is going full steam now for her February show. The translations are done, and next comes the catalog. She's still turning out new work. Today, when I was out, I went to the HP store to get more printer ink. The girls in the shop get up and walk to the ink cabinet as soon as I hit the door. This time I took a little book with photos of some of Lisa's cast acrylic prints so they could see what all the ink is for. One of them spoke English so I could explain the work and what part was being printed. Now we have a new connection.

Have a Great Week.

Peace,
Danny

"Worrying often gives a small thing a big shadow."
~Swedish proverb

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