Mistake

Hi,

We had a very productive day here in Chiang Rai. Everyone was talking about the heat, but we just kept going. I saw some of the countryside east of town, we lunched in the city, did some banking, hung out at Bliss, and brought home a few pieces from the art exhibit. We also took a dip in the pool.

It turns out that there were too many blanks in the lyrics yesterday. I added four that shouldn't have been there. Doesn't make much difference really. Anyway, here's more of this song that was a major smash all over the world for some strange reason. "For those who come to __ __, summertime will be a love-in there. In the streets of __ __, gentle people with flowers in their hair..." Hint: There's the name of a city in there, and now it should be obvious.

This morning Lisa had a hair appointment and after I dropped her off, I drove into the area east of Chiang Rai to visit some new friends at a place called 'New Life Recovery Center'. It took 30 minutes of driving through farmland, villages, and rolling hills. I passed a sign that pointed to a place called 'Happy City'. I'll have to find out more about that. I was told that after I passed a big lake, I would see a turn-off. The lake was huge, and one of those things we'd never heard about. When I got to the center I was quite surprised to see beautiful new buildings in a 'modern Thai' motif. It looked like a resort. I spent an hour talking with one of the men who runs the place. I'll have more on this in the future.

After returning to town Lisa and I went home, picked up Blue and we went to lunch at Connect Cafe. The food was pretty good and we got to see one of the twins. From there we went to the bank, and then over to Bliss photo studio. Blue and Chalit really hit it off, talking cameras and photo processes. Chalit has started a book drive, collecting various books for the children at the Sold Project Resource Center.

When we arrived at 9 Art Gallery we expected all of Lisa's prints to be gone. The show is over and the framer was going to pick them up for some retrofitting. Everything was still on the wall so we just took the things that weren't for sale, like her fathers piece's. We'll be going to the opening of a new exhibit there on Saturday night.

Back at the house the temperature in the pool was 83 degrees so we decided we should go in. It still felt chilly getting in, but after a few minutes it felt great. We swam a bit and then talked a bunch about the various projects that are coming up. Chiang Rai will be celebrating it's 750th birthday all next year. There will be lots of exhibits, events, and opportunities to be involved. It's been an exciting day to say the least.

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

Peace,
Danny

"Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass
without comment is a wonderful social grace."
~Judith Martin

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