Hi,
Here in Chiang Rai we've moved to cold nights and hot days. We had a mellow weekend with lots of tennis, trips to various markets, and a different concert every night from across the river.
The 'Old School Friday' song was "At Last" as sung by the late Etta James. If you don't know it, you can Google it; there are videos and sound clips. Now it's time for 'Easy Monday', and a song we all know well. "What would you do if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me?" Hint: The title is in seven words. Too easy.
Chiang Rai is really busy these days. We're in the midst of 'High Season' so there are visitors coming and going all over the place, plus there are continued New Year celebrations for some, and the 750th Anniversary is also upon us. There are banners above the roads with announcements of various things, but we don't know what they say. It's a very strange feeling to be illiterate. Hmm.
Saturday we stayed on the compound all day. Lisa's been working on a new cast acrylic print for her Chiang Mai exhibit next month. There were more things to take care of for the promotion, and arrangements have been made to ship the art to the gallery when the time comes.
Sunday was a busier day. We went to Central Plaza in the morning to get vegetables for the juice drink and look for white acrylic paint. It's very odd, but there is no pure white available. A trip through the downtown market is always an adventure and this time was no exception. We wandered through aisles we don't usually take and saw things we didn't know about. We passed an old lady sitting in front of a stall selling string. She had rolls in various sizes in a couple of baskets. I guess people need string.
In the afternoon we started watching the men's final of the Australian Open. Then it was time to feed the dogs and go into town for dinner. We knew they'd be playing when we got home but we planned to stop by 'Watch Guy's' place and check on the score. He had closed his shop early and was probably upstairs watching the match without interruption. After dinner we drove up to Makro. As we sat at a light on the highway Lisa noticed a blue glow across the street. It was a late model pick-up truck and we figured they had the lights under the truck. What a surprise we got when he turned the corner and we saw that the lights were in the wheels. It was a dazzling, mind-blowing spectacle of lights and chrome. I'm not sure how it was done, but it was quite unique. Putting LED strips of different colors on vehicles is a big fad here, and everything that rolls is fair game for treatment.
This morning near the end of doggie ball play, the ball bounced around and then rolled into one of the drain pipes in the front lawn. BamBam saw it disappear and began digging in the lawn, determined to retrieve it. She had to be taken away on the leash. Every time she was out in the yard she went back to her digging spot to continue her 'work'.
Later, I went into the field next door with a long piece of bamboo and tried to push it back into the yard. Just when I had given up, it popped out. BamBam is happy and so is the lawn.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
"Sometimes, we just need to be amazed by the small things."
~Angela Pacheco
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