Monday, October 27, 2014

Control

Hi,

The weather here in Chiang Rai has been a mix of hot days with cool mornings and evenings.  

The 'Old School Friday' song was "A Thousand Miles Away" by The Heartbeats.  This week the 'Easy Monday' song is a tune we've featured before, so I know you know it.  "If you're down and confused, and you don't remember who you're talking to.  Concentration slips away because your baby is so far away.  Well, there's a rose in a fisted glove, and the eagle flies with the dove, and if you can't be with the one you love, honey __ __ __ __ __."  Hint:  Not necessarily the best advice, but hey, it's a song.  

Saturday we went to Art Bridge and had lunch before the big meeting about the little elephants.  We saw lots of artist friends and after the meeting, which was all in Thai, one of the guys explained what was happening.  The artists will be given money to buy paint for the project and on December 20, all of the elephants will be displayed at Art Bridge.  We still don't know what GreenWing, the Honda dealer, will do with the statues, but the whole thing is exciting.  We have seen similar project in other cities with horses, cows and elephants and the public display draws a lot of attention.  Today we went to the frame factory where we saw the model for the elephants.  They were making the mold that will eventually be the fiberglass beast.  Can't wait to bring one home.

Today's photo was taken by Blue, inspired by the clouds above the house.  


Sunday was a very busy day for the crew of The Big Brown House.  We spent the morning finding things we needed at Big C and then Central Plaza.  At the mall we were lucky to find a parking place and decided to enquire about the VIP parking.  There is a section painted bright red that is reserved for holders of a special sticker.  It seemed like a good idea until we found out that it costs about $4,000 (US) for one year.  I think will just ride around the lot until we find a spot.  

Our Sunday evening was spent at Boon Rawd Farm.  We had been invited to dinner with our friends Sutheera and Nukoon and Nukoon's family.  There were ten of us at a big table.  We had met Nukoon's two sons before, but never really got to know them or their spouses.  There were lots of conversations that would start at one end of the table and end up at the other end.  It was a lot of fun.  At one point the subject of dogs came up and before we knew it, everyone had their phone out, showing photos of their dogs.  We were passing the phones around like they were baby pictures.  While all of this was going on, we could hear music from the country music trio that strolled around the restaurant serenading the diners.  At one of the tables a dinner guest joined in with a big voice. People got up to see who was singing.  It was a festive evening for sure.

This was a second time we had been to Boon Rawd on a Sunday in the late afternoon and it's a very special time.  There were lots of families walking in the tea fields, post-graduation photos being taken with generations of family, and what looked like the props from an earlier wedding being packed away.  Cat spotted a couple of Thai TV stars who were out with a group of friends for dinner.  

Tonight we had our friend Rachel over for dinner.   She is the president of The Sold Project and visiting from America.  We got updates on various Sold projects and life stuff.  She and Blue talked cameras since they're both photographers.  She and Cat have known each other for over seven years and have a special bond.  

Have a Great Week.

                   Peace,
                             Danny

"There are two things over which you have
complete dominion, authority, and control:
your mind and your mouth."
~African Proverb

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