Hi,
The weekend was rather quiet at The Big Brown House. Between elephant painting and new computers, we were totally engrossed. It was not quiet across the river. I’m hoping Sunday night was the end of it.
The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “I Only Have Eyes For You”, by The Flamingos. Time for some ‘Easy Monday’.
“Hey girls, gather ‘round, listen to what I’m putting down. Hey babe, I’m your __ __.” Hint: We’ve played with this song before and you knew it. I expect a full inbox. Extra Cool Points if you can name the original artist. This is where it gets fun (555).
The weather has been a little cooler than earlier in the week. A thin cloud cover has kept the temps down, so we’re having warm days and cool nights. I basically judge the changes in the weather by how much I need to wear when going outside with Daku at 6:15am. Today was the warmest yet, just a thermal top and a thin jacket. That’s progress. Before long I’ll be stepping out in a T-shirt and shorts.
Warmer weather means thoughts of swimming, in a warmish pool. This week the cracks are to be filled, which will keep the water level consistent, which will stabilize the salt content and make the water ‘better’. Then it’s up to the sun to do the rest. There is a new shop near the highway that is selling solar panels and I’m wondering if they have any knowledge about pool heating. That would really change things around here.
After much deliberation, we decided to part with our old refrigerator. The doors have a wood-grain look that is part of the reason we bought it 6 years ago. How do you get rid of such a cool ‘thing’? Well, by realizing that the new one is big enough, that it would have to sit outside, and it has served its purpose. Today an ad was placed and within an hour there was a response. We sold it to a friend of ours, which makes it even sweeter. Now we know that it will go to a loving home. She fell for the doors as well.
This weekend we could have just vegged out on sports, but thanks to the wonders of modern technology, I recorded the finals of the Australian Open, and the Super Bowl so we can watch when we want, and slowly fall asleep. The Super Bowl aired live this morning (Monday) which still cracks me up. We were talking to my mom and watching it together, in the background. Even though we know the outcome of most events, it’s still fun to watch the actual playing of the game, whatever it is. And remember when it was just a game?
With all the flowers doing their thing in Thailand right now, this week’s photos will have a theme: ‘Flower Week’ around our yard. Today the focus is on our Bohinia tree. The second photo is a close-up of the flower.
While shopping at Healthy Market for vegetables over the weekend, it struck me that the whole thing is like a village. All of the vendors spend their whole day in this indoor market selling variations on the same thing. They trade, borrow, barter, and cooperate with one another. It’s a community that is surviving in part, on the good will of neighbors. Hmm, what a concept.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
“Worrying about the future is like
trying to eat a hole in a doughnut.
It’s munching on what isn’t.”
~Barry Neil Kaufman
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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