Deep

Hi,

The weather for Chiang Rai was the same old story.  Very hot with some clouds.  No rain in sight for this week.  Time to water the gardens.

I know most of you probably didn’t read your mail yesterday, so here’s the ‘Easy Monday’ chorus.  You know this.

“__ me if you can, I’m feeling down, and I do appreciate you being ‘round.  __ me get my feet back on the ground.  Won’t you please, please __ me.”  Clue: Title is four letters describing the need for assistance.

Our Tuesday in town began with a trip to the Talat.  We were looking for material to make a new bedspread.  The one we have is beautiful, but it’s a dark pattern and during tick season that is not acceptable.  We don’t seem to have the power to make them go away, but at least we can know where they are (555).  The season is in full swing and we are back to the nightly ritual of searching through Daku’s fur.  We have discovered that cedar oil, which is something ticks do not like, is available in Thailand.  A friend of ours is going to help us get some.  

So, we found the material for the spread, and thread to match.  Lisa is planning to make it on her new little sewing machine.  

At the vet’s, it was time to get more thyroid for Daku.  When Lisa said ’Thyroid’ (accent on the first syllable), the vet behind the counter didn’t understand.  Then he looked up Daku’s records and saw the word and recognized ’Thyroid’ with an accent on the last syllable.  Language can be such a baffling, amazing thing sometimes.  Most words here have their accent on the last syllable, so even if it’s a non-Thai word, it’s going to get the same treatment.  It took some getting used to, hearing our names with a different pronunciation.  

The Leechy Fair is still going on, though the crowds are smaller.  We noticed that different fruits have made their way to some of the tables.  It will be interesting to see if it goes all week.  There were still a lot of leechy left.  

Today’s photo was taken next to the entrance to the Talat.  Everything on the cart was made of wood by this man and each item was approximately $15.  Some of the containers look like ice-buckets and there’s a sailing ship in the back of his cart.  

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                Peace,

                          Danny

“When love is deep,

much can be accomplished.”

~Shinichi  Suzuki

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