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Well, the flu is still upon us.  It appears to have a schedule of when it inflicts certain kinds of discomfort.  Fevers seem to come and go at will, and the evening time is achy time.  Oh yeah, and a few new symptoms on top of that.  I hope you’re ready to look at photos.  (555)

Congrats to those who got the ‘Easy Monday’ song from one line.  If you need more, this should make it easy.

“So take a good look at my face, you’ll see my smile looks out of place.  If you look close, it’s easy to trace the __ __ __ __.”  Hint:  Something a train rides on might be a hint.

Waking up to wet clothes and an aching body are not the way to start the day.  There are some things in life you  just have to do, in spite of oneself.  The dog must be fed, the humans must be fed, and then the humans must go back to bed.  Because of the extensive shopping that Blue and Natcha did yesterday, we didn’t have to go out today.  Tomorrow will be a shopping day.  Hopefully, I will be able to walk through the stores by then.  

This weekend Natcha and Gong are getting married.  It will be a big family affair in Mae Sai, near the border with Burma.  This afternoon they put on their outfits and Blue took some photos of them in the yard.  Below are a couple that I liked.  The first one lets us see their smiles.  It was hard to get Gong to smile.

This next photo is the ‘Fairy Tale’ shot.  I love Blue’s composition on this one.

This evening they rode up to Mae Sai on their motorbike.  The wedding is on Saturday and they will return Sunday night.  Oh to be healthy.  They gave us an invitation and we told them it all depends on our ‘wellness’.  Pawn will help us until the weekend, and then we’re on our own.  Oh my.  We should be in a lot better shape by then, he said.

In the neighborhood things are happening.  The corn field next to us, another part of the field was ‘harvested’.  It’s not a systematic operation.  The first day they went into some of the rows and pulled corn, and left a lot unattended.  Today they did the same thing.  I still don’t understand how it works, except that I’ve been told that the corn is for animal feed, so it doesn’t have to be perfect.  Hmm.  

In the big lot behind us where we thought a house would be built, three trees were planted this week.  That may be a good sign.  Maybe it will be a park (555).  Oh, eyes are getting tired and stuff.  Time to say goodbye.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                Peace,

                          Danny

“Hold a true friend

with both hands.”

~African Proverb