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Hi,

I’m beginning to grow tired of this seesaw weather pattern.  We’re in the not enough rain segment right now.  It’s been predicted that we will soon be in the ‘whole lot of rain’ portion of the season.  How about sunny days and rainy nights?

Our ‘Old School Friday’ song was “The Twist” by Chubby Checker.  Where did that memory take you?  Time for ‘Easy Monday’, and a song that a lot of you have known in the past.  “Ooo, la, la, la, la, I did you wrong, my heart went out to play, but in the game I lost you.  What a price to pay, hey I’m crying.  __ __ __, __ __ __.”  Hint:  Two of the three words are the same.

Saturday morning we went out and canvased the pet supply stores on our side of town to see if anyone had the one tick spray we think was effective.  No one had it, but our vet’s store is ordering some for us.  Here’s hoping they get it soon.  Our nightly grooming of Daku yields way too many bugs these days.

Sunday morning we went to Big C.  We got there a little late and the place was crowded.  In a way, it’s kind of fun because there’s so much to see.  It’s a great time to see a cross-section of the community doing that basic thing.  Sometimes I check out their carts to see what they’re buying.  I know they look at ours to see what we eat as well. There’s always lots of little kids and they're fun to watch.  

In the afternoon we went to the flower mart to get a basket bouquet for Cornelis’s opening.  There is an older couple who have a little stand and we like to shop with them.  They always make sure all the flowers are ‘right’ before we leave.  There was one rose that had some browning on the petals and the owner quickly got a fresh one, plus another one for good measure.  The whole thing cost about $4.50 US.  Hmm, we should buy flowers more often.

The plan for the evening was to pick up our friend Brenda at the CondoTel and then go to Art Bridge.  Cat didn’t go with us because she had plans to go out with her little ‘crew’.  There are five of them and they’ve been doing things together.  Saturday night they went to Walking Street again, and Sunday they had planned to go to a big concert across the river.  When they found out the concert cost 100 Baht ($3.00), they decided to go to Happy Street instead.  Oh well.  

The start time for the presentation of the exhibit was set for 6pm, which is dinner time for a lot of people.  As a result, the audience trickled in, but grew to a nice size.  There was a speech by the chair of Art Bridge, words from the artists, and a short talk by the presenter, the Vice-Governor of Province.  We all got a big surprise when the automatic door swung open after the ribbon cutting.  There was live music in the gallery, provided by the Chiang Rai Youth Orchestra.  Moving about the exhibit was fun, we kept running into people we knew that we hadn’t seen for awhile.  We took pictures, had our picture taken, and had a few deep conversations about the exhibit and art in general.  When we left, we all felt good.

Since it was past our dinner time, we went to The Bistro at CondoTel and had our usual Sunday dinner.  During dinner, Brenda mentioned that she had their drapes cleaned by a service in town.  We have been looking for such a service and she gave us the number.  Natcha called them this morning and they came to the house at 3pm today.  They took all the drapes and curtains and Cat acted as our translator.  It all worked so perfectly since she was off school today.  This is exam week and today was a study day.  It’s little strange having so many bare windows right now.  Looking out, it’s very dark outside.  

Have a Great Week.

             Peace,

                       Danny

“Great opportunities to help others

seldom come, but small ones surround us

every day.”

~Sally Koch