Friday Funnies

Hi,

We had a cloudy, warm day today.  As I write to you I can hear thunder rolling across the sky.  The storm is coming.  

This week’s ‘Zany Day’ song was “Fixing A Hole” by The Beatles.  Now, let’s get down to some ‘Old School Friday’ memories (maybe).  “You made me leave my happy home.  You took my love and now you’re gone, __ __ __ __ __.  Love brings such misery and pain.  I guess I’ll never be the same, __ __ __ __ __.”  Clue:  Biggest version of this song was in 1963 by a male singer.  His life is in ruins and it’s all because of her?  Hmm.

This was a real adventure day for us.  We began by driving up the Super Highway for a bit, and then east to rice country.  On our way we saw the end point of the eastern bypass road that runs north and south allowing one to avoid driving through Chiang Rai.  When we got to the ‘frame factory’, we got a warm greeting from Khun Todd, who took us around to show us the many changes he’s made on his property.  We saw his gallery, which is made up of work from local artists, and his private gallery featuring some of his work.  Next week I’ll have photos for you.  

The next stop on our little ‘tour’ was Doy Din Dang, about 10 minutes away and still in the same area.  It’s like driving into a forest when visiting the ceramic making complex.  We hadn’t seen Khun Somluk and his wife Tamako in quite a while so it was a reunion.  We had coffee and visited the gift shop.  Today is our 46th anniversary so I insisted that we get something special and we did.  Doy Din Dang is someplace we will have to visit more often.  The whole atmosphere leaves you feeling relaxed and happy.  

There’s nothing like returning home and finding the youngest resident of The Big Brown House in her new ‘ring toy’, being cute by the pool.  One of her aunts was taking photos of her and I couldn’t resist joining in.  

Today we saw lots of changes along the highway and in the countryside.  We don’t travel north of town much so we missed the beginnings of things like giant apartment structures, the new bypass road, not to mention all the changes at the ‘factory’.  The whole area is growing rapidly so I guess it would be good to keep up (555) and stay in touch with the changes.

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.        Time for the ‘Funnies’.

                  Peace,

                            Danny