Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Waves

Hi,

There was a break in the weather today.  No rain all day and the evening looks promising.  It was a beautiful day, with everything sparkling in the sunlight.  

A few of you recognized the ‘Easy Monday’ tune as a standard sung by many vocalists.  With this one, any singer is fine.  “Life is bare, gloom and mis’ry everywhere, __ __, and I just can’t get my poor self together, I’m weary all the time.  So weary all the time.”  Clue:  Has something to do with intense precipitation.

This morning we had our own little SkypeFest.  At one point Lisa was talking to her dad and I was talking to my cousin John, both in America.  The connections were pretty solid.  It’s nice to know that it’s possible to do that.  

Since there were no shopping runs to be made, our morning was wide open after the calls.  We wandered over to The Wanderer for mid-morning coffee and a big dose of nature.  Even though we were sitting inside, looking out gave us the feeling that we were among the trees.  Our favorite table is a big round, solid piece of wooden furniture and it’s become ‘our table’.  There weren’t many people there and we did some brainstorming on how to promote Lisa and Joe’s upcoming exhibit in Chiang Mai this October.  We agreed that the atmosphere was definitely conducive to creative ideas.  Before we left, Khun Noot came to our table and told us she had made some mango pie and also a taro/coconut pie.  We took a piece of each for after lunch.

There is a lot of discussion in the local news, both Thai and expat, about Sunday’s vote on the ‘referendum’.  Without going into details, it appears that things will remain as they are for at least another year.  We don’t get involved in too much of the ‘conversation’ since we aren’t citizens.  I think that is enough to say.

Yesterday we called a friend, looking for the number of a contractor we had used in the past.  All we had was a name.  We got a number and made arrangements for him to come to the house.  The person who arrived was not the same guy as before.  We showed him the problems and like any good contractor, he told us he could do the job.  Today he arrived and began work.  That’s when doubt began to creep in.  The strip of wood he brought didn’t fit the space under the door.  We may have to continue our search for the original guy.  The adventure continues.

Sometimes a photo opportunity just pops up and I have to respond.  So it was this morning when I saw the front door of the Tesco/Lotus store.  It was almost an illusion, seeing Doraemon standing there.  


Neetchanon has added some new moves to her arsenal of cuteness.  Now she flaps her arms and grins, as if she’s about to take off.  She’s also using her voice more and this evening she got a little bolder with Daku.  He is a good sport, even when she was grabbing his forehead.  After a few times, he politely got up and left.  

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                  Peace,
                            Danny

“You can’t stop the waves,
but you can learn how to surf.”
~Jon Kabat-Zinn

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