Attitude

Hi,

We had blue skies all weekend.  Looking at the weather in other places today and discovered that our low (66°) was the high in Culver City.  

The ‘Old School Friday’ song was The Bee Gees and “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”.  And now, a new week, new artist, new songs and we start with this ‘Easy Monday’ tune:  “There’s a spark of magic in your eyes.  Candyland appears each time you smile.  Never thought that fairy tales came true, but they come true when I’m near you.  You’re a genie in disguise, full of wonder and surprise.  And __ __ __. __, you’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever and ever will my love for you keep growing strong, keep growing strong…”  Hint:  It’s from the early 70’s and I’ll admit it may not be familiar to everyone, but this group had style.  The title uses two corny exclamations to express amazement.

Our weekend was fairly quiet.  We did a lot of routine things featuring Mr. JaiDee.  He’s now 4.5 months old and growing like crazy.  There are also some new behaviors that we’re seeing.  At this stage in his development, he’s not like a typical Golden in that he’s a watch dog.  He is not afraid to use his big voice when alarmed or senses something is ‘different’.  He also likes to bark ‘hello’ sometimes.  This evening we were in our post-run play on the front lawn.  Natcha, Gong and Nitchanan came home and when they got off the bike and he recognized them, he ran over and barked at them and was ready to play with them.  A little later, a painting fell off the wall in the hallway and he jumped up and started barking.  Had it been an intruder, well, they might have pictured a bigger dog.  

Today’s photos show two moods of JaiDee.  The calm, sweet puppy in the first pic, and 'Little Wild Eye' in the second.

The festival is still going strong across the river.  We saw our friend Nurse Pay and she and her family had gone and enjoyed the carnival aspect.  She showed us a photo of her little 4 year old son sitting in a ferris wheel compartment.  It was his first time riding in one and he loved it.  They also placed Krathongs in the water.  The ones they used were made of parts of the corn plant and break down in the river.  It’s nice to see that many people are being made aware of the move to pollute less.  

Lisa finished her painting for the ArtBridge exhibit and we took it to the gallery this morning.  There is a lot of art going on in Chiang Rai these days.  In addition to the two galleries at ArtBridge, there are two small ArtBridge galleries at Central Plaza Mall, and various artists have opened their own galleries for their own work and workshops.  

Tomorrow morning we will drive down to Chiang Mai.  Our chiropractor who moved back to Wales is back in Thailand briefly.  It will be an overnight so we can get back to the puppy.  We’ll be staying in my favorite little hotel in Chiang Mai, the Dusit D2, in the heart of the Night Bazaar district.  

Have a Great Week.

                       Peace,

                                 Danny

“The greatest discovery of my

generation is that a human being

can alter his/her life by altering

their attitude.”

~William James