Mad

Hi,

The easiest way to describe the weather would be to say ‘Rain’.  Light stuff this morning, but this afternoon was a real storm.  Big overhead thunder and a steady downpour kind of rain.

Several readers knew the ‘Easy Monday’ song.  It was a big ballad in 1970.  That wasn’t that long ago (555).

“Though you don’t know me well, and every little thing, only time will tell.  If you believe the things that I do, then we’ll see it through.  Life can be short or long, love can be right or wrong, and if I choose the one I’d like to help me through.  I want to __ __ __ __.”  Clue:  There are a couple of ways to look at this.  This verse sounds like forever.

For the second day in a row we went out in the morning and didn’t take JaiDee.  Today we needed to go to Big C, so we went to Chivit Thamma Da on the way.  Everyone asked about him, and got a kick out of our telling them that he was at home.  It was kind of nice, sitting at a table for two, quietly enjoying coffee and a scone, looking at the river.  

Tomorrow we take the dog (555).

Big C was the usual shopping experience.  They haven’t changed the aisles in a while so we know where most things are and can zip through the store without problems.  It’s nice to see that the ‘big’ stores are still following covid protocols and checking temps at the door and recording who came in and at what time.  I think the QR code method is probably the most efficient when it’s working right.  I still don’t understand what it does, but I believe it.  How’s that for blind faith.  

This message is a little late because we went to a party.  We went to dinner at our friend Lisa’s house on Buffalo Hill.  The visitors from Krabi, Sandy, Ady and Dylan leave tomorrow so it was a final gathering of friends.  Caty and the twins were there, along with Lisa’s dogs and Duke, the Chow.  We had curry with potatoes, chicken, rice and morning glory salad.  Later there was coconut ice-cream and homemade chocolate cake.  There were fun conversations and quiet, serious ones as well.  Lisa gathered up a bunch of old jewelry and gave it to the girls to divide among themselves.  What a treat for them.  It also occupied their time.  

Krabi is a place we visited on one of our first ‘smokey season’ escapes.  It’s a major tourist destination.  Now, it’s just Thai people and the pace has slowed down.  Sandy and Ady love it, being able to enjoy it the way it was long ago.  The beaches are almost empty and the little islands that dot the coast line are free of tourists.  The only problem with this picture is the fact that many people have no income without the visitors.  

Today’s photo is JaiDee, Lisa and TongDee on the front porch.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                      Peace,

                                Danny

“'But I don’t want to go among mad people,' said Alice.

‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the cat.  ‘We’re all mad here.’”

~Lewis Carroll