Garden

Hi,
Predictions of rain were not fulfilled today. We had another sunny, warm, winter day. It's so weird, having warm weather during the 'winter' season. There were some cold nights in the beginning, but it's basically not really a winter. Of course, now that I've said that, we'll get ice-cold, monsoons. For now, we just enjoy.
"__ __ __ __ __, it's the only one you own. You might use it if you feel better, when you get home." Hint: They had a pretzel logic that gave us a gaucho, someone named Aja and a Black Cow. Now where did I put that number? Oh, nobody got it yet. Be first on your block to write in with the right answer.
Today we were on our own. Boot called in sick, for the first time. No problem. We did our usual breakfast deal and lazed around a bit. Then we went downtown for lunch. We have this place we like to go to for lunches. Only thing is, we always order the same thing. In fact, today when the owner approached our table, Lisa replied, 'Same Same'. He smiled, quoted our usual order and went off the the kitchen. Today he was playing some pretty hip music. Up until today, it's been bad copies of middle of the road oldies. We were treated to current sounding Soft-Rock and some R&B. We even heard a Craig David tune that I have on my iPod. (don't know who that is?) Oh, our order was Chicked Burgers and Tang Mo Pun (watermelon shake, like a slushy)
On our way to eat, we ran into Supat One, the guy who found the rental house for us. That sort of thing is happening a lot, seeing people on the street that are now a part of our 'history' in Chiang Rai. It's a small enough place that one is not just a face in the crowd.
We had a meeting at The Place this afternoon. We went over details for the bathrooms, lighting requests, and discussed materials for various parts of the house. The wall is at it's maximum height on the backside of the lot and the footings for the floor supports are in place. Very interesting process. Our house is going to be very tall. It's hard to get a perspective when your just looking at paper. Today, Yuthana explained how the masts that we see are just for the first floor, and that there will be another level above that, after the ceiling is in place. Oh. When you look at the pictures, keep that in mind. It sort of boggled mine. (get it?)
After our meeting, we went by a store we'd seen months ago that was selling home gym machines. We had seen a recumbent bike in the window, but never made contact with anybody. Today they were there and we tried it out. We liked it and we'll pick it up tomorrow. We need a way to do regular exercise, and that will really help. When we move into The Place, we won't really be able to ride our bikes, since the road is just big enough for two cars and there aren't any small sois (streets) nearby. Between the stationary bike and the pool, I think we'll be just fine.
Speaking of streets, we took a side trip around our new neighborhood, just to see what we could see. After a few blocks of small stores and markets, it becomes country, with signs directing travelers to points of cultural interest. Just the thing for explorers who want to stay on the pavement. (5) We'll be reporting on what we find.
Drop by the Flickr site. More house pics and some random sites from around town. Have a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

"My mind is a garden. My thoughts are the seeds.
My harvest will be either flower or weeds."
~Mel Weldon


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