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Hi,
Well, we seem to be in a pattern. Rain at night, cloudy mornings that look like rain, and then hot sunny afternoons. I love the overnight rains because they clean the air, water the plants and help with the water shortage. The only drawback is the puddles on the property the next day. It hasn't slowed the work at all, but it did mean a relocation of the 'office' from out in the yard to my music room.
I see that more than a few of you had our current song on your 'favorites' list. Just in case the opening line didn't do it for you:
"Don't you want __ __ __, don't you need __ __ __, wouldn't you love __ __ __, you better find __ __ __". Hint: Vocals were by a slick singer, band was from the bay and the song was part of a movement, so to speak.
Today we went back to The Place. More roof tile is in place and the perspective is changing. As we approach from the west, it is now this big brown house. When we pulled into the yard, there were about 4 vehicles in the drive and room for more. I guess that part of the design was sound. People were all over the place. There was a new crew that I'd never seen before. They were working on the pool and the waterfall area. There was a tile master from Bangkok working on the front porch and two women filing in the color on the back porch tile. On top of that, there was the crew installing ceilings and wiring. In fact, there were seventy workers on the site today. There are still more things to attend to, such as towel racks for the bathrooms and the layout of our closet. We're incorporating some things that have to be explained. I have to print out some pics of walk-in closets so the guys will get the idea.
The big news today was the arrival of what is called The House Book. It's a little blue book that gives our official address and states the land ownership. The house has a birthday. It's April 21, 2551. I guess we'll have a birthday party next year. Hmm.
This evening, while we were eating dinner, an SUV came into the yard. At first I thought it was the people who clean the yard. Then we heard laughter and many voices. About eight happy folks came to the front door. They had a basket of fruit and nuts and a bag of something. Lisa opened the door and they started chattering away. I ran and got Boot from the kitchen. It turns out these are all relatives of Boon Serm, our landlord. Every year, as part of their Songkran offerings, they bring him gifts. They didn't know that he's living in Chiang Mai with his daughter and new grandbaby. It was an interesting encounter and we learned more about traditions.
Have a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

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who can do him absolutely no good."
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