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Hi,
The rain never came but visitors did. I found the bamboo connection and the puppy project is on hold.
A few of you recognized the song and that was cool. The next line may wake up some minds. "Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?" Clue: There's a thin line between reality and 'whatever'. It's supposed to be a ballad. And you thought they were only used as love songs. (Ha)
The forecast was for rain. We were hopeful but not excited because this happens often here without results. There has been an increase in burning lately. I guess it's due to the fact that so many corn fields lost their value. Rain would be cleansing
This morning we went to see our vet, Khun Arnon, to ask him if he'd heard any news on the puppy front. He made a call to a friend of his and we followed him to Emmy's Kennel. Emmy specializes in Golden Retrievers and is a breeder. There was group of pups that were just begging to go with us but they had already been sold. One of the 'moms' had a fairly new litter and even though we have to wait, we gave her a deposit on a male. We met the father and Dr. Arnon said he would stand by the health of the dogs. That sure beats guessing at a pet store. Looks like the end of March will be our target.
This afternoon we had a visit from Third and his aunt Lalita and her friend Tang. They are starting an English school for children here in Chiang Rai and wanted to know if we'd come and talk to the students. The school isn't open yet but when it does we'll do our bit. They're focusing on kids between 7 and 12 with the idea of full communication. Tang works in Bangkok as a researcher with the government and is a very interesting person. The adventure continues.
Speaking of adventure, after our guests left, Rene, Boot and I went to a place on the highway that sells rough wood. I call it that because it's not a lumber yard. We went there to get some bamboo for a dog run on the side of the house. It was amazing, seeing the big stacks of long bamboo poles. Rene is going to build the fence and knew just what he needed. He measured the pieces he chose and a worker cut them to the proper length. Tomorrow he'll look for the fencing material and start work on it. There are times when we want to be outside without Miss BamBam getting into everything.
Tomorrow we've been invited to a party at the English class over at Chiang Rai Tech where we made the tapes with Lek. It will be interesting to meet her students and see if they can converse in English.
Have a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."
~T. S. Eliot


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