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Hi,

More wonderful weather was the order of the day. Chiang Rai is the place to be. No snow, no rain, just warm temps and blue skies. Today we lunched in town, had coffee by the river, and had a returning friend over for dinner.

It looks as though 'Easy Monday' wasn't so easy. Our friend Pam knows the song. Are you sure you don't know it?
"Baby, I have no story to be told, but I've heard one on you and I'm gonna make your head burn. Think of me in the depths of your despair, making a home down there, as mine sure won't be shared... We could have had it all, __ __ __ __, __ __ __ __, you had my heart inside your hands but you played it with a beat, __ __ __ __." Clue: The singer is fed up with her relationship, has finally opened her eyes. Hmm.

Today was a lottery day for Boot, which meant we had to feed ourselves. We went to Black Canyon in Central Plaza for lunch. Khun Mae, the manager was there and we had a nice visit. Lisa asked her about some items that were missing from the menu. One of them was an appetizer made of chicken wrapped in a leaf. Mae told us that they grow the leaves at her home and she would be happy to bring us some, then we can make it ourselves. (Ha) It was one of those kind gestures that makes us love this place.

This afternoon we met Jaffee at Chivit Thamma Da for a coffee/meeting. It's the place by the river that has become quite popular. We hadn't seen Jaffee since the cancellation of the Bangkok exhibit and we wanted to discuss the future events. He's been in China at a trade conference. Jaffee brought Lisa a copy of the Art & Culture section of the Bangkok Post from last week. It had a piece on Lisa's Bangkok exhibit with a photo of one of her works and a brief explanation of the process. Apparently it was too late to retract the piece before they went to press.
While we were talking he made a call to a gallery owner friend in Chiang Mai. She has agreed to a February exhibit and we'll meet her on Thursday while we're in town. Jaffee will ride down to Chiang Mai with us tomorrow.

Tonight our friend Deirdre came over for dinner. She's just returned to Thailand for a visit. We met her last year through The Sold Project. Lisa made a delicious spaghetti dinner and we did a lot of catching up. Deirdre is staying at the Resource Center which is a long motorbike ride after dark so she's spending the night at our house. BamBam remembered her and gave her one of her special greetings.

Now it's time to pack the overnight bag for the little trip tomorrow. I'll see you from Chiang Mai.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

"Let yourself be silently drawn
by the strange pull of what you really love.
It will not lead you astray."
~Rumi

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