Loss

Hi,

Chiang Rai had beautiful, mild weather over the weekend. Friday night was the last night of the party across the river so we had a quiet Saturday. We attended an art exhibit opening, lunched in town and watched Formula One on Sunday.

Our 'Old School Friday' song was "Who Wrote The Book of Love" by The Monotones. Time for 'Easy Monday':
"You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips. And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips. You're trying hard not to show it, (baby). But baby, baby I know it... __ __ __ __ __..." Hint: Hit song by two brothers who weren't really brothers. It's Easy.

Although Thursday was the official day for Loy Krathong, the celebration continued on Friday. We stayed home with the dogs and at one point we looked out the window and saw bumper-to-bumper traffic on our little road. It's good we stayed at home. Boot went to the fairground with 10 of her friends. They parked their motorbikes at our house and walked over the bridge. They had a lot of fun.

Saturday was a fairly quiet day on the compound. Lisa is working on a new cast acrylic print and spent time in her studio. In the evening we went to Praatap Jai for the opening of the art exhibit that included three of Lisa's watercolor paintings. The show featured a variety of techniques that ranged from photography to acrylic on wood, to wooden assemblages. We saw lots of friends and met some new ones. The crew from The Sold Project was there and it was fun talking about the party we had with them.

Sunday we went into town for lunch. We ate at Connect Cafe and while we were eating we saw friends from the night before, and made some new ones as well. We went next door to Healthy Choice, the local health food store and while I was talking to one of the owners about the flood, I mentioned that we couldn't find celery. He told me about a vegetable stand in Central Plaza that is part of the Queen's project that promotes organic farming. He told me they had celery. We also asked them if they carried cod liver oil, which we want to give to the dogs. He told us they had it next door at the Thai pharmacy. He walked over with us and told the owner what we were looking for. It's nice when people go that extra mile. After we got the oil, we went directly to the mall and found the illusive celery.

In the evening Lisa made a wonderful dinner. We played with the dogs and then watched the Formula One race from Abu Dhabi. There is one more race in the 2011 season and then the long wait.

Have a Great Week.

Peace,
Danny

"What looks like a loss may be the very event
which is subsequently responsible for helping to produce
the major achievement of your life."
~Srully D. Blotnick

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