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Hi,

Chiang Rai is still having great weather. The nights aren't as cold and that's a good thing. We had a busy weekend and an interesting Monday.

A few of you recognized the 'Old School Friday' song as "Get A Job" by The Silhouettes, 1957. 'Easy Monday' should be just that. "If you're down and confused, and you don't remember who you're talking to. Concentration slips away because your baby is so far away. Well there's a rose in a fisted glove, and the eagle flies with the dove, and if you can't be with the one you love, honey, __ __ __ __ __..." Hint: It's by an artist who became part of a trio, and then a quartet and it's suggesting that one take advantage of a situation. Hmm.

Friday evening we went to what can best be called a 'Semi-Surprise' birthday party. The honoree discovered that there was going to be a party, but she wasn't told who was coming, so it ended up having the element of surprise. We met some new people and had a lot of fun conversations along with some good food. They have five dogs and four of them were at the party. One of the guests takes care of a dog that is part wolf and very mean. At one point the dogs at the party gathered around him and began barking. They sensed the nature of the mean dog and didn't want the guest around. He spent the remainder of the party outside by himself. Animals are so interesting.

Saturday we went to a wedding reception dinner at the Wiang Inn Hotel. There were about 300 guests and we were the only non-Thais. It was a mixture of Thai tradition and Western fashion. Speaking of fashion, there was a range of 'evening wear' that went from T-shirts to fine Thai silk. The bride and groom never had a chance to sit during the whole evening. They were either standing on the stage while speeches were made, or they were walking around greeting all the guests. We heard from the mayor of Chiang Rai and Tawan Duchanee, the patriarch of the art community. The mayor remembered Lisa from when he opened her art exhibit and they had a little conversation. The time finally came when the stage was opened up for karaoke. Affairs like this always seem to end up like this. Some of the singing was pretty good. We stayed until we were told that it was basically over and we could leave. It was quite an evening.

Today the garden crew came to groom the yards. Lisa went with Khun Kek to look for some trees and ended up going on an unusual adventure. They drove north from our house and then he turned off the main road and proceeded to drive into the jungle on a dirt and grass road big enough for one vehicle. They ended up walking in the jungle looking at trees. He would make suggestions, pointing out that they could dig them up, but none of them looked very good. They ended up at the big nursery on the highway and they came home with three small trees and a bunch of plants. Now we have another evergreen, a tiny maple tree, and one that we've never seen before. Our little green space is growing.

Have a Great Week.

Peace,
Danny

"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
~Ivan Panin

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