Hi,
Monday warmed up sooner than expected, but was still a little chilly for our 'Thai blood'. I suppose by the end of the trip we will be used to it and then Thailand will feel extra warm. Such wishful thinking. We visited the 'old neighborhood', lunched with cousins, and had dinner in a unique eatery.
Our 'Easy Monday' song actually does use the title in the lyrics. Here is the last verse, which may be all the clues you need. Some readers nailed it on the first day. "In the clearing stands a __ and a fighter by his trade, and he carries the reminders of ev'ry glove that layed him down or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame..."
In the morning we went to the post office only to find it closed. We found out later that it was a holiday thing. From there we visited our old street. The woman who bought our house had invited us to see the changes she has made. She wasn't home but our friend Grace was home and we had a lovely time visiting with her. She filled us in on all the recent happenings on the little block-long street. We met her new neighbors who are leaving for two weeks in Thailand and we talked to them for a bit. Grace showed us her garden and a plant that Lisa had given her years ago. It was a great reunion.
We had lunch at East Wind Thai restaurant with some of the Valley Cousins. Nowell and Jennifer, plus Sam and Emma, who stayed with us in Chiang Rai, and the youngest son Chaz. We spent lots of time catching up, discussing current events both here and in Thailand. We'll be seeing them again during our stay.
The size of the westside and all it's little communities is huge when compared to Chiang Rai. So many things to see, so many people moving about puts our 'home town' in perspective. The choices and diversity of places to eat is enough to boggle the mind. We went on a dinner adventure with Jeff and Anna in the evening. Driving up to Century City, through the neighborhoods brought back memories of getting lost in the Beverwil district. There is a restaurant in the Century Plaza Mall called 'The Counter'. Basically, it's a place where you get to 'build' your own hamburger. They give you a check list and you decide what kind of meat, toppings and sauce you want. I made a simple turkey burger with lettuce and tomato. The food was great and we had fun conversations. While we waited for our table Jeff and I went to the Sony store and I saw myself on a 3D TV. I look pretty good in 3D. (Ha) Jeff told me that August was in heaven at this mall since there's an Apple store, a Sony store, and a Microsoft store; more gadgets and devices than his little brain could absorb, but he had a ball.
Today will bring new adventures for sure. Stay tuned.
Have a Happy Tuesday.
Peace,
Danny
"Keep what is worth keeping -
and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."~Dinah Muloch Craik
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