Peace

Hi,

Living in this cold weather reminds me of when we were on tour, traveling in the east in winter.  So many layers of clothing.  

‘Easy Monday’ was clearly a winner this week.  A lot of readers got this one on the first day.  Here’s more:

“On the day that you were born, the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true.  So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair, of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue.  And that’s why all the kids in town, follow you all around.  Just like me, (__ __ __ __) __ __ __.”  Hint:  There were two hit versions of this song.  Either artist will do.  The brother and sister team, or the diva, take your pick.

Driving around town today we made a startling discovery:  We could see inside peoples cars and they could see us.  In Thailand, most cars have tinted windows because of the heat.  When you ride around town, you don’t really see the people inside the cars and trucks.  Everyone has the windows up and the air/con going.

Yesterday was the day we made our trip to a The Ross store.  Every trip we make a point of going to our favorite discount store to see what we can see.  This visit was all about warm things, mostly.  Since we probably won’t take most of the warm things back to Thailand, we wanted to get things that might last a couple of winters.  Not that I’m hoping it will be this cold next winter, but who knows?  It was a success.

We went back to Emerald Thai for lunch.  We were to meet friends, but went a little early to hang out with our friend Nid.  We’ve known him for about 16 years.  He showed us pictures of his family back in Thailand and he told us of his plan to return home in two years.  It was a very warm, heart-to-heart conversation.  Our friends arrived and we were blown away.  Long-time friend Kerrina, who used to be our physical therapist, brought her three tall children we hardly recognized.  It’s been a few years since we’ve seen them.  It was great catching up on their lives and interests.  

Today’s photo was taken at The Big Brown House.  It’s a shot of our front yard from a different perspective.

As you read this message, we’re in travel mode, going to Northern California to visit Joe, Lisa's father, her step-sister Karen Jo, and the Oakland cousins.  More on that in my next message.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                Peace,

                          Danny

“Looking for peace is like looking 

for a turtle with a mustache; 

you won’t be able to find it.  

But when your heart is ready,

peace will come looking for you.”

~Ajahn Chah