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Hi,

The high today was 104°F in the shade.  It was really, really hot.  It was so hot…

With ‘Easy Monday’ falling on a holiday for lots of you, it’s no wonder only a few responded to this very memorable song from 1967.  “When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go, and you’ve just had some kind of mushroom, and your mind is moving slow.  Go ask  Alice, I think she’ll know…”  Clue:  The title of the song is not in the lyrics, but you should be able to see that we’re in a fantasy story and it’s one of the main characters.  Whose missing? 

This morning, ‘Alarm clock dog’ decided to wake us up at 5:45am.  I guess he wanted to get a head start on the heat of the morning.  We blindly complied since his bark is huge and can’t be ignored.  The relaxing on the front porch portion was short-lived when he began gardening.  The digging is his construction job, this recent pulling up plants that are healthy is a new thing.  It was so nice when he could just be set free to be a little puppy, investigating the world.  There are times when he can be a barrel of fun, teasing, running and leaping like a gazelle.  It’s just a phase, they said.

After a short walk in the park, we went to Chivit Thamma Da for the usual.  Today, JaiDee was the headliner.  It was his ‘show’.  His fans rushed to see him when we entered, and one of his favorite friends hung out with us most of the time we were there.  Another new member of the club joined her and they marveled at JaiDee’s trick of ‘shake a paw’.  He can do it with both paws.  He did a few more tricks, over and over to the delight of his ‘people’.  Tomorrow he’ll have a return engagement since we’re meeting our friend Lisa for coffee.

This afternoon we went to Makro for food for the dog.  Now they have a QR system at the front door, or an optional method just inside.  The importance of tracking who is in the store at what time is important because it helps prevent the silent spreading of the virus.  Some feel that it’s an invasion of privacy, but these are serious times and being able to contact those who might be infected is a real priority.  

While cruising through Makro, I spotted something new in the vegetable department:  Purple Carrots from Australia.  Maybe you know about these, but it’s new to me.

This evening Lisa and JaiDee went to the walking place and it was ‘show time’ once again.  He has figured out the art of sitting still and being adorable.  Yesterday a little boy of about 4 years old approached JaiDee.  JaiDee just put his nose to the little boys chest while he rubbed his head.  They met again on the next lap and this time the boy had more confidence and really petted JaiDee.  This evening he made friends with a woman who was afraid, but stood long enough to realize he was no threat.  Our little prince.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                           Peace,

                                     Danny

“The grass isn’t greener on the other side

It’s green where you water it.”

~Unknown