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Hi,

Chiang Rai started out cool and turned into a warm, sunny day without a hint of rain.

The ‘Easy Monday’ song was “Get Off My Cloud” by The Rolling Stones.  Next up, a travel song on ‘Jazzy Wednesday’.  “If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best.  Get your kicks on __ __ __.  It winds from Chicago to L.A.  More than two thousand miles all the way.  Get your kicks on __ __ __.”  Hint: There are numbers involved.  You see this song title on signs across America.

Today was a big day.  This is the day we moved back upstairs to our bedroom, office, den.  It’s been 3 weeks tomorrow since I ‘lived’ in this room.  Climbing the stairs feels effortless, which is no scientific measurement, but if I feel better afterwords, then it’s a good thing.  Natcha and Gong were a big help in making the transition.  They’re getting good at this moving thing.  They do most of the work whenever we find it necessary to stay downstairs.  We are very grateful.  

The day began with a trip to Chivit Thamma Da for coffee without JaiDee.  It never fails, whenever we’re asked about JaiDee and we tell them he’s at home, it gets a big laugh.  I guess because we’re all referring to him as if he’s a person.  Even though it’s very relaxing without him there, we still miss him.  It’s nice, sometimes, to be able to relax and watch the river and the birds without being concerned about the dog eating a chair (555).

The major work on the Super Highway in front of Browney Pet World is almost done, which makes going there less of a hassle.  We got what we went for, and also a new collar for TongDee.  Now her collar and harness match.  While we were at the check stand, I was looking at the packaged meals in the frozen section and made this discovery:

Just another example of how a word can have different meanings in different parts of the world.  Hmm.

JaiDee and TongDee are becoming buddies.  She is gradually learning to ‘play’, and that’s making everyone at The Big Brown House very happy.  When Natcha takes them out to run, TongDee takes off right next to JaiDee and sometimes will poke him in the side to get him to chase her.  When she first arrived, all she would do was growl at him.  They hang out in the kitchen side by side, watching Natcha cook.  Tong, as we call her sometimes, is still a little guarded when it comes to edibles, but it’s getting better.  All in all, she’s become a part of our household and she’s happy.

It feels like a Wacky Wednesday.

                             Peace,

                                       Danny

“The highest result of education

is tolerance.”

~Helen Keller