My parents flew in for Thanksgiving weekend this year. Nearly every day for the last six months Sam and I had been preparing for this in some big or small way. There were lots of furniture, accessories, repairs, etc. that needed to be examined in our new condo before our first overnight guests could set […]
flickring
I haven’t posted much in the last month, but a lot has been going on. Our garden has been a hive of activity. We’ve added a lot of plants, arranged stepping stones, etc. over the last month. All in preparation for my parents’ visit for thanksgiving. One day while looking at the garden we […]
As another month passes by, we nod in silent acknowledgement; pressing on into the mysterious involuntary entanglement of the future
On Saturday night Sam and I met up with Aaron at Tarfest. Apparently it’s the tenth anniversary, but you wouldn’t have known it from the extremely lackluster crowds remaining 2/3rds through the event. When we arrived I realized a magnificent sunset was escaping from us on the other side of museum row. We were still […]
In Los Angeles, denigrating cult figureheads generates laughs, not embassy protests
Sam and I had wanted to see the Book of Mormon Broadway show when we visited Manhattan in 2011. Due to the newness of the show at the time and the marketing blitz (this was during the campaign to win all the awards that are now listed in the show guide) we were unable to […]
riffing on the past
On September 8th, Sam and I walked to the Hollywood Bowl to see the Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks. This traditional concert there has been going on for years, but neither of us had ever seen it. Since we live up the street now, Sam decided she wanted to see what all the fuss was about and […]
Last Day in Thailand/Bangkok
On our last day in Bangkok, which happened to coincide with the Thai mother’s day, we stopped and said hello to Sam’s brother-in-law’s mother before heading to the hospital so Sam could get a check-up (don’t worry, this was planned in advance). The hospital is (lucky for Thai people) probably the nicest, cleanest most modern […]
Ratchaburi Day 2
After checking out we visited the hotel’s coffee shop – Panoza. Next we stopped at The scenery vintage farm. First we fed the goats. Then we tried archery. All my arrows hit the same ring in different spots about six inches from the bullseye. I guess it’s good I don’t have to hunt for my […]
Ratchaburi Day 1
On Friday we visited the popular River khwae rock valley hot spring and fish spa. We took a long-tail boat down the river and got off just before the rapids. We came to a series of natural hot springs – but first we were given mud masks to wear and sent to the “Dr. Fish […]
Kanchanaburi day 2
After breakfast on Thursday we drove to Pumpee in khao lhame national park. Next we drove up a mountain. Up past a yellow sign telling us we weren’t allowed to continue. And still up and up we went. Eventually we went up so high that we were enveloped in the low hanging rainclouds blanketing the […]
Kanchanaburi day 1
On Tuesday we got back to Bangkok from Pattaya pretty late (after 11) only to wake up really early (4am) on Wednesday and head west out of a predawn Bangkok. By 7am we were at the infamous bridge over the river Kwai, the end of the “death railway.” Note the sleepy looks on our faces […]