Day off!!

Today, Monday the 24th is our R&R day which is much needed after a grueling day of mixing and pouring cement for the future sauna. It felt like we were already in a sauna with the sun beating down and the humidity souring. It has been so great to be doing so many different hands on building activities and with as many hands that are around we are quickly gratified with amazing results. The chicken palace is drying and then we are putting up the ceiling which is going to be a yurt like ceiling structure with thatched roofing. We have also been mixing up a plaster to put over the adobe bricks to make a more finished product. That is a similar mixture, taken place by dancing in the mud, adding sand and water and rice husks. We can also play with different color clays to produce natural coloring.

Last night we broke into the passion fruit wine that Peter (a wonderful older gentleman from seattle area) had made and what a delicious treat! A few glasses of that and we had a full on dance party in the sala! There is quite the array of talent... Jugglers, various muscicians ranging from guitar to flute to mouth harp to didgerydoo?? little Ping is the youngest of the bunch (3?) , her mom is one of the cooks and she loves to rock out!! She brings an elevated level of energy to all aspects, buzzing around with curiosity.

Today, and half of tomorrow the farm is quiet with most people off to explore Chiang Mai and surrounding areas. I was eager to have a quiet day reading, practicing guitar, knitting my leg warmers that are in the works, doing a bit of cooking and just being. There is a WONDERUL smoothy stand 20 minutes away that is also irresistable!! From my computer corner there is a beautiful veggie garden in the works with bamboo trellises for growing beans and creepers and so many fruit trees full of fruit that we constantly have to be picking it off the ground so it doesnt' rot! Pon, the woman cooking is waiting for my hands in the kitchen so I must be off!

Lien (from Belgium) and I practicing music!!
(Watch out Sarah, I can play two songs!!)