This is my latest painted sketch. I also sketched some new thank you cards for Khun Nong yesterday. I’ll share them when they are painted.
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Nation Thailand
Brian and I actually caught a glimpse of the blood moon this morning on our way to the gym. What a glorious sight! Usually, I would get all excited about one of these spectacular events when we lived in the States, and then our weather was cloudy, rainy, or some other problem interfered. This was stunningly beautiful. It was just above the trees and we stopped for a minute or two to simply enjoy.
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I had my windows open this morning and Brian texted me, telling me that the air was unhealthy today. I checked my Chiang Mai Air Pollution Real-Time website and the reading was 120, well into the unhealthy range. I closed everything up and turned on the air filters. It doesn’t look bad outside, but I will monitor things more carefully to try to make sure my lungs are not affected. The ‘hot and hazy’ season lasts from March through April in Chiang Mai.
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When we visited my husband at the nursing home yesterday, we saw the tree outside his window sporting THESE! A nice bunch of Thai bananas. The Thai bananas are small and shorter than the ones in the States, but they taste so much better! The ones in the states can be prettier when you see them in the stores, but they may be essentially tasteless. These are full of sweet flavor. I just love them. My husband will share in a nice treat soon!
Also on the way to the nursing home I saw a man walking across the street with two large transparent bags full of several beautiful kinds of salad stuff. Lot of different types of lettuce. He was walking toward one of the food stores, so my assumption is that he will sell his harvest of the day to the food store, which will provide beautiful produce for their customers. No middle men. Just goodness changing hands.
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I wish you a fun-filled day.
“In March winter is holding back and spring is pulling forward. Something holds and something pulls inside of us too.”
― Jean Hersey
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I love the rabbit. Very cheerful.
I take those Thai bananas will need to be yellow before ready to eat?
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Thanks, Liz. I’m glad you like the rabbit. Yes, the bananas will need to ripen more before they are harvested, though we have seem them cutting off a whole bunch before they are fully yellow…
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The rabbit is so cute.
The blood moon is amazing. I have never seen one, so thank you for sharing. I would think it was even prettier in person.
I never thought bananas would taste so different. Learned something new today 😀 (Donna)
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Hi, Donna. I’m glad you liked the rabbit. The blood moon WAS amazing. I had never seen one before. I hope you get to eat a Thai banana one day.
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“This is beautiful. There’s something really special about seeing a sketch at this stage—the creativity and emotion come through so clearly. I can already tell the finished pieces are going to be amazing. Your thank-you cards for Khun Nong sound like such a thoughtful touch too. I can’t wait to see them once they’re painted.”
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Thanks very much for your kind comment. I’m trying to teach myself to draw and then paint the sketches. No pressure, just pleasure in the act of challenging myself. I’m having a great time.
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Hi, I’m sorry it’s been a while since I got back to you. I did see your comment and wanted to respond sooner. I’ve been working on building my YouTube channel, and that’s been taking up a lot of my time lately.
If you get a chance, go check it out — it’s called Mr. Looper’s Creative Studio. I’ll be posting more once I get everything balanced out.
I really appreciate you taking the time to comment, and I’m glad you liked what I shared. Thank you
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I’ll check it out.
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Hi. I checked out your new YouTube channel plus your Etsy site. I’m impressed with both of them. I subscribed to your channel. The reason you’re doing the YouTube channel is interesting and unique. I’ll be interested to hear what feedback you get. Best of luck!
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