a little time to catch up

We have covered the city to the interior in 10 days stopping for many massages, dresses, statues, tuks, songtow, plane, train etc... but to end the 12 days at the nest is always the best.  Yesterday we had a 2 hr massage with 1.5 hours of Thai and 1/2 hr of hot herbs... Of course I will never get use to laying on a mat near the pool with no shirt on but that is Sr. Mary somebodies words locked in my head.  We walked up to the Wat on the hill...had breakfast, lunch and dinner and just were easy.   We had dinner  both nites at the Nest 2.    You would hardly recognize the place...a new kitchen...with 6 burners and oh is not having to cook.  both nights were crowded...she has 9 beds and now the restaurant is up over the new kitchen with a fire pit and beautiful place for morning food.  You can tell the folks that have not been here...they are standing around with there  mouth open listening to the birds in the woods.  I hope someone can tell Marti...there are no roosters.  Oh I think of all of us walking the road...and Dan and Ellen and Marti and Liz and enjoying the beer on the porch...that was the most vivid time for me in Thailand... probably the first time is always important.   Also talking with Jodi about taking us up with the elephants...they did not do that very long.... so special....sweet comes to mind.
This will be Kim's last full day in Thailand...she will fly out tomorrow and then home.  I hope that this has given her a time to step out and assess.  Time will tell...but I did my best to lay it at her feet...

it would be very tempting to tie her up and keep her...she is a very nice addition to my trip...but she needs to go home and see if she can keep centered and I need to do my work...and nothing is perminant.