Portland is Finally Sunny and Hot

It took awhile but it is now sunny and hot...yea team! Reading "The Sacred Willow" by Duong Van Mai Elliott a four generational story about her family in Vietnam...very interesting to read about the life and not just tourist places...inside their culture and values. Trying to get my computer hooked up at home with a new wireless system..keep calling...going over to l,d, h to see the kitty cats pretty soon; after a visit to n,h,c...big noisy birds outside on the trees and s is going crazy; she wants to hunt so badly..her eyes are big and her lips are quivering and her tail is going all around..poor thing can't get to them at all...off to reading a little more and staying cool inside.

A Beautiful Day

A day we all like....cool in the morning and getting warmer in the afternoon with sunshine! Late evening with sweet gentle light...bought my new luggage for my trip...plus some other goodies...travel book was given to me by the manager since my experience with another salesperson earlier was not pleasant...so that was nice of her. So I have been reading the history of Vietnam in my new LoneyPlanet Vietnam book. They are an amazing people and culture...no matter who has tried to take them over...they have not been able to. Sure getting excited about going there...going to do a trail pack and see how little I can take!

Zen Then Something

Full day---made my hotel reservations for Hong Kong and Vietnam...got my visa yesterday...went to a workshop on Zen Buddhism...taught us how to begin to meditate from the Zen perspective; sitting with your eyes open...did it for about 20 minutes...very relaxed after wards..meeting new people...liked the feeling of the place...near by off Hawthorne...then went to n,c,h for dinner...a small pool outside and watched them play...I just laugh when I am with them...now I am totally tired and still need to make my bed for tonight...2nd day of ww and doing really well..what I liked about what they said about Zen is that it gets you in touch with your body by sitting and listening and feeling your breathing...quietly. It did...I liked the way the place felt...very nice day...hot but not unbearable like a couple days ago...really want to do some watercolor...nite nite