Travels with Peggy, cont'd

With out of town visitors now safely home, it is time to prepare for the next adventure. In less than a month, I am leaving for Bangkok, Bhutan and Cambodia. I will be on my own in Thailand and Cambodia (probably Phnom Penh and Siem Reap/Ankor Wat), and joining a tour in Bhutan. It's the only way one can go to Bhutan at this point, connected to a guide/driver combo or a tour. My tour includes a three-day trek and a week + of touring--festivals, culture, scenery etc. I am starting to get very excited. I have a lot to figure out and of course, there is the worrying part: the long flights, the midnight arrival in Thailand, the political unrest in Bangkok, travelling with a small group for many days, tight connections on return flights, remembering how to do this.

Oh wait--that's the fun part. Putting it all together! I forgot, but just for a moment. For those of you who are not certain where Bhutan is, you are not alone. Below is a map.

It's summer in the mountains

...and the gardens are producing...big time. In addition to the farm stand across the road, my neighbors, Chris and Sculley, are out of town and I am watering their tomatoes...and eating them. I thought this made such a pretty picture I had to take one and share it with you. (The basket was given to me by Rusty and Kathy Rudy when I was in Houston for the Quilt Festival there several years back and it was filled with snacks and I get to think of them every time I use it. It has spent time in the quilt room, as a yarn basket and now for toting vegies across the road. Wow. I sound kinda like Suzy Homemaker, don't I!?)