Picture a day October 8

Let's retry this post from yesterday: 

I was downtown with a friend and we stopped in a cute Japanese shop of organic products, not food, but clothes, table linens, blankets, baby stuff, etc. and then we found these, and wow. Whole other level of granola! 

Picture a day October 7

Today's picture addresses something that has long baffled me in Thailand: yogurt spoons. This is a picture of a Tupperware with a four pack of yogurts, and four plastic spoons. From time to time I find the four packs come in a little container and if I'm low on containers I buy the yogurts that come with a free one (the whole disappearance of Tupperware thing seems to be a global problem). But I was surprised to open the container and find these little plastic spoons. But I shouldn't be surprised, not anymore. You see, every time you buy yogurt at the store, they give you a spoon for each yogurt. Now, when I'm buying yogurt at 7- Eleven, that almost makes sense, as in, it's a convenience store so I might be about to eat my yogurt right then and there. But the fact that they give me a spoon per carton of yogurt even when I am stocking up at the grocery store has always confused me. So today I thought about it a bit. And I think it all comes down to the fact that Thais eat with a spoon and fork generally, and the spoons are a good soup spoon size, not teaspoon. Teaspoons are not common. I have them, because I like them for my tea, but I do confess that I usually use them for yogurt too. Maybe if all I had were the giant ones than the little plastic ones might be useful for the little yogurt cartons. Or at least, that's my new theory...

Picture a day October 6

Universal truth: don't go to the grocery store in Sunday night because EVERYONE goes on Sunday nights making for crowded aisles and long lines. 

Picture a day October 5

Live Postseason Tigers baseball in my living room in Bangkok. First inning is going well! 

Picture a day October 4

I had a bowl of mint chip ice cream and the twins attacked with mouths wide open. It was a bit like feeding the pigeons at the park, once if gave them a bite they chased me down till it was gone. 

Picture a day October 3

I walked past the soccer field after school today and thought this was pretty cute- a line up of little guys watching the high schoolers play. It's one of the advantages of a K-12 school, everybody all interacting together. 

Picture a day October 2

This picture does not convey the greenness of everything when I took it. There's a great lightning show going on right now, but so far no rain.