Yesterday and today, I'd listened to almost 20 presentations by undergraduate students on their senior projects so my brain gave in and stopped functioning. I suppose listening wasn't that exhausting but having to read their sometimes-sloppy reports and to comment on them was more taxing.
Anyhow, today was my merit making day. After my yoga class, I stopped by S&P to buy alm's food for Luangpor Khamkien and his attendant monk. Luangpor Khamkien is put on special diets so I don't think he ate mine (he has been receiving treatments at Balavi which cooks for him). The main reason I went to see him was because I wanted to offer him a knitted hat that my friends and I made (I got the yarn and they did the knitting). The yarn was so pretty, soft, and of dark saffron color that I couldn't help but buy it (then I couldn't knit). The lunch thing was actually Luang Pee Tum's idea (I couldn't go to Baan Aree to make an offer so I called him to ask where else I could see him). The food at Balavi is too bland anyway.
When I arrived at Balavi, Luangpor was in his acupuncture session. I recognized his caretaker who is also a lay-person driver. I left the food and the hat with her as I had to go. She had sharp eyes and said that the hat is made with very good yarns as it is so soft. She asked if I could find a more yellow color, and I said this was the closest thing I could get. I was happy to close off that project. Whether or not he wears it is not really my concern (she said, the color is a bit too dark to his liking, but, so as to make me feel good, she said, he'd wear it.) I think the texture of this wool yarn feels much better on the skin than acrylic ones, and it doesn't cause as much static. I plan to make a hat and a vest for Luangpor Sumedho, Luang Pee Tum and Phra Ajahn Note (in that order). But I have to finish my scarf project first.
I texted Luang Pee Tum to notify him that I got the lunch thing set and to thank him for calling the caretaker. He texted back to thank me. Amazing how I talk to and email monks on regular basis nowadays.
Then I went to pick up Dhamma coloring books for children as the place was very close to Balavi. So today I checked off two items on my to-do list.
Anyhow, today was my merit making day. After my yoga class, I stopped by S&P to buy alm's food for Luangpor Khamkien and his attendant monk. Luangpor Khamkien is put on special diets so I don't think he ate mine (he has been receiving treatments at Balavi which cooks for him). The main reason I went to see him was because I wanted to offer him a knitted hat that my friends and I made (I got the yarn and they did the knitting). The yarn was so pretty, soft, and of dark saffron color that I couldn't help but buy it (then I couldn't knit). The lunch thing was actually Luang Pee Tum's idea (I couldn't go to Baan Aree to make an offer so I called him to ask where else I could see him). The food at Balavi is too bland anyway.
When I arrived at Balavi, Luangpor was in his acupuncture session. I recognized his caretaker who is also a lay-person driver. I left the food and the hat with her as I had to go. She had sharp eyes and said that the hat is made with very good yarns as it is so soft. She asked if I could find a more yellow color, and I said this was the closest thing I could get. I was happy to close off that project. Whether or not he wears it is not really my concern (she said, the color is a bit too dark to his liking, but, so as to make me feel good, she said, he'd wear it.) I think the texture of this wool yarn feels much better on the skin than acrylic ones, and it doesn't cause as much static. I plan to make a hat and a vest for Luangpor Sumedho, Luang Pee Tum and Phra Ajahn Note (in that order). But I have to finish my scarf project first.
I texted Luang Pee Tum to notify him that I got the lunch thing set and to thank him for calling the caretaker. He texted back to thank me. Amazing how I talk to and email monks on regular basis nowadays.
Then I went to pick up Dhamma coloring books for children as the place was very close to Balavi. So today I checked off two items on my to-do list.
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