Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Got a bit chilly last night,

had to turn some fans off

8 AM temperature Nov 4
OK I was way off on that one.  I expected night time temperatures to drop into the teens about mid November, as last year.  Cooler temperatures arrived earlier than I have noted in the past five years of weather tracking.
Temperatures began falling yesterday.  It was not very noticeable until early afternoon. Temperatures were cloaked by the humidity. 
The coldest time of the  day is generally between 4 and 6 am.  I am certain the temperature was 19 earlier this morning 
OH I should mention, some forecasters are predicting coolest cool season in years, decades maybe. They did forecast a few days ago that temperatures would drop, but did not specify where I thought  Somewhere, not in Sakon Nakhon

Monday, November 3, 2014

Pitstop Hours





Apples Christmas 2014

Apple’s  Christmas Dinner Menu
Sunday December 21 , 2014

Oyster Salad 
Seafood Tom Yum 
Thai Pumpkin Soup 
 Traditional Roast Turkey with Pork, Sage and Onion Stuffing 
Roast Pork Loin with Herbed Pepper Rub 
Roasted Potatoes  
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy 
Brussels Sprouts in nicely Seasoned Butter sauce 
Honey Orange Glazed Carrots 
Mixed Fresh Vegetables
Deserts
Homemade Apple Pie 
Traditional Mince Meat Pie 
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie 
Coconut and Rum Custard Cake 
Coffee

All for 499  Baht
100 Baht reserves a seat, plus 399 Baht upon Confirmation
Please confirm your reservation on or before Dec 3
Apples has seats for 65 guests .

   Pictured is the 2013 Apples Christmas party, enjoyed by all



Thanks for visiting

Possibly the best present on my 70 birthday (November 1) was the highest number of visitors to my blog in 5 years of blogging (plus 3 prior years of running a website).
Daily average number of visitors 75. There were 148 visitors yesterday. 
35% US, 
31% Thailand, 
  7%  UK  
  6%  Australia 
  5%  Sweden 
  3%  India, Norway, Denmark 
  2%  Malasia  


Sakon Nakhon did not make the list

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