Category Archives: Thailand

A “not so Grand Design”…our Thai house build..#1

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Mike

After 3 years of delay, partly caused by COVID and partly by my prevaricating, our house build is finally starting. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom, decent sized kitchen, a Buddha zone for the wife, small home gym and workshop/tool storage for … Continue reading →

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New beginnings

Posted on December 25, 2023 by Mike

Merry Christmas to all…if you are reading it today ! If not today, then just “Hello”. This blog has been dormant for a while, with nothing much to write about I just had no motivation. COVID had stopped all travel, … Continue reading →

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At our local wat

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Mike

Just a couple of phone photos from my morning walk out to a local forest wat, where they have a large number of adenium (aka Desert Rose) and other plants potted around a large chedi.

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Sai Sin, the lucky white string

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Mike

In Thailand you often see a white cord tied around a person’s wrist, or tied to a new building, or a new car ! This is a form of blessing, wishing for good fortune in the future. The other night … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Mike

Wishing everybody a Happy New Year for 2020, ….or for those in Thailand “Sawadee Pii Mai 2563” / สวัสดีปีใหม่. (Thailand has it’s own B.E. or Buddhist Era calendar, several hundred years ahead of most of the world) A short video … Continue reading →

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Sunflower

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Mike

Our rental house has no garden, just a concrete slab upon which I have a few potted plants to break up the greyness. The nearest thing to a real garden is the narrow piece of dirt  between our front wall … Continue reading →

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