Tag Archives: Issaan

House build, part #7

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Mike

Sorry for the delay in this story ! To cut a long story short the house is finished and we have moved in, but didn’t have internet access for quite a while so I had to leave you all in … Continue reading →

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Episode 6, 100 days and counting

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Mike

Last episode finished with the walls rendered, and the basic shell of the building completed. Since then it has been slow progress for the last two or three weeks. The builder’s workforce has shrunk to just two painters priming the … Continue reading →

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Episode 5, the walls go up!

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Mike

Once the roofing crew had done most of their job, with only the finishing touches to do, the blocklaying gang started. And they started in earnest, with about 10 people on the job on the first day. 4 sections of … Continue reading →

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Episode 4…A roof over our heads.

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Mike

The last part finished with the concrete crew departing, and the roofing guys supposed to start a few days later. As it happened, there was a delay of several days due to them running late on another job. We did … 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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