Mom’s Dream House

In the 1960s after 30 years of cleaning the house, taking care of children and cooking for everybody Mom got tired of doing it. In her mind she had this dream house she would live in where all of these things she did in the past would be secondary to just enjoying life. She described her house on the beach here she would walk in with sandy feet, not cleaning them off, put her feet up on the table and not even think about cleaning up the place.

As she described her small cabin on the beach I had a picture in my mind I created from her description. It had a front door in the middle where you walk into the house, a window on the right for the living room with the rustic furniture, no need to be careful of spilling anything anywhere. Then there was a door on the left leading into the bedroom with the window facing out towards the beach, the same as with the living room window.

While walking on White Sands Beach here in Koh Chang I found the house.

Wat Paknam Khaem Nu (Chantaburi, Thailand)

This temple is so interesting and unique it takes a long time to absorb all the beauty. I recently met one of the artists decorating the walls. It’s an incredibly interesting personal story as well as profession.

keeping my hands out of the sun. hours in the sun is not good for skin.
the Phoenix around the sides of the temple and dragons at the front.
(Red Phoenix and Azure dragon make up the Yin Yang circle of dynamics)

What Wat Phu Khao? That One!

Visiting temples in Thailand is kind of like traveling through Italy and taking photos of the amazing art in the churches so here’s another one I really enjoyed with some friends from Japan.

Just one variety of tree
Another variety of tree
With my Covid beard
You pay for incense and little flakes of gold to press on to certain objects like this big ball

Eat in Style!

Whether it is a bbq at home with friends or eating at a river restaurant, style and deliciousness are important.

home bbq
river Restaurant
still constructing
our table
shrimp, tempura and lots of other tasty food
Karaoke group

That Wat, Wat Thung Setthi

Wat Thung Setthi is near the center of Khon Kaen. It’s very striking for it’s surroundings of water and rice fields as well as the four corner guards protecting the Buddha.

At the entrance
Visitors ringing a chime
A dog trying to catch catfish
One guard
Second guard
Third guard
Fourth guard
The Buddha

Mountain Food Shops

As my friends took me around Kalasin and the area today they wanted to stop at the shops selling mountain resourced specialty foods. Here they are, frogs, bugs and all.

Beehives
Worms and bugs
Freshwater eel and rats
More bugs
Live baby frogs
More bugs

Yes, they are alive