Home is in Thailand, but i have to work in U.S.A. for now. Full blog is at thaicountrylife.com this tumblr is for little quick posts of life hereTumblr (3.0; @thaicountrylife)http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1sdxiXYzq1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>somebody likes me!</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/20273468576http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/20273468576Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:58:30 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1sc6voTlE1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a bit overdone for gatepost lamps, but i like em anyway</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/20271991611http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/20271991611Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:20:55 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1sc4sTtrJ1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>look at all this stuff. is it really all necessary?</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/20271938977http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/20271938977Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:19:40 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1dqu1zeOD1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m busy.</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/19825993943http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/19825993943Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:13:13 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m150bhEV5z1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>my coffee making station for the mornings. methyl alchohol, moka<br/> maker, pop-can stove and wind-break, water bottle and accessories.<br/> everything i need right here on the porch.</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/19573390794http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/19573390794Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:59:41 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m15076QtMS1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>lay it in the back of a truck, build a support frame in the back,<br/> brace the skinny ends of the trunk with long pole splints so it<br/> doesn’t break, wrap the whole thing in plastic mesh netting, hang a<br/> redlight off the very back, and you’re ready to go. Ninety Feet. i<br/> paced it off. wow.</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/19573330777http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/19573330777Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:57:06 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0v02t9w8I1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i bet she’s a reallly good swimmer.</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/19279158786http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/19279158786Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:18:29 +0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m3jA2ZwGCRo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lom Sak Market Street - evening Thailand (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3jA2ZwGCRo&feature=share" target="_blank">ThaiCountryLife</a>)</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/18832734541http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/18832734541Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:18:04 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0bdf1btdw1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ahhh, so nice…</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/18662732614http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/18662732614Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:54:37 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzydkfVDBt1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>the paved part of the parking lot, but didn’t cover the drain holes<br/> with metal yet - only some wood planks. this poor guy was too heavy.<br/> drat. mess up your day this would. we are in the white toyota, we had<br/> a very hard time getting out around this guys truck.</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/18248700162http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/18248700162Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:29:03 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzybu4hRnd1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i wondered how they got the design on these jars. they are very<br/> common in thailand, especially with this dragon design. the women at<br/> the shop said they are painted by hand. i was skeptical, until i<br/> compared the images on a group of jars. they were all just a little<br/> bit different, every stroke. yep. all done by hand. wow. they sell<br/> for about 15$</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/18247480027http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/18247480027Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:51:40 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzfpuzrdoB1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I noticed this little house from the road. the walled in area is about 9 feet by 9 feet, with sliding glass doors and a porch front and back. in a tropical climate, where you only need a sheltered place to sleep, this is all you really need, isn’t it? you live outside on the porches mostly, food prep and cooking on the back porch, hanging out on the front. they are still building, so the yard is a bit cluttered.  a work in progress, but very cute eh?</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17654695229http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17654695229Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:40:00 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbsh0ZkQG1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>when your toilet is one of these, you will NEVER have the “seat<br/> up/seat down argument. and when your sanitary is a splash of water,<br/> you will NEVER have the “toilet roll over/under” argument.</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17545725320http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17545725320Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:46:12 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8pa841Gj1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>my wifes daughter bought a snack at the fair. yes, i ate them also.<br/> pretty tasty, but wayyyy to salty to eat very many of them.</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17434035833http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17434035833Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:44:32 +0700This evening a couple of ladies from the local public health came around on a motorbike.  they took...http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17429341906http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17429341906Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:14:00 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz41wfPjS21rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>customized Yamaha YSR-500 quite a few of these round here. No<br/> plates, no papers - grey market bikes. i want one…</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17307360880http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17307360880Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:29:03 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz24d1CARr1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>this happy little fellow is named Man-U<br/> after the football club MANchester United</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17250046435http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17250046435Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:27:01 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz2495GV2d1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>more than we can use</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17249935494http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17249935494Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:24:41 +0700botshttp://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17249626440http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/17249626440Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:18:36 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq5viRASs1rodbzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>we had our picture taken with a famous movie star, in the alps, next to a brand new Toyota!</p>http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/16869620518http://thaicountrylife.tumblr.com/post/16869620518Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:28:30 +0700