Life in the countryside is odd. Time appears to move slowly, then all of a sudden a year passes and you realise you still haven’t got...

It should be a simple enough answer. We get between 11 and 13 hours of daylight during the year, with hours of sunlight varying between...

Tradition is strong in Thailand. Even Bangkok, which might be expected to look more to the future than the past, leans heavily on...

Nine dogs. That’s how many we’ve been looking after today, in one form or another. In April we had one. How has it come to this? Six of...

There are a lot of things that you don’t really prepare for when you move to the country. As Donald Rumsfield once memorably said, "There...

This weekend the heat index has hit 44 C in our little corner of Kalasin. The same story has played out almost every day for the last...

Despite our lack of action updating the blog we can see people still visit and read about what we do. Thank you. In recent visits to the...

As in most countries, tradition seems to play a larger part of daily life in the country than it does in the city. In Isaan these...

We’re getting close to our favourite time of the year. The Thai ‘winter’ brings cooler temperatures and what feels like a sense of calm....

Wherever in the world you are reading this from you are likely to be feeling some form of financial squeeze. Whether it’s the cost of...

If someone tells you life in the countryside is quiet they’ve probably never lived there. A minor house flood, a snake in the kitchen,...

A little bit of artistic licence was used on the last post. It was written in mid-May but, as can happen, it was left in a corner of the...

When it rains in Thailand, it rains. There’s rarely such a thing as drizzle - it’s more like a bucket being emptied over you. It’s best...

This time of the year is the hottest part of the year. It’s not uncommon for 40c days – even nights can be in the 30s. It’s also Thai New...

It gets hot in north-eastern Thailand. Really hot. Especially in April, usually the peak of high season. Average days hit 36 C, and it...

Tomato Lettuce Cauliflower Eggplant Sweetcorn Green beans Cabbage Peas Pumpkin Morning glory Coriander Chili Thai basil Mint Mango Banana...

Before we get into part two of 2021, which we will do, we’ve been quite busy at the beginning of 2022, so I thought a little update is in...

We'll all have tales to tell about 2021 - and 2020 before it. It's been an unimaginable time, upending our lives and forcing us to change...

Rice fields offer a rich bounty. Throughout the year there is much more food to be foraged from the land than just the national staple....

A farm without water won’t be much of a success. I shouldn’t need to go into the importance of water for our soil and plants, but our...