Monthly Archives: May 2015

Miss Mangohead holds a massive 1.5 kg mango that Eid’s sister received from a friend.

Taken last week in Chiang Mai and more than 10 years ago in Toronto. Happy birthday to my lovely wife, Eid.

In her dreams: Eid takes off from Thailand and lands in Canada. Some comments:  

Eid’s Mom prepares to roast some bananas. I tried these yesterday for the first time. We often eat grilled bananas, but this type is cooked in its peel and has a different taste and texture from anything I’ve eaten before … Continue reading →

  The mulberries are ripening nicely, young banana trees are growing out of the stumps of old ones that we’ve already harvested, and we have a bumper crop of bamboo shoots, but red ants are taking over our string beans.

In late 1987, I bought a wooly jumper in London’s Camden Market. Little did I know at the time that it would last me half a lifetime and help to cement my reputation as one of the least fashionable people … Continue reading →

Grandma fanning Kanda the cat on a hot Chonburi night.