Back in March, after we planted a mixed bunch of trees in front of the house, I’d read that different government organisations supported...

We thought it would never end, but it seems like it’s done. After the builders left last week thinking the job was done we made a final...

We always knew building our own house would be a daunting task. Our time in Bangkok was always spent in rented accommodation, so if there...

We’ve still got some work to do around the house and it’s not quite how we’d like it to look, and we’re still surrounded with builders...

Storm clouds have been looming in the area for the past couple of days - and I’m not talking about our frustration with the building...

After a week of living in our new house we are yet to wake up to the just the sound of the local bird life singing, as we are still...

Most of the inside of the house is finished, and the issues from earlier in the week mainly fixed. There’s a few more days before balcony...

In a slight change of topic I thought today was a good day to take a look back and think about how we got here. Or more specifically how...

If you are reading this and have spent any time in Thailand, what you are about to read will come as no surprise: deadlines here are...

We’re off to sign off on our completed house today. An hour long flight to Khon Kaen, the closest big city with an airport, followed by a...

Imagine learning English and getting to a competent level. You've got a bit more than survival skills, but definitely not fluent. You...

Two weeks from today I’ll be able to post from our house in the field drinking a coffee on our balcony after waking up there for the...

One of the most important things we’ll need to do on our land is harvest water. We need to keep it on the land for as long as possible to...

One of the things we love about where we live now is being able to be outside while at home. We’ve been lucky in Bangkok as the last two...

Sometimes it’s easier to let pictures tell the story, so here goes. First, thanks to a gift from Scotland. A cracking little picture that...

In the not too distant future we'll start concentrating on the farm, and that means planting stuff. If you've been reading you'll know...

Plants are looking stronger and the house is coming together. Heavy overnight monsoon rains and hot daytime sun are exactly the medicine...

After some of our trees taking a little bit of a kicking from the local hooligans - the pests - they’ve managed to get themselves...

By the end of the month our house will be finished. Maybe. We started thinking about this almost a year ago, and it began as the sort of...

"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know...