Sabai House

One week later--and more baht than I care to mention--Laura and I are completely set up in our new pad. We've purchased new crockery (Aussie for 'dishes') and have given names to our "major" appliances--Frieda Fridge, Wendy Wok, Katie Kettle, and Toby Toaster(oven). Give us fifty years, and we'll still be reminding each other that Frieda is hungry (i.e. we need to go grocery shopping) while knitting sweaters (because it's so cold here) and whining about our arthritis. For now, we come home from work and park our bicycles, welcomed by Pahlo and Nahm Daeng, our neighbour's geese. A bridge connects us to our porch and house, both of which are build over a canal where fish, birds, and turtles make their homes. The house is made entirely of a dark wood that goes nicely with the surrounding greenery, including a few banana trees, whose fruit we are anxiously awaiting to ripen. We now have the opportunity to lay in the hammock, practice yoga, make dinner, or entertain friends whenever we want. Now all we need are pets...