Oh, i am SO into green veg at the moment! Prachinburi has the most briilant fresh produce market, and I can't seem to buy, cook and eat enough green veggies - asparagus, water mimosa, broccoli, spinach..........bring it on!

This weekend has been fabulous. Rob and I had to go to Bangkok to sort a couple of things out, and into the bargain we spent a great couple of days there. We stayed at May Kaidee's vege restaurant (there are rooms upstairs) - itwas like staying at your auntie's house! Comfy room, lovely bed, and amazing cooking smells when you went out onto the landing.

On Friday night we went to a new little bar - Sa-bah Cafe & Cinema. They were having an open mic night there, so we went along and bumped into a couple of people we knew, as well as making a new friend called Jenny, who is uncannily like Gemma back in Bath. It's always spooky when I meet someone who I think is just like a friend of mine, and I also like to say that it means the friend is thinking about me. That helps me to feel connected to friends back home.

There was philosophical, literary and theological debate, good drinking of Beer Lao, great live music from 2 guys, and 3 songs from me too. All amped up and singing into a mic - pretty exciting! I really do enjoy getting up and doing a few songs. And it's nice to have some amplification, too - much easier-going. So i felt all succulent and daring.

On Saturday we did our stuff, and then went for some BBQ fish at "O! Hungry", one of our top places in Bangkok.......then met up with Sian and some work friends of hers, who were throwing a party for Sarah, who was leaving for England. Sarah has a new haircut, and also a new air of joy about her - she was all glowy and happy! Had a good chat with her and told her she must read the books of SARK http://www.planetsark.com in her quest for self-discovery. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/ref=nb_ss_b/202-1434052-6387021?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=sark&Go.x=12&Go.y=10 There were quite a few people out that night, and most of them i'd never met - it turned into a great time!

Got in about 3 a.m., and then around 2 p.m. we went back to Sa-bah Cafe for breakfast (well,you know.....!), which turned out to be quite legendary. French toast made from home-made bread; a croissant; beans and sausage; maple syrup!!!!!!!!!!!; and a lovely caffe latte. It was heavenly and i could have eaten it all over again.

Then it was more or less time to set off back to Prachinburi, leaving Rob behind in BKK to sort out his visa. and when I got back here, I created my blog!

Maybe next time it will be more of a tranquil post. Or maybe not.

I really rather like having a blog here.......and now that i can put photos in the posts, i'll be rampant!

This blog is to be a creative outlet......a place for chronicling succulent moments in my life and taking a step back for a new view.

I'm dreaming of the wild hills around Bath in England. Ht's always hot here in Thailand, and I find myself almost wishing for a windy, chilly day so that I can wrap up warm and go for an invigorating walk on the hills.......get roses in my cheeks........breathe.......sing...........shout......see things from way up high, look down into the valleys. Then I would come home, put the kettle on, put the oven on, get something nice going for tea, make a cuppa, and have a nice hot bath before eating something delicious.

Isn't it funny that I crave such things as that when i live in the tropics! I think it's the contrast that I yearn for, and I'm missing my friends who are so far away.

Life here is beautiful, though.

How ya like this chair in Bangkok? (My profile photo.) I thought it was so great! Like, "Come to mama"!