Thai Project

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Here in am in Chiang Mai. Four hours of shopping at Global Home Store and we have a kitchen sink, a two burner stove, roofing, window frames, windows and about 4 boxes of nails, plus about a zillion other things for building the house. Whole pricetag was 33000 bhat, which is just over $1000. It is shocking that you can build an entire house with $60 in nails here. We bought 7 windows!!! Oh, and a front door made of teak for $50.... It is going to be a shock to get home and have to buy groceries.... ugh.

We came to buy a breeding pair of "white" pigs an 20 chickens only to find we suddenly need a permit to transfer animals from one district to another. This Theo will take care of while I am gone. A laying hen is about $3.50 for a 16 week pullett....they don't have any in Omkoi district so our little family will be an industry onto themselves for the eggs. All they have there are jungle fowl like we have running around in Hilo.

Today I am flying to Bangkok and then hotel it for the night. Then off at oh-dark-thirty to Honolulu. I will be in Hilo sometime Tuesday, depending on a connecting flight. See you all soon. I am bringing lots of photos.

Pam


Just another day in P A R A D I S E !!