Only a minor plague today, or an older one. The frog I saw this morning in the previous post was still there, unmoving, and I think might be dead. Which raises the question of why there is a dead (and I’m afraid putrefying) frog perched on a mirror about 3 metres from the ground. A […]
Spiders
Our plagues continue as last night a very large and deadly-looking spider ensconced itself on the stairs, which are themselves very dark, so it was pure luck that the GF spotted it. I’m afraid we killed it. This happened about 10 minutes after the latest appearance by the frog. I noticed it sitting on top […]
Bees
Yesterday a plague of frogs (or a frog), today a plague of bees. A swarm decided to take up residence on our balcony, which is, inconveniently, also where the bathroom is. Also, the large and very loud SE Asian lizard that the GF and I call (without much justification) an oropin, started its comedy bike […]
Frogs
Yesterday, Sunday, was a working day in Iraq so I was also working, albeit desultorily. In the mornings, as I mentioned before, I’ve taken to walking down to the Deli, a French bakery, for freshly baked pastries and baguettes. It’s both a good little morning activity and averts breakfast crises. The handful of gravel has […]
Rabbit island
We took a boat to Koh Tonsay, Rabbit Island, today. It’s supposed to have the prettiest beaches, and we were a bit worried about the GF’s mother coming all the way across the world to mediocre beaches, so went to inspect. It was a very easy journey. The boat prices are high but fixed, we […]
Concrete path
Today, blessedly my day off. I started by walking down to the bakery about 10 minutes away for fresh croissants. Along the way a pack of wild dogs emerged and growled but I had learned my lesson from when this happened a few days ago and had a handful of gravel. I didn’t need to […]
Six months later, in another country
I’m back. In Cambodia, where I’ve been for a bit over a month, before that in Thailand, and still before that in Indonesia where I felt terribly guilty about not blogging as I spent most of my time either in the Banda islands, or trying to get to the Banda islands, or trying to leave […]
Four weddings and a waterfall
On New Year’s Day we went for a pleasant walk up a hill to a waterfall where the water runs over stones carved with scenes from Hindu myths. I had completely forgotten that we’d been there before, but I think I had removed it from my memory as it had been horribly crowded and filled […]