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To Do: Before 60
On 3 December 2025, I will turn 60 years old. Amazingly enough, that will also be the 21st anniversary of the last time I celebrated my birthday in the nation of my birth, the United States (in 2005, my birthday party was at a Marillion concert in London). I plan a few “special events” next… Continue reading
balcony garden, bucket list, budget, budget travel, BuJo layouts, bullet journal, creating classroom materials, food budget, gardening, Mae Hong Son, My 60th Birthday, Pai, retirement plans, Teachers Pay Teachers, teaching in Thailand, Thailand, To Do Before 60, travel budget, travel plans, YouTube channel -
WWW Wednesdays #46
WWW Wednesdays is a bookish meme that was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by “fledgling writer” Sam A. Stevens on Taking on a World of Words. To participate, you just answer the Three W’s: Currently Reading: I began reading this a couple of days ago and I am enjoying it so far. At… Continue reading
currently reading, historical fiction, Kimi Cunningham Grant, Meg Waite Clayton, On The Plain of Snakes, Paul McKenna, Paul Theroux, Positivity, reading, Ryan Holiday, Susan Meissner, TBR, The Daily Stoic, The Last Train to London, The Last Year of the War, These Silent Woods, World War II, WWII historical fiction, WWII internment camps -
First Chapter, First Paragraph: Tuesday Intros #45
First Chapter, First Paragraph: Tuesday Intros is a weekly meme hosted by Socrates Book Reviews where participants share the first paragraph of one of the books that they are currently reading, have read or are planning to read. According to Socrates, this meme is guaranteed to increase your TBR 🙂 This week, I am participating… Continue reading
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Sunday Summary #87
Welcome to “Sunday Summary” in which I try to summarize the week that came before. This is the 87th installment, covering the week ending today, the 21st of April 2024. Each week, we link up with The Sunday Salon, hosted at ReaderBuzz, and Sunday Post at Caffeinated Reviewer. Check out their posts and the links to… Continue reading
2024, 30 Day Challenges, April 2024, blogging, books, Buddhist temples, BuJo, bullet journal, Caffeinated Reviewer, doodles, fire shows, fish and chips, Gratitude Journal, historical fiction, holiday, kiwi soda, Koi Restaurant, Local Food, Madame Steak, massaman curry, Meg Waite Clayton, Morning Pages, Patong, Photo A Day, Phuket, ramen noodles, ReaderBuzz, reading, rice cooker, school break, seafood, Songkran, street art, Subway Sandwich Shop, Summer Break Challenges, Sunday Post, Sunday Salon, Susan Meissner, The Last Train to London, The Last Year of the War, visitor guides, Walk 10K Steps Per Day, Wat Chalong, World War II, YouTube video -
Wat Chalong: A Guide for Visitors
Wat Chalong (วัดฉลอง) is considered the most revered of the 29 Buddhist temples on the island. It built in its current location some 10 kilometers south of Phuket Town in 1837. Some remains of older structures have been found but it is unknown exactly how old they are. One portion of “ancient wall” is just… Continue reading
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WWW Wednesdays #45
WWW Wednesdays is a bookish meme that was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by “fledgling writer” Sam A. Stevens on Taking on a World of Words. To participate, you just answer the Three W’s: Currently Reading: A few days ago, I read an article on From Our Bookshelf about “WWII Historical Fiction Books… Continue reading
aliens, Brad Thor, currently reading, Dead Fall, historical fiction, Kimi Cunningham Grant, Marc Hartzman, Meg Waite Clayton, On The Plain of Snakes, Paul Theroux, reading, Russia, Ryan Holiday, Scott Harvath, Susan Meissner, TBR, Texas, The Daily Stoic, The Last Train to London, The Last Year of the War, These Silent Woods, UFOs, Ukraine, Ukraine-Russia War, We Are Not Alone, World War II, WWII historical fiction, WWII internment camps -
First Chapter, First Paragraph: Tuesday Intros #44
First Chapter, First Paragraph: Tuesday Intros is a weekly meme hosted by Socrates Book Reviews where participants share the first paragraph of one of the books that they are currently reading, have read or are planning to read. According to Socrates, this meme is guaranteed to increase your TBR 🙂 This week, I am participating… Continue reading
@readwithk8, April 2024, Argylle, books, Clive Cussler, Elly Conway, fiction, Goodreads, Harry Potter, James Bond, Jason Bourne, May TBR, movie adaptations of books, movies, Peter Jackson, Raise the Titanic!, spy novels, Taylor Swift, TBR, The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings, thrillers, To Kill A Mockingbird, unread books, Wonka -
5 On My TBR #35: Title Starting With An “A”
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when participants post about five books on their TBRs. Amazingly, this is the first edition of “5 On My TBR” that I have done in April. I skipped the “Humor” prompt as I was already… Continue reading
All The Birds In The Sky, All the Broken Places, Among Others, April 2024, Argylle, Ascension, books, Charles Nordhoff, Charlie Jane Anders, Elly Conway, fiction, Fletcher Christian, Germany, Goodreads, HMS Bounty, James Norman Hall, Jo Walton, John Boyne, Mutiny on the Bounty, Nicholas Binge, Nordhoff and Hall, Pitcairn Island, Pitcairn’s Island, prompt: titles starting with ‘A’, science fiction, TBR, The Bounty Trilogy, Thriller, unread books, William Bligh -
Sunday Summary #86
Welcome to “Sunday Summary” in which I try to summarize the week that came before. This is the 86th installment, covering the week ending today, the 14th of April 2024. Each week, we link up with The Sunday Salon, hosted at ReaderBuzz, and Sunday Post at Caffeinated Reviewer. Check out their posts and the links to… Continue reading
2024, 30 Day Challenges, April 2024, blogging, books, BuJo, bullet journal, Caffeinated Reviewer, Gratitude Journal, holiday, Kindergarten, Morning Pages, Patong, Photo A Day, Phuket, ReaderBuzz, reading, school break, Songkran, Summer Break Challenges, Sunday Post, Sunday Salon, Thai New Year, Walk 10K Steps Per Day, water battles, YouTube video -
Happy Songkran 2024/2567
Today, 13 April, is Songkran Day — the Thai New Year — in the Land of Smiles. Songkran was the official New Year until 1888, when it was switched to a fixed date of 1 April. Then in 1940, this date was shifted to 1 January. The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into… Continue reading