I hope that everybody is enjoying either their New Year's Eve or, as we are, New Year's Day. As I write this, it is just after 10 in the morning on Monday, January 1. Kan and I woke up early, had some breakfast, and are now being rather lazy in our hotel room just 700 … Continue reading Happy New Year 2023!
2022
Sunday Summary #20
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. Here we are with the first post to this blog for 2023. As I start to write this week's "Sunday Summary", it is Friday night and I am attempting to get a jump on things as I doubt … Continue reading Sunday Summary #20
December 2022
I was born in December some 57 years ago, on this very day -- December 3 -- in fact. If I had to pick a favorite month, it would probably be this one. In Thailand, it is a month of holidays -- National Day on the 5th, Constitution Day on the 10th, and three days … Continue reading December 2022
Sunday Summary #15
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was a relatively uneventful week with one major exception: my Lovely Lady is finally returning to Phuket after a prolonged flood-induced exile to the east of Thailand. Yet, as she readies her return to coincide with my … Continue reading Sunday Summary #15
Christmas Stamps 2022: Germany
On November 2, Deutsche Post released the two designs for Germany's 2022 Christmas stamps, each in perforated gummed and self-adhesive varieties. Prof. Annette Le Fort and Prof. André Heers designed the religious stamp, with the legend "The Message of the Angels: I Announce to You a Great Joy", while the secular stamp -- "Winter Forest" … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Germany
Christmas Stamps 2022: Poland
On October 20, Poland released a single 2022 water-activated Christmas stamp picturing a version of the Madonna and Child, an iconic image seen throughout the history of Western art that holds significant value in terms of stylistic innovations of religious subject matter and has continued to evolve for centuries. The representation of Mary, with her … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Poland
Sunday Summary #14
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This mid-November week brought more rain, more flooding, to Phuket despite Rainy Season "officially" ending last month. In Kata, I settled more into the routine of the new school term -- teaching every day and spending my evenings … Continue reading Sunday Summary #14
Christmas Stamps 2022: Faroe Islands
On 24 October, Posta Faroe Islands released two stamps picturing an Advent wreath and a Christmas tree along with a sheet of 15 Christmas seals in its annual Yuletide philatelic celebration. Posta also offers a wide range of other Christmas products including cards and baubles as well as the usual sheets, first day covers and … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Faroe Islands
Christmas Stamps 2022: Australia
On November 1, Australia Post issued its Christmas stamps for 2022 with five gummed stamps, five self-adhesive booklet stamps, a miniature sheet of the two religious stamps from this issue, along with the usual assortment of first day covers, PNC's, gutter strips, maximum cards, etc. According to the postal administration's press release, In a year … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Australia
Sunday Summary #13
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This week was a lot calmer than the one before as I mostly stayed in one location and settled into the routine of my new school. I really do like living in a new place and the school … Continue reading Sunday Summary #13
Mark Joseph Jochim 