pics of my trip home Thailand

even one of the family cats wants some of my mother in law cooking lol

 

Oh the one dish is ground up frog leg meat. Not on my food list.

 

ok the first pic is new banana trees my father in law is growing. The older ones are dieing out. Then one of our fish ponds out back

 

first pic is young bananas growing. They are smaller and s better taste than the ones we buy in the States. You can get them in the States at most asian markets.
The next pic is how my father in law makes charcoal for sale. He doesn't do it much any more as price has fallen

 

here is a pic of an old rice de huller
Put the rice in and turn the crank. It takes the outer hull off the rice, you then still have to screen it to clean out the dirt. We don't grow rice any more, as we can't grow enough really to turn a profit

 

They have newer machines now. The rice is still planted by hand. So we would hire people to come help with the planting. Back then going rate was 200 baht a day. We paid 225 baht a day and even fed them lunch. I wanted to have good help to plant straight rows, plus my wife's family is respected here. So we paid a little more. That way we always got the same people back every season. It is back breaking work standing ankle plus deep in water and mud

 

No we don't do cat. Lol. Now north Thailand does have dog, sad to say.
During cold season dark hair dog is popular as they think it will keep them warmer