Thank you all so much for the kind birthday wishes 💛

I spent the day just the way I like it — a mellow workday with my two favorite beings, Jay and Tilli 🐾. Ended with dinner + wine at home… and an unexpected face-licking frenzy courtesy of Tilli that turned into 12 seconds of pure joy. 🥂✨

Sharing this one on both Lamae Coffee’s IG and my personal profile — it’s a proud moment for Jay & me. We’ve just been recognized as a #CommunityEnterprise and are now joining Chumphon’s coffee delegation to the North.

Lamae Coffee’s IG Post: www.instagram.com/share/BAIc3M...

#LamaeCoffee

Flashback Friday to Pearl Harbor, 2003 — young, sunburned, and wide-eyed in Hawaii 🌺⚓

แฟลชแบ็ควันศุกร์ ย้อนกลับไปเพิร์ลฮาร์เบอร์ ปี 2003 — เด็ก เกรียมแดด ตื่นตาตื่นใจ กับฮาวาย 🌺⚓

#FlashbackFriday #PearlHarbor #HawaiiVibes #TannedAndToned #OceanViews #TravelThrowback #PacificViews #BackInTheDay #disposablecamera

Blending in with the locals 🦢🦖
White shirt? Check.
Confused face? Double check

Pull up to the fresh market and the gatekeepers are already judging me. 🛒👀🐣

เสื้อขาวลายไดโน… ห่านอาจคิดว่าเป็นพวกเดียวกัน 🦢😂

#ThailandLife #FreshMarketFinds #Chumphon #ละแมะ #ชีวิตบ้านนอก #GeeseGang #RuralRoutine #ตลาดนัด #วิถีใต้

Not many photos of us, and fewer still like this. Jay danced in full regalia; I just stood there smiling like a proud partner with sweaty glasses.

Life’s been a slow waltz into belonging — but we’ve found our rhythm. 💃🏽🕺🏽

🎶 “Dance With Me” just hits different here.

#dancewithme #thaiculture

In Thailand it’s #PRIDE every month, everyday

When she knows you’re not feeling so hot.

พอรู้ว่าเราปวดหัว เจ้าตัวนี้ก็เข้ามาเฝ้าทันทีเลย

🤕🐾♥️

#DogComfort #DogMoments #DogLove #MyDogKnows #headachessuck #headacheday #PuppyLove #DogsKnowEverything #HealingVibes #CuddleTherapy #LifeWithDogs #ปวดหัวจังเลย #น้องหมารู้ใจ #หมาแสนรู้ #หมาไทย #หมาวัด #หมาเป็นห่วง #รักหมาby

I kind of love Lamae.♥️

Mom turns 79 years young this year.

Happy Mother’s Day!

#mothersday2025

Beach zoomies unlocked 🐾🌊

Our temple pup - Tilli - runs wild in the mountains, but today she had a full-on joy sprint by the sea. She lives for these rare beach days - & so do we.

#TempleDog #ThaiDog #BeachZoomies #LifeInThailand #DogJoy #RescueDog #ThailandAdventures #หมาวัด #หมาไปทย #ละแม #ชุมพร

#Community enterprises are how many small #coffee farms work together to develop crops, markets, and ultimately their way of life.

We’re here visiting one in the heart of #Thailand‘s coffee country in capital city, Chumphon.

Songkran Day 3 🌸
Back at the family farm, we poured scented water over Mama Pan & Papa Duke’s hands-an act of respect & to receive blessings for the new year.

Jay’s uncle bathed Buddha too. A quieter side of Songkran: reflection, renewal & gratitude.

#Songkran #LifeAndLandInThailand #CulturalRoots

Hit the road w/ our niece, nephew, uncle & mom—joining the flow in nearby towns where water flew from every truck, bike, & roadside bucket.

More than just fun, splashing H2O symbolizes washing away the old & stepping into the new year refreshed. ✨🇹🇭

#Songkran2025 #ThaiNewYear #LifeAndLandInThailand

From quiet blooms to splash zones 🌸💦
Our Songkran Day 1 started with Queen’s Wreath blossoms and birdsong on the farm. By afternoon, Lamae was alive—kids with buckets, barrels in truck beds, and pink splashes marking every passerby… even our bronze Subaru! 🚗🎨

#Songkran2025 #LifeAndLandInThailand

Woke to Queen’s Wreath blooming in the morning sun—calm, quiet, bees buzzing. Last night we trekked dark hills after a belated birthday to be home with mom & dad.

Today? Songkran begins. The calm gives way to festive mayhem—Thailand’s New Year in full swing!

#LifeAndLandInThailand #Songkran2025

🌿 Welcome to Life & Land in #Thailand! 🌿

A journey of #farmlife, food & culture in Thailand—through the eyes of an #expat & her wife, living & growing on the land.

🌾 Farming & reforestation
🍲 #Thaifood & homegrown eats
💦Culture & traditions
🐕 Farm dogs & travels

📍 Stay tuned for fresh updates!