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Mango Season in Thailand
April, May, and June are mango season here. Everybody who grows them at home brings them into the office or to their friends before the fruit gets too ripe. The coolest thing is that there are over a hundred different species grown and sold here in Thailand. I’ve probably tried about a third of them. To date, the best kind I’ve had are small ones that people grow in their backyards and sell at weekend fresh markets, known generically as mamuang noi (small mango). They have the perfect blend of sweet, tart, and wild flavors, and are at once slightly chewy yet soft.
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Landscaping Our House – Before and After
We are on summer break and not lacking for things to do, but decided that it was time to put some effort into redoing our front yard. BEFORE: ———————————————– AFTER: We have since learned a few things regarding landscaping rocks: Rocks are low-maintenance when done right Rocks are expensive Babies inexplicably like throwing rocks at nearby cars Of course, the muppets we got to do the work decided to use plastic netting instead of plastic sheets (stating that only a few weeds could possibly grow though thick cover and could be controlled in other ways), so a couple weeks later, there are already thick beds of weeds growing out of…
