Day 12. Laughing welcome dolls

Day 12. Many Thai homes have one or two carved stone or wood statues, usually female, at the front door, welcoming guests with a traditional ‘sawadee’ wai. But probably even more common are brightly coloured plaster dolls, jollily laughing, presenting English or Thai words that mean welcome. There are different styles and they often come in pairs. Once you have seen them, you see them everywhere you look!! The Thai equivalent of garden gnomes… ‪#‎ficklethinglife