16 BPOM AND BPOUYAfter Lek and Craig had arrived home from the visa run to Pattaya, they threw themselves into finishing the house. Having identified building the house as the probable cause of all the problems in their relationship, they decided to get it over with as soon as possible. Not that there was a great deal to do and absolutely nothing that they personally could help with – it was all heavy work for professional contractors.
Lek wanted the garden bed raised by at least a foot and they both wanted a perimeter wall and sliding gates. Lek also wanted curtains but as no-one could overlook them, she was prepared to wait until she found something just right.
As it happens, there was always plenty of rich, fertile soil in the area. In fact there was a glut of it, because soil came do
