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    Coincidentally this article is from the ABC and refers to people in Sydney! http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2010/s2915471.htm Not astounding, but interesting all the same. […]
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    Yes, things have been very slow here. I’ve been preparing to move across the world again, and the move is now due to happen in the next few days. I should resurface in the “land of the moon”, Lunigiana, the northern tip of Tuscany, in one or two weeks time, and I hope that things will […]
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    Recently I was asked: Do you think that Tibetan Buddhism (and Buddhism) have been corrupted by Western influences? It seems like most Westerners interpret, or want to interpret, Buddhism as a religion with a much more social-activist and political bent. This is probably partly because most Westerners are pretty ignorant of Buddhism. However, as Westerner [.. […]
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    This news is well-known now, but I wanted to add my enthusiasm: http://www.karmapa-in-europe.net/ […]
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    Dalai Lama purged from Apple apps in China […]
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  • Why am I not excited?
    His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in Sydney […]
Tuesday January 30th, 2007. Posted by Alex:

Pictures posted January 2007

A few bits of news.

Way back we visited “The House”:

… for dinner and breakfast:

I did find a new home for Harry and Goggles:

Christmas in Australia 2005:

That Christmas Day was hot:

There was our wedding:

… with reception:

… and guests:

… and Sarah’s father:

A holiday in Fiji:

… same place:

… to sing a bit:

… and relax:

A walk in the grounds of the lunatic asylum:

This is not a lunatic:

Even some real bush:

One day we had lunch with the Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government in Exile):

A new home in Leichhardt:

With a lot of rubbish to clear out:

Ten seconds to pose all 5 of us:

Speeding on, UK November 2006 for Trudie’s 90th birthday bash. First I caught up with Polly, seen here in her office:

Caitlin likes to pose:

Robert, of course:

Their dad Kevin:

… and their mum, Ginny of course:

I took a breather at Marpa House:

… before getting to the bash:

My brother’s family were there:

Jill made a speech:

… and Trudie made a speech:

Which brings us up to this last Christmas – same place, waiting for same ferry to go for Christmas lunch:

… again:

Then for no particular reason, one of the two local cockys:

The back yard with Christmas lights:

This a more usual appearance:

And bats in the park (which is nicer than having them in the back garden):

My latest foray into trying to keep you informed (don’t bother with this if you are using dial-up):

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