Dilli Haat

 

Luke took this picture of a craftsman at work at Dilli Haat, a permanent crafts exhibition ground, which is one of my favorite places to go to in Delhi. Naturally, I really wanted to take Luke and George there to have a look around. We spent a hurried hour there, during which time we also lost internationally renowned scholar and activist, George Cheney. Fortunately, we found him again, AND we got to buy some stuff. 

In Delhi

 

We got to spend a bit of time in Delhi with Ruth and Mona. This is a picture of Mona with their adorable new baby boy, Arjun. 

Somnathapuram

 

There were many highlights in our trip to Mysore, but my personal favorite was the Hoysala temple in Somnathapuram. It is more than 900 years old, and is one of those places that simply transcends the space and time that it inhabits. It is the only remaining complete example of Hoysala architecture. 

Elephants

 

All of us went on the obligatory Hathi ride in Jaipur, up to Amer Fort. Here are the elephants, patiently waiting for tourists to carry uphill-- after which they demand to be fed bananas. Our elephant was named Champa, which, incidentally, was the name of one of our old dachschunds! 

Chambal

 

Luke, George and I spent some time at Jarar, a village close to the Chambal river, south of Agra. This is a picture of the Chambal- we got onto a boat and went upstream for about three hours, and sighted all kinds of wildlife- Gharials, Marsh crocodiles, turtles, and too many birds to name. The big disappointment for me was not being able to sight the Gangetic dolphin. Apparently there are about 100 of them that live in the Chambal river. 

Bangalore, friends

 

Here's a rare picture-- all of us are looking good. 

Jonathan and Nora

 
Jonathan and Nora, at thanksgiving in Ohio. I was there for about a week, just after NCA, which was in San Antonio this year. Note that I have no photos of San Antonio. I found that it's a great place to shop, but that's about it. 

Geysers

 

Geysers at Orakei Korako (try pronouncing that!) between Hamilton and Taupo. 

Raglan

 
Luke and his friend Ryan, surfing at Raglan. 

Waiheke Island

 

This is at Waiheke Island, about half an hour from Auckland, where we spent a weekend in December. 

Inside the house

 

This is the kitchen and dining room as seen from the living room. I've more pictures of the inside of the house but will update them later. 

Behind the garage

 
This is behind the garage... as you can see, it's quite overgrown. You can see Luke's windows and the basement door in the foreground. 

Back yard

 

This is the back yard- you can see the grapefruit tree, the rear basement and our bedroom window. 

My reading spot

 

My favorite place to hang out and read, outside the kitchen window. 

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