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Shomaru Pass

Hi blog. I was fortunate that my school was closed on Monday, October 5th,  in lieu of the sports day held on a Saturday in September.  The kids had school, the wife had work.  The weather was perfect for hiking.  … Continue reading

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More Adventures in Cross-Linguistic Nomeclature – What’s (not) in a name?

I’ve been way too quiet on the blogging front over the last few months.  Finding things to write about can be tricky, especially without a good camera and the time to find that perfect shot, not to mention the weather … Continue reading

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Fruits of my labours

Autumn is well and truly here, and the cold, cold winter is just around the corner.  Leaves are changing colour in the mountains – most noticeably the reds of the maples and the yellow ginkgos. An early Chinese import, the … Continue reading

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