Recently I ordered two proof coins from New Zealand. They arrived via Air Mail early this morning, and they look pretty spectacular. The coins came in a nice presentation case, and rests within a well presented plastic stand. The 1 ounce silver proof coin is impressive being minted mostly in black on the tail side. […]
Continue ReadingHappy New Year, 2012
Welcome to another year. This time last year, in 2011, Toni and I were preparing for our journey north from HangZhou to the Chinese capital of Beijing. From Beijing we visited Harbin (for the Ice Festival), then on to Xi’an, before finally returning back to Zhejiang province. This year finds us in a considerably different […]
Continue ReadingA Weekend’s Work
This weekend, we knocked off a few outstanding items from our “to do” list. We finally replaced the coffee table with a real TV stand, and at the same time we solved the storage issue for our DVDs: We’re certainly beyond help when it comes to DVDs, although we’ve almost stopped now (for what hopefully […]
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