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icarusGreat news. Razoo's up to $11,000!
Let me back up here.
As many of you know, my temple was shut down for public assembly March 1st. We'd been working with the county for several years as we did the renovations to get the Use & Occupancy permit for the temple (the land's zoned residential). It was going slow and the temple lapsed on some requirements. Temples don't tend to be rich, and while people get excited about "Yay, let's build a stupa (or monastery)!" the response to "Yay, let's put in a sprinkler system!" is somewhat tepid.
Then the county lowered the boom.
If I'm looking for a silver lining, I could say that since we own the land free and clear, these renovations will stabilize the temple. They've been hanging over the place for some time.
It was scary at first--what they require is Major. I thought my plan to put in a solar system for a few thousand bucks was expensive. But the changes they want are so extensive, we're almost better off building a new temple in the Peace Park (it's under consideration).
The head of the temple, Jetsunma, is our biggest donor so far. She's selling her clothes, she's sold furniture, she's looking at selling an antique butterchurn, and she's having jewelry she's been given appraised. I wish I could buy these things and give them back to her, but I can't.
So instead I've offered my eBay account to sell some of her more unusual jewelry.
Such as a Thai amethyst and white gold nose ring.
Yes. Nose ring.
You guys like nose rings, right?
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See eBay listing
As for myself, well, possibly I could start making earrings to sell on Etsy? Or maybe knitted toys?
I'm open to suggestions.
Let me back up here.
As many of you know, my temple was shut down for public assembly March 1st. We'd been working with the county for several years as we did the renovations to get the Use & Occupancy permit for the temple (the land's zoned residential). It was going slow and the temple lapsed on some requirements. Temples don't tend to be rich, and while people get excited about "Yay, let's build a stupa (or monastery)!" the response to "Yay, let's put in a sprinkler system!" is somewhat tepid.
Then the county lowered the boom.
If I'm looking for a silver lining, I could say that since we own the land free and clear, these renovations will stabilize the temple. They've been hanging over the place for some time.
It was scary at first--what they require is Major. I thought my plan to put in a solar system for a few thousand bucks was expensive. But the changes they want are so extensive, we're almost better off building a new temple in the Peace Park (it's under consideration).
The head of the temple, Jetsunma, is our biggest donor so far. She's selling her clothes, she's sold furniture, she's looking at selling an antique butterchurn, and she's having jewelry she's been given appraised. I wish I could buy these things and give them back to her, but I can't.
So instead I've offered my eBay account to sell some of her more unusual jewelry.
Such as a Thai amethyst and white gold nose ring.
Yes. Nose ring.
You guys like nose rings, right?
See eBay listing
Beautiful, richly colored purple amethyst from Thailand.
Nose ring custom-made and professionally appraised at a value of $425. Stone can be reset.
Offered for sale and once worn by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo, the first American woman to be enthroned as a reincarnate Buddhist Lama. The proceeds from the estate sale go to save her temple in Maryland from closure: The story is here.
As for myself, well, possibly I could start making earrings to sell on Etsy? Or maybe knitted toys?
I'm open to suggestions.
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Date: 2013-04-09 09:16 pm (UTC)