Burgers, ice cream sundaes and an afternoon at Cal Skate to bring in the big number 12!
Chronology
Disneyland!
Disneyland is typically the last place I’d plan a trip during spring break, but with Granny Jenni here for a few weeks and it being […]
Palm Springs
A few weeks ago Granny Jenni decided to fly over to join us for spring break, so instead of our usual snowy spring break adventures […]
Einstein’s Shadow
Einstein’s Shadow, Seth Fletcher Goodreads: Einstein’s Shadow follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to take the first picture of a black […]
Trillions
Trillions, Robin Wigglesworth I really enjoyed this book, thanks for the Christmas present, Suzanne! A ton of it revolved around San Francisco and the creation […]
Tahoe School Week II
When we returned to the States last August Lance quickly had us block off a week on our calendar for the second chapter of Tahoe […]
Point Reyes Horse Riding
Suzanne gave Lilia the very generous Christmas gift of a trail ride in Point Reyes, so we trekked down to Marin this morning for the […]
Valentine’s Dance
Friday was the annual Alexander Valley School Valentine’s dance, a big event for the outgoing sixth grade class as they all perform a series of […]
Powder Weekend
Another couple of feet today, what a winter!
More Snow!
With Mum off gallivanting in Colorado for the weekend the kids and I took the new Subaru up for its first snow adventure. Such a […]
Shoe Dog
Shoe Dog, Phil Knight A big thanks to Lance Munselle for lending this to me, not one I’d have picked up on my own but […]
Winter Wonderland
We spent all week last week listening to the weather reports forecasting three back-to-back atmospheric rivers hitting Norther California over the Martin Luther King Day […]
New Year Ski Adventure
This was the ski trip that almost didn’t happen… We’d been planning to visit the Hansens in Bend since Tony dropped by on a visit […]
Pre-Christmas Ski
So awesome to have the four of us back on the slopes together for the weekend!
I Am Malala
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai Goodreads: When the Taliban […]
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Alexander Valley Elementary Christmas performance was – as always – an incredibly fun evening this year. The school put on a rendition of How […]
The 2022 Tree
Time to welcome the Christmas season! Fun to pull out all our Christmas ornaments from our travels over the past year…
Back On The Planks!
After a two year hiatus it was great to get back on the planks for an early season day at Alpine Meadows. It was the […]
Out to Point Reyes
Great to be back in the cockpit on a cruise out to the coast with Kevin and the kids!
Conspiracy
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, Ryan Holiday Goodreads: In 2007, a short blogpost on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley-vertical of […]