Elephant Company, Vicki Constantine Croke Goodreads: Billy Williams came to colonial Burma in 1920, fresh from service in World War I, to a job as […]
Author: Sam
If You Tell
If You Tell, Gregg Olsen Goodreads: After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like […]
First River Day of 2020
Could always be worse!
Pine Flat Easter Camping
Who says we can’t have a fun easter camping trip close to home in the midst of COVID-19 isolation! The Munselles took us up to […]
A Woman in Amber
A Woman in Amber, Agate Nesaule Kirkus Reviews: This feminist, literature-as-therapy memoir offers a disturbing and timely commentary on the fate of women in war. […]
Birthday Horses
No birthday party with everyone in self-isolation, but our self-isolation buddies the Munselles were able to join us for a birthday ride out by the […]
Happy Birthday Lilia!
Made a big day of it, even though we’re not allowed to go anywhere. Her requests were: crepes for breakfast, tuna melts for lunch, burgers […]
Utah Ski (?) Week
We planned this spring break back in November with our neighbors, the Munselles: buy Ikon ski passes for the season, ski Tahoe all winter and […]
Permanent Record
Permanent Record, Edward Snowden Goodreads: In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the […]
Steamboat Springs
When I was 13 (or maybe it was 12…) my parents took me to Steamboat Springs in Colorado for a ski trip over my summer […]
The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens
The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens, Steve Harris Goodreads: As engrossing as a novel, this story of the death of childhood in the cradle of […]
Point Reyes Birthday Hike
A hike and bike out to the coast for Lisa’s birthday
Fort Bragg and Albion
With nothing but sunny skies and spring-like weather for the past few weeks, we didn’t think it was worth making the trip to Tahoe for […]
Walking Free
Walking Free, Munjed Al Muderis Goodreads: In 1999, Munjed Al Muderis was a young surgical resident working in Baghdad when a squad of Military Police […]
White Butterflies
White Butterflies, Colin McPhedran Goodreads: This autobiography describes one of the worst but least documented refugee tragedies of World War II. Tens of thousands of […]
Angwin to Moore Creek
Awesome full day out on the trails with the boys. Big thanks to Troy for guiding us from Angwin to Moore Creek, weaving together an […]
Annadel After the Rain
Wet and muddy up there for us this morning!
MLK Tahoe Weekend
Some nice turns up there this weekend!
Educated
Educated, Tara Westover Goodreads: Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, […]
Annadel Trails
A great morning on the trails with the kiddos!