Author: Sam

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 […]

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 […]

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!

Tahoe Christmas Week

It was a laid back Christmas for us in Sonoma County, but we made the most of the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s […]

People I Want to Punch in the Throat

People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Jen Mann Goodreads: Jen Mann doesn’t have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her […]

Christmas 2019

Pop Pop came to spend Christmas Eve with us – with new tetherball pole in tow – and spent the night so he could wake […]