Author: Sam

Muddy Hollow Trail

It was the monthly JAMERS hiking meet today, Carol and Greg organized an ambitious route through the northern section of Point Reyes National Seashore for […]

Tennessee Valley Beach

While Lisa was on the plane back from Chicago this morning Lilia and I took a trip down to Tennessee Valley Beach.  The Surly got […]

What Sound Does A Lion Make?

We haven’t had much luck with animal sounds yet, when Lilia tries to imitate a kitten it sounds the same as a cow. There is […]

Goodbye Erna Valtenbergs

My dad called me a few days ago to tell me that my grandmother had passed away, she was 90 years old.  She spent the […]

Fish

I bought Lilia a new bike seat for her birthday.  Actually, one of the reasons I built up my new commuter bike was so I […]

It’s Party Time!

Lilia is one year old tomorrow, boy how time flies.  I was looking back today at all the photos from almost a year ago when […]

R.I.P. Sammy the Pig

Born in August, 2011 in Windsor, California, Sammy the Pig spent the first six weeks of her life with a wholesome family in the Sonoma […]

China Cove

Lisa was working at a wine event today, so Tinkerbelle and I took advantage of the nice weather and spent a few hours hiking from […]

4X4

This step has been the cause of more than a few tears over the past few months. I think we’ve mastered it!

Presidents’ Day Weekend At The Cabin

We spent the Presidents’ Day long weekend up at the cabin, the original plan was for the Bordessas to accompany us but Jarrid’s grandmother unfortunately […]

Drive

Drive, Daniel H. Pink With praise from Malcolm Gladwell – one of my favorite authors – I figured Drive should be a relatively safe bet, the […]

New Shirt From Pops

Lilia was feeling quite photogenic this morning in her new shirt from Pops John so I took the opportunity to get some snaps.

Born To Run

Born To Run, Christopher McDougall I don’t hand out five star ratings for books readily, but it’s defintely well-deserved in this case.  I’m not a […]

The Wizard Of Lies

The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques Unless you live in a cave you would have been bombarded by the media coverage of Bernie Madoff’s […]