A very quick trip back to Adelaide for Chris and Mandy’s wedding, but oh so much fun!
Month: June 2018
Russian River Overnight
With the kids away this weekend we had a chance to do something I’d been wanting to try for years: an overnight river trip from […]
River Days
First day of summer for the littles, no better way to spend it than in the water!
Saturday
Saturday, Ian McEwin Goodreads: An astonishing novel that captures the fine balance of happiness and the unforeseen threats that can destroy it. A brilliant, thrilling […]
Let There Be Water
Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, Seth M. Siegel Goodreads: As every day brings urgent reports of growing water shortages around […]
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths Goodreads: A fascinating exploration of how insights from computer algorithms […]
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Spain
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Spain, Chris Stewart Goodreads: No sooner had Chris Stewart set eyes on El Valero than he handed over a […]
An Unquiet Mind
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, Kay Redfield Jamison The Guardian: The cultural and medical shift that changed the meaningfully descriptive term […]
The Templars
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors, Dan Jones Goodreads: Jerusalem 1119. A small group of knights seeking a purpose in […]
Sleight of Hand
Sleight of Hand, John Owen
Geronimo: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
Geronimo: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Tim Moore Amazon: The 1914 Giro d Italia: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders […]