A fun night with Francis, Suzanne and Nikki last night. Photo credit for most of these to Francis!
Chronology
Shell Beach
Max wanted in that water!
Happy Birthday Lisa and Annie!
Lilia and Max were quite happy to help with the cake!
Park City
Our week in Park City!
The Intelligent Asset Allocator
The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk, William J. Bernstein I read this book many years ago […]
Top Dog
Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman I finished it, but it was a bit of a slog. Some […]
Boreal Training
A day getting used to the skis up at Tahoe before we hit Utah next month
Back in Geyserville
Making the most of the sunshine (even though it’s freezing outside!)…
Christmas in Australia
We ventured to Adelaide for Christmas this year, the first time we’ve been in Adelaide for the holiday season since 2009. The jet lag rule […]
Christmas Tree Time
Getting started early with the Christmas tree decorations…
Warm Springs Loop
KT and I managed a rare getaway to check out the Warm Springs loop around Lake Sonoma this morning. 15.4 miles and 4200 feet of […]
Early Thanksgiving
We headed out to Inverness this weekend for an early Thanksgiving gathering with Lisa’s parents, brother’s family and grandmother. It was a beautiful spot with […]
Cheryl Visits Wine Country
Thanks for coming to see us Chezza, always to fun to see you!
A Weekend in Mendocino
Last weekend Lisa and I took a couple of days away from the munchkins (thanks Grandma and Grandpa!) to venture up the coast to Mendocino County. I’ve been […]
Halloween
Halloween in Healdsburg with Zorro, Minnie Mouse and a koala straight from the Adelaide Zoo!
A Few Seconds of Panic
A Few Seconds of Panic, Stefan Fatsis This is another repeat author read: I read Fatsis’ Word Freak last year and after becoming thoroughly engrossed in […]
Pumpkin Picking
It’s that time of year again, some shots of our excursion to the little pumpkin patch down the road from our house.
Antifragile
Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb I have thoroughly enjoyed reading Taleb’s previous books, such as Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan (although the title for the latter — which is […]
Peach Season
Boxes and boxes of fresh peaches coming off the tree in the backyard at the moment, I know two little Vegemites that are very happy […]
DIY Water Table
I’ve had a few requests for the schematic for the water table I built the kids for Max’s first birthday, so I thought I’d put […]