Jack watching the boat at Brighouse with his gran 📸

Long Meg and Her Daughters. Neolithic stone circle, near Penrith. ~3000 BC 📸

Family day out at Lowther Castle near Penrith. Great adventure playground and a series of gardens to visit. 📸

Day out at the National Railway Museum in York. The attached WonderLab was good family fun with a giant ball run and pneumatic tubes.

Lovely sunny day out at Piglets Adventure Farm near York. Recommended for a family summer day. Gocarts, pedal tractor, wee beach area were all favourites.

Train journey down the east coast with the boy

Kite weather at Portobello. Food at The Beach House (their portion sizes seem to be better these days), then along to the play park. Teaching Jack how to ride his new pedal bike along the front.🪁📸

Happy Easter folks!

23km Inveruglas Arrocher Loop with Aileen today. Sunshine and showers.

Out for a wee walk near Tyndrum

Sunday reading: Maintenance of Everything, Stewart Brand 📚

Started reading: The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education by W. Edwards Deming 📚

Currently exploring ideas around quality processes and how they relate to software development in th age of AI

Lovely evening hosting EdinburghJS last night. Really grateful for Manu and Daniel stepping up at the last minute to speak. We’ve rescheduled Sara’s talk for June. It’s a break next month, but we’ll be back in May to talk about AI and Agents

Wee zoo trip 📸

Just finished The Running Ground by Nick Thompson, a memoir and reflection on aging, relationships and endurance. Inspirational! 📚

A wee stop at Dunbar Beach yesterday on our way back up the A1 📸

Had a fun time hosting the GlasgowJS Code Jam last night - I think the format worked well. Might run some more of these this year!

Peaceful icy Porty this morning ❄️📸

Just finished On the Calculation of Volume III, Solvej Balle 📚

First read of 2026 - Human Acts, Han Kang 📚

Happy 2026! Kicked off the year with a lovely walk and called by Sprogmanay at the National Museum

Wallington House and Gardens for a festive walk with friends and the kids 📸

Bamburgh Castle 📸

Menorahsaurus at a lovely Chanukah dinner last night 🦖🕯️

Morning run with a golden winter sun