Finished The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. Enjoyed it! Making progress on my current ten historical novels reading list

Out at the Founders Meetup Edinburgh last night. Interesting chat with Colin Gray and Cam Blackwood about podcasts and building his business.

Tomato harvest in the garden 📸

Cycled down to Portobello yesterday. Good fish finger sandwiches from Shrimp Wreck at the front!

Currently reading: Age of Reason by Jean Paul Sartre 📚

Went to see the flamingoes in the wetlands near Bouzigues. Great to see them in the wild! Wish I’d brought my longer lens!

Went back to Mèze today, with a little more sun than last time. Lovely port with restaurants, just a short walk from a small beach. Perfect wee family day.

Mèze 🇫🇷

Spending the week near Étang de Thau in the south of France. Beautiful weather and good food! 📸🇫🇷

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 📸