Recent Book Activity

I'm a pretty indiscriminate reader, because I often surprise myself by liking a book more than I expected to. So, I'll start reading almost anything- but I'll also give up on it pretty quickly if it turns out to be disappointing. Life's too short to read bad books! My favourite writers include Alice Munro, John Irving, Dave Barry, Nora Ephron, Thomas Hardy, Douglas Adams, Stuart McLean, Jane Smiley, Henry David Thoreau, Tobias Wolff, Bill Bryson, Oscar Wilde, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Annie Dillard, Anne Tyler, and Annie Proulx. (Why are there so many great contemporary writers named Ann, Anne, or Annie?)

I'm a family doctor with a special interest in pregnancy care- catching babies is my favourite pastime! When I'm not working or reading, I love to take long walks with my dogs (that's Herbie the Border Terrier in the pic with me- Charlotte the Boston Terrier was probably somewhere under a warm blanket that day). I also like to garden, bike, hike in the Rockies, paddle almost anything (canoe, kayak, inflatable raft), travel by rail, snowshoe, play board games, and watch the Calgary Flames.