In my previous ‘before-children’ life, I worked in water management. The nineties were an interesting time in Victoria in terms of water resources – we shifted from simply river management to whole-of-catchment management; the importance of environmental flows were recognised; and paying for water that was collected on private property (in farm dams) was established. The changes don’t seem like much when I list them here but they took years to implement and had major implications for rural communities, legislation, and the way natural resources were managed.
What does this have to do with Anna Quindlen’s novel, Miller’s Valley?
Everything and nothing. Continue reading
Here’s my year in books (with thanks to the Goodreads record keeping tool): 
