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I accept the great adventure of being myself

Recently, a friend of mine gave me a card with a beautiful note inside. But on the front were seven words written Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Always do what you are afraid to do." I looked at those words and thought about how appropriate they were for this particular chapter of my life. I've always considered myself a fairly adventurous person. I've traveled to foreign countries, wandered through unfamiliar cities, tried new things, and occasionally found myself in situations where

Yesterday I went to my first fall market of the season. By myself. And you know what? I had a great time. There was live music playing, food everywhere, rows and rows of vendors. Everything from handmade pottery, woodworking, crafts, and all sorts of things I absolutely did not need—but of course I had to stop and look at anyway. I did come home with some olive oil, because apparently this version of Ruthie Wanders is also becoming a woman who gets excited about good olive oi

A Walk in the Woods

Free fire truck anyone? Just Another Yard Sale Yesterday was yard sale day. Our neighborhood has them twice a year and they are quite the event. People cook and sell breakfast, people play music, neighbors catch up. The weather was absolutely perfect. But it's still just a yard sale. You know how it goes. Wake up before daylight. Start putting tables up everywhere. Put all the "stuff" on the tables. Then move it all around because you don't like how you have it organized.

My First Ride in a Driverless Car: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Star Light Star Bright First Star I See Tonight

The world is full of magic

Anger is a punishment we give to ourselves for somebody else's mistake

Fall is Coming

Paella in Annecy, France The first time I ever saw paella was in 2015 while visiting friends in Ferney-Voltaire, France, just outside Geneva, Switzerland. We spent the day wandering through the beautiful open-air market in Annecy when something stopped me in my tracks I saw this amazing pot of food and had to stop. Someone in our group said it was paella. I asked the man cooking it if I could take a photo. I'm not sure what his response was (I didn't speak French very well)

Flooded Sahara and teamwork

My Final Days in Bali - Goodbye Bali

Chillin' in Bali

Balinese Culture

Spiritual Day in Ubud

Bali Life consisted of the art museum and the monkey forest today!

Be You and Never Apologize For Who You Are

Travels with Charley - The Virus of Restlessness