Ruthie Lanigan
Stories of Life

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)

My Final Days in Bali - Goodbye Bali

Chillin' in Bali

Balinese Culture

A couple stories from Balinese history

Postcards from Bali - So much to see!

Spiritual Day in Ubud

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

Traveling to Bali

The anticipation of being in Bali is making me crazy and slowing me down at the same time.

Be You and Never Apologize For Who You Are

Travels with Charley - The Virus of Restlessness

Savannah's Art of Being a Cat - The Perfect Nap

Life Lessons of a Cat

Root Chakra

Yes, that's really me but the cat is not real! Today, I had the pleasure of shoveling ice (said in my most sarcastic tone). I thought I had prepared. Jim is still in Thailand so I hired a young man in the neighborhood that has shoveled for me before. He stopped by today to tell me they wouldn't be able to do it until Wednesday or Thursday because of all the ice. There was a LOT of ice. Hmmm I looked outside and my neighbor was working on his driveway. Chipping away, little

Severe Weather Advisory: Humans May Act Strangely