“I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” Ralph Waldo Emerson There is a thought that’s been bubbling up in me lately, and it’s a comforting one. Maybe it’s part of growing older- or, the nicer way of saying it- maturing. Or…
New Mexico in the fall.
I am lucky enough to have gotten to live in New Mexico for nearly 4 years. They weren’t 4 contiguous years; I actually lived there twice, due to being called back onto Active Duty after September 11th. I lived there long enough for it to become a part of me, but the truth is that…
San Francisco, September.
Sometimes I just crave a change of scenery. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say a change of temperature. It’s that time of year in Georgia when I find myself obsessively checking Weather.com, hoping that maybe, just maybe they had the forecast wrong and it won’t really be 91 degrees on the 5th…
Richmond, June 2018.
I love it when I get to travel to new places. Okay, so I love it when I get to travel to pretty much anywhere, but there is indeed something about discovering a new city that really makes me feel alive. And the last weekend in June, I got to visit Richmond, Virginia, for the…
Vezelay, 2013. With mom.
Over the years, I’ve consistently journaled about my different travels, mostly for myself, so that I could remember what I saw and heard and felt as I experienced this amazing world of ours. This is part of what I wrote this after traveling to Burgundy with my beloved mother, who died from breast cancer in 2016. I’m so glad…
Whidbey Island, October 2017.
One of our favorite places in the world is Washington state, but especially the islands in Puget Sound, and even more specifically Whidbey Island. It may or may not be the prettiest island, in fact I rather doubt that it is due to the Navy base that is there, but it holds a special place…
Le Percy, France.
Sometimes, there are moments and meals that remain memorable years later. This evening, in particular this meal, at a tiny little town in the French Alps, is one of those. Early June 2011, Le Percy, France, in the Trieves region of France… When we travel, we mostly like just to wander. We have a loose…
St. Augustine, April.
I don’t really think of myself as a Florida person. I’ve spent time there in the past, mostly when I was working for the Air Force, and thoroughly enjoyed it every time I got to go- Hurlburt Field is in a pretty terrific location and also, of course, I loved the job that I was…
French Camp.
Bemidji, Minnesota. Not a place that’s exactly been on my list of must-sees, and yet, I recently got the opportunity to spend a week there, at one of Concordia College’s Language Villages. And now I can’t wait to go back! And bring my husband and kids! So, camp wasn’t exactly located in Bemidji. It was…
Ten Million Miles 