Happy Wanderings

• We are water - finding gratitude in fall colors and on long walks 3 months ago Fall colors are in full display in Arlington and DC. Reds, yellows, oranges, and browns along with some greens, here and there, still holding on. As we enter the holiday season, I find myself traveling inward, reflecting on loved ones and past experiences, planning for the future, but trying, as...
• Camping in Glorious Shenandoah 6 months ago Made golden through the patchy fog, the dwindling light of sunset greets us as we head into Shenandoah National Park. The multi-lane highway gradually drops off to a one lane, tree-lined road whose meandering, curving rise into the mountains is offset by sudden switchback turns. Mist,...
• Taking it Slow - Home Leave and the California Coast 7 months ago I pull the short, sharp fruit knife out of the drawer and set it to work slicing up an array of beautiful, fresh California fruits. It slides through the soft apricot that falls apart from its small, hard center but needs some added pressure from my hands to get through the just ripe apple. How......
• New Orleans: Bourbon Street, Boat Rides, and Beignets 7 months ago There are two things on our mind as we land in New Orleans: food and jazz. It is just a quick taxi ride to our Airbnb in Tremé, a residential neighborhood of narrow, colorful wooden houses with tall shutters facing the streets. We fly into New Orleans on day 19 of our post-China leave and......
• Tokyo is a tasty cream puff 7 months ago “What surprised me most about Tokyo is that it is so calm,” Our friend Mike tells us over cold beers and plates of steaming chicken fried and breaded, rolled into succulent skewers, and charcoal grilled. Smoke rises up out of the black iron skillet of charcoal chicken, a Japanese...

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