This is a repost from 2016.
Hi, I'm Sarah Raplee, author of Paranormal and Steampunk Romance.
For years my husband jokingly claimed there were only three items on his Bucket List. “Before I die, I want to:
- see a ghost
- encounter a Sasquatch, and
- be abducted by aliens.”
A great Bucket List for me, an author or Paranormal Romance! Right?
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| Frenchglen Hotel |
Believe it or not, we stayed at Oregon’s reportedly-haunted Hotel at Frenchglen, Oregon couple of years ago, and he got to cross “see a ghost” off his list. The experience was not what he’d expected. He thought he’d be cool and nonchalant if he ever saw a ghost, but he was scared to death – even though he told me it was the ghost of a little old lady speaking a foreign language and smiling as she patted the bed. (I didn’t see her, but I heard her walking back and forth around the bed. Gotta admit, that was creepy!)
I suggested he may want to re-evaluate items two and three in light of this experience. After all, we live in one of the counties with the most reported Sasquatch sightings in the United States. “Watch what you wish for!” I say.
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| Sasquatch? |
I’m adventurous, but of a more practical nature. I love trying new things or exploring new areas. I’m not claustrophobic or afraid of heights or a particular animal (although I have a healthy respect for Things That Can Hurt/Kill Me), and this propensity to seek out new experiences with an open mind has made life interesting.
“You never know what life will bring” is tattooed on my soul. Life surprises me all the time. I’m lucky to have an adventurous husband to share it with.
Who knew we would live in eight different states, explore caves, hunt ghosts (not at the hotel – totally different time and place), hike a hundred miles of rugged, mountainous (and sometimes snowy) terrain, catch snakes, attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans, chase black bears away from a campsite, care for baby osprey, raise a big family, travel to Europe and Canada, sail across the Columbia River Bar into the Graveyard of the Pacific on a small boat, help an archeologist on several digs, raise chickens, mine geodes - the list goes on and on and is far from finished at this point. I plan to be around for a couple more decades.
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| UFO? |
Which means there are plenty of adventures in my future, even without a Bucket List. Who knows? Maybe we will encounter a Sasquatch and be abducted by aliens – although I’d rather just admire the flying saucer from a safe distance.
What about you? ~Sarah
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3 comments:
I think my more adventurous days are behind me. I'd love to go back to Ireland and Croatia as well as England and Scotland and while there, add in Wales. However when I consider the challenges of traveling in 2022, the lure dims. My current adventures center around leading and/or participating in Zoom meetings, downsizing which means going through cupboards, drawers, closets and bookshelves and sending what no longer brings joy to my heart off to cheer someone else up. As I check out those spaces in closets and the basement that have not seen the light of day for many years (at least 5), I'm sure I'll find treasures and remember adventures from my past.
Sarah, that is wonderful you have a husband who goes on these adventures with you. I've seen a couple of ghosts in my lifetime. French Glen is only 45 minutes from me and I didn't know it was haunted... I'm pretty sure I have a photo of a ghost's shadow in a picture I took on a ghost tour in Deadwood South Dakota. As for Sasquatch, my grandkids call my husband that. LOL UFOs I'm not sure my mind could wrap around seeing a flying saucer or whatever it is they fly around in. But I think it would be fun traveling around looking for them. Keep on adventuring!
Fun post, Sarah. Sounds like you have plenty of writing material from life experiences. :-)
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