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Judy Rae Merhar

About Judy Rae Merhar

A traveler without a destination, a scholar without a degree, Judy is perfectly content to follow her meandering path only in anticipation of what turning the next corner may reveal. She’s back home in Central Texas after spending three years in southern Belgium, where she spent every free moment tracing Josephine Bonaparte’s footsteps. When reality imposes, she finds herself shuffling one of her four daughters between soccer fields alongside her husband of 18 years. A women of letters, nothing makes her happier than reading some travel memoir while sipping from her dwindling supply of Belgian Beer.

Get Off the Grid and Into a Treehouse with Cypress Valley Canopy Tours

Written by Judy Rae Merhar | January 27, 2016

Cypress Valley Canopy Tours Treehouse

Adulthood may toss a few favorite childhood staples: bubblegum flavored ice cream, monkey bars and Pop Rocks.

But there is a quintessential childhood fantasy that follows many into double digits, and is classic and timeless as Peter Pan — treehouses.

Growing up, I always wanted a treehouse.

The closest I came was my grandparent’s concrete storm cellar. When I wanted to hide from the world, my refuge was on top of its concrete domed roof.

With the assistance of a neighboring kumquat tree, I would climb its branches, step onto the cellar’s roof.

The world never bothered me up there. Time was still and allowed me to get lost in an imaginative world.

Life was easy when my feet were 30 feet off the ground.

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The Pearls of Lake Travis: Liège Waffles at Backdraft Pizzeria

Written by Judy Rae Merhar | December 22, 2015

Backdraft Pizzeria Leige waffle strawberry toppings

Belgium and I have history. After spending three years in the land of beer, chocolate and waffles, our family returned home to Austin last year.

The Liège Waffle, which could be found on every street corner, was the one delicacy our family craved most from this pint sized country. But after discovering a little food trailer in Lake Travis, our craving is now in submission.

Unpack the suitcase and leave your passport behind, you no longer need to fly across the Atlantic to experience an international culinary treasure.

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