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Author Archives: anotetohuguette
But first, spring
“It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done.” – Matthew Arnold Tiny, barely there snowflakes lazily fell from the blurry grey … Continue reading
Fate
She would find a loyal companion, jump into a jeep and head to Mexico to ride out the storm. Borders are closed to me now, so I journey within – opening windows painted shut over the years and closing doors … Continue reading
Wintering
“We are all treading the vanishing road of a song in the air, the vanishing road of the spring flowers and the winter snows, the vanishing roads of the winds and the streams, the vanishing road of beloved faces.” – … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography
Tagged beauty, flowers, forest, hawk, love, nostalgia, pandemic notes, reverie, seasons, senses, soul, wanders, winter tea, wintering, writing
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Siege
“ In winter, the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity.” – John Burroughs December has arrived in wreathes of fog and apricot … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography
Tagged beauty, community, Covid-19, dreams, Fleurs De Villes Noel, hope, kindness, light, musings, myth, New Year, seige, solo walks, winter, writing. walking
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Words Travel
“The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, a weekend that was supposed to be awash in moody rain. Yesterday’s walk required an umbrella although I didn’t mind – the nearby … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged beauty, breathe, forest, joy, love, meditation, ocean, retreat, rewilding, stretch, Tigh-Na-Mara, travel, trees, Vancouver Island, words travel
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Time Travel
“Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.” – John Steinbeck After reading a fellow blogger’s wonderful post (a bunch of old bus tickets) about saving her bus tickets meant for recycling in order to … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged bus tickets, Covid-19, ephemera, fragrance, inspiration, journal, journeys, memories, nostalgia, offerings, port-key, souvenirs, tea, time travel, wandering
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Through The Looking Glass
“in the gardens of memory, in the palace of dreams, that is where you and I shall meet” – The Mad Hatter Smoke from the fires raging in California (USA) arrived yesterday, smothering the late August light and colouring the … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography
Tagged beauty, Covid-19, fire season, forest garden, joy, looking glass, love, Mad Hatter, passage, pints, sanctuary, solo walks, Summer, widespread smoke
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Outside We Live
“What humanity needs, nature answers in whispers.” – Numi Tea CITY There’s a Summer Art Program being presented downtown twice a week – two beautiful parklets are now home to artists and students displaying works in progress to potential customers … Continue reading
Collateral Beauty
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore Solo walks this mid-summer have taken on a different hue – our provincial government recently … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, memoir, photography
Tagged bliss, collateral beauty, courage, Covid-19, freedom, Great Blue Herons, life, mid-summer, nature, new normal, outside, rewilding, solo walks, sunset skies, tea, travel
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