Author Archives: anotetohuguette

About anotetohuguette

I'm currently blogging from the beautiful West Coast city of Vancouver, British Columbia - a vibrant city by the sea, surrounded by mountains and a very unique urban forest.

Second Summer

Posted on September 4, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson A burnt orange crescent moon rose in the night sky late this week, ushering in a glowing … Continue reading →

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Golden Hour

Posted on August 5, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“But in the midst of all that is, was or ever will be, there is a light that keeps shining, reaching us from far away.” – Sasha Sagan After an unexpected and very deadly heatwave that enveloped the West Coast … Continue reading →

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Feed Your Soul

Posted on June 20, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“Explore the earth, soak up her beauty, and let it feed your soul. Love her like your own, and then leave her be.” – April 2021 Alive magazine Deep verdant green and fragrant gardens draw me most days to paths … Continue reading →

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But first, spring

Posted on April 25, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

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Fate

Posted on March 13, 2021 by anotetohuguette

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 →

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Wintering

Posted on February 17, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

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Siege

Posted on January 3, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“ 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 →

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Words Travel

Posted on November 20, 2020 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

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Time Travel

Posted on October 3, 2020 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

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Through The Looking Glass

Posted on September 15, 2020 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

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