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.
“ Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.” – John Updike As bikes flow past behind the wooden bench I’ve found to sit on, I’m grateful for the dappled … Continue reading →
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
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Tagged cello, climate change, dark red wine, forest fires, forgotten beasts, heart, heatwave, lament, music. sunset, ocean, red, rosemary for rain, stanley park, Summer, trail walking, Vancouver
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“ Summer is for surrendering; winter is for wondering.” – Debasish Mridha Early summer has brought changing skies, muggy air and the rumble of thunder. Looking in four directions yields a bank of dark clouds, stunning blue sky, a butter-like … Continue reading →
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
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Tagged bees, cancer free, climate change, colour, heatwave, journey, magic realism, nature, ocean, picnic, Stash tea, Summer, thoughts, wonder, world
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“ I can breathe where there is green. Green grows hope. It keeps my heart beating and helps me remember who I am.” – Courtney M. Privett, Faelost Glancing out the bedroom window overlooking the alleyway, I was struck by … Continue reading →
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
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Tagged blogging, community garden, connected, festival, forest, green, heart, hope, nature, paradise, ritual, salmon berries, strawberries, Summer, trees, words
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“ There are moments, above all on June evenings, when the lakes that hold our moons are sucked into the earth, and nothing is left but wine and the touch of a hand.” – Charles Morgan Our hotel, the Best … Continue reading →
Posted in blog, travel
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Tagged #exploreBC, art, beauty, estate wines, family, forest fires, history, lake country, peace, road trip, tasting, terroir, travel writing, vineyard, wild
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“ Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I’ve never heard the ocean singing until today (down by Second Beach), as the … Continue reading →
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
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Tagged #exploreBC, #exploreKelowna, #Route97, adventure, bucket-list, Coquihalla highway, family, forest, memories, moose, mountains, mythological, road trip, romance, snow, Spring, wildlife
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“ Time and space are the tools of the observer.” – Emmanuel Kant Pale sunlight paints the sidewalk in charcoal shapes, revealing delicate calligraphy previously hidden by cool rain. Patience has fled as winter keeps looking back, finding ways to … Continue reading →
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
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Tagged alive, art, books, downtown, festivals, mindful meditation, musings, nature, neighbours, photography, rain, Spring, sunshine, Vancouver, walking, writing
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Startling the reverie among newly green trees, dystopian voices undulate over autumn strewn paths, piercing through well tended worlds regardless of collected dreams. These are our brothers and sisters thrown to the wolves of winter, spring but a distant memory … Continue reading →
Posted in poetry
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Tagged brother, dystopian, earth, environment, forest, fractured, hope, life, mother, pipelines, politics, seasons, sister, walking, wasteland, yearning
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