Category Archives: life

#Route97 (Part 1)

Posted on May 31, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ 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 | Tagged #exploreBC, #exploreKelowna, #Route97, adventure, bucket-list, Coquihalla highway, family, forest, memories, moose, mountains, mythological, road trip, romance, snow, Spring, wildlife | 45 Comments

Summon Down the Spring

Posted on May 3, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ 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 | Tagged alive, art, books, downtown, festivals, mindful meditation, musings, nature, neighbours, photography, rain, Spring, sunshine, Vancouver, walking, writing | 46 Comments

Rising, Falling

Posted on April 5, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” – E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly It’s the last day of winter and it feels like I might never write again … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged beauty, books, breath, cafe, change, falling, family, grief, living, revel, rising, self-care, Spring, tea, wild, writing | 40 Comments

The Lost Chronicle

Posted on March 20, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” – Rainer Maria Rilke A winter walk two days after a fierce overnight snowfall left the air so cold, it carried the remnants of … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged "A Wrinkle in Time", air, blossoms, books, crows, fantasy, first day of spring, gulls, light, Madeleine L'Engle, nature, ocean, robins, science, waves, winter | 27 Comments

The Winds of Change

Posted on February 23, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ For when all else is done, only words remain. Words endure.” – Kate Mosse, The Winter Ghosts A recent article in one of the only free newspapers left in the city caught my eye, describing a worrisome new normal … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged change, city, community, ghosts, homeless, hope, new normal, streets, struggle, Vancouver, warmth, wind, winter, words, writing | 46 Comments

Ever Closer

Posted on February 15, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“Wine is bottled poetry.” – Robert Louis Stevenson January has ended in a rain of spoken word poetry as Rufous Hummingbirds soar above the trees and the first cherry blossoms start to bloom on once bare trees. Clusters of snowdrops … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged birds, blossoms, chocolate, enchantment, flowers, love, poetry, rain, red, Spring, sun, trees, Vancouver, wine, winter, writing | 46 Comments

Winter Beckons

Posted on January 26, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.” – Elizabeth Bowen There is a mildness to the day that reminds me of spring, the air feels warmer and my gloves have been left … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged beauty, city, decluttering, fresh start, minimalism, mystery, nature, sacred, seasons, sky, Vancouver, wildlife, wine, winter, writing | 38 Comments