Category Archives: memoir

Tea Journeys – Part Two

Posted on December 26, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“I like the pause that tea allows.” – Waris Ahluwalia Sciue It’s the first week of November and I’m sitting in an airy gallery space with a real china cup filled with a creamy hot chocolate (purchased from a tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged art, beauty, coffee bars, downtown, Floral Trail, holiday season, hot chocolate, New Year, pause, snow, tea, tea journeys, Tigh-Na-Mara, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, winter | 28 Comments

genius loci (the spirit of a place)

Posted on October 29, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“If you’re John Muir you want trees to live among. If you’re Emily, a garden will do. Try to find the right place for yourself. If you can’t find it, at least dream of it.” – Mary Oliver, Felicity Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged apples, Autumn, bliss, bolt hole, bounty, bungalow, discovery, forest, genius loci, ocean, raven, Tigh-Na-Mara, trails and paths, travel, Vancouver Island | 25 Comments

Flight

Posted on September 1, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“Travel brings power and love back into your life.” – Rumi After almost three years of not flying we find ourselves above a dry patch of land with snow capped Mt. Baker (Washington) rising above dark blue winding rivers. There … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged beauty, celebration, energy, family, festivals, flight, gardens, joy, Lake Ontario, love, music, Summer, Toronto, travel, wonder | 27 Comments

Daffodils Rising

Posted on February 19, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.” – Elizabeth Bowen Mid-January is just around the corner and there are still sparkling lights to catch my eye as well as a magical lone sapling … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged beauty, darkness, enjoy everything, flowers, forest, hope, joy, light, love, mindfulness, park, seasons, sparkle, wanders, winter | 20 Comments

Bench Series (Winter)

Posted on January 11, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“Darkness is where the magic of moonlight lives.” – Unknown Before our part of the world became a winter wonderland, there were two days where I happily found myself – sitting at an outdoor table at the “cabin in the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged apple cider, beauty, benches, churro sticks, festive, friendship, love, magic, New Year, stanley park, storms, Vancouver, weather, winter, wonderland | 27 Comments

Sweet Tidings

Posted on December 16, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“May and October, the best smelling months? December: evergreen, frost, wood smoke , cinnamon.” – Lisa Kleypas A creamy hot chocolate and Harry Potter were my companions today after practicing yoga at home amid the tail end of yet another … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged Autumn, Barge Chilling Beach, being, climate change, festive, gratitude, Harry Potter, hot beverage, light, nature, rainbows, storms, sweet tidings, Vancouver, wanders | 27 Comments

Wandering

Posted on October 24, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, we have had our summer evenings, now for October eves.” – Humbert Wolfe It’s the first day of autumn and after an early morning rain and atmospheric mist, … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged atmospheric, Autumn, beauty, enchanting, gifts, grove, leaves, love, memories, nature, reading, sanctuary, storms, wandering, wild | 32 Comments

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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged art, beauty, food, heritage home, musings, Paris-style cafe, postcards, revel, second summer, skyline, smoky skies, tea, The Original Tap and Barrel, The Shipyards, Vancouver, writing | 34 Comments

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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged air, art, beauty, city, climate change, golden hour, Granville Island Market, heat dome, Imagine Van Gogh, kites, local, patio, Summer, vagaries, Vancouver, writing | 39 Comments

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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged art, beauty, beloved books, earth, feed your soul, joy, light, nature, normalcy, Pendulum Gallery, pleasure, Summer, tea, wanders, warmth, wonder | 38 Comments

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