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October Pause

Posted on September 30, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“the fallen leaves in the forest seemed to make even the ground glow and burn with light” –  Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola There is a post waiting to be published but my world has gone sideways with the … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Green Heart

Posted on July 6, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ 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 →

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Peace & Plenty

Posted on March 9, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” – Henry Beston I wrote of early spring in my … Continue reading →

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Boundless

Posted on February 10, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ Like some winter animal the moon licks the salt of your hand, yet still your hair foams violet as a lilac tree, from which a small wood-owl calls.” – Johannes Bobrowski I want my words to conjure spring instead … Continue reading →

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Threshold

Posted on February 2, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ What’s comin’ will come, an’ we’ll meet it when it does.” – Hagrid, from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mid-winter is revealing more of its beauty these days, the clear blue sky often awash in layered brushstrokes … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Rising

Posted on January 12, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives.” – Josephine Hart There is still ice on the rooftops and it’s bone chilling cold outside, a new year has dawned from … Continue reading →

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Lost In The Wonder

Posted on December 8, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Monday’s snow day was the first significant snowfall in 1,000 days (as reported by several news stations), the … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Heart

Posted on November 24, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ When snow falls, nature listens.” – Antoinette van Kleeff Nature’s alarm clock comes in the form of the blackbird chorus that erupts from the bare branches of the large tree one street over. The mornings are much darker now … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time

Posted on November 10, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ The world is a fairytale; we are it’s guardians.” – Dejan Stojanovic, The Sun Watches the Sun It’s a rare, warm fall day – a day when the sun’s rays break through the whipped cream sky and entices one … Continue reading →

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Twilight Revels

Posted on April 14, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ The Realm of Fairy is a strange shadowland lying just beyond the fields we know.” – Author Unknown The wind is whistling and howling up against the glass of the balcony windows, a reminder from Winter, even though my eyes … Continue reading →

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