Tag Archives: chocolate

Arrival

Posted on April 10, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.” – Rumi Reading Rumi’s beautiful quote on a deep winter day disguised as spring made me laugh out loud! Every morning since the world paused I’ve woken up … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, photography, poetry | Tagged arrival, art, beauty, cherry blossoms, chocolate, city, enchantment, forest, Love Without Limits, park, peace, Rumi, Spring, Vancouver, war | 26 Comments

Deep Time

Posted on March 21, 2020 by anotetohuguette

“ Thou art the journey and the journey’s end.” – Michael Mayne Dean 1986-96, noted in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Our time in London was spent in a beautiful family-owned modern flat in the Docklands area near North Greenwich – … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged adventure, chocolate, countryside, England, family, history, holiday, journey, London, longing, magic, pubs, river, Thames, winter | 37 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

Taste the Sun

Posted on July 14, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.” – Rebecca Harding Davis There are delicate dragonflies dancing among the summery air currents on my afternoon walk to taste the sun. After a sheltered stroll … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged bench, bloggers, British Columbia, children, chocolate, forest fires, generosity, humanity, love, music, poetry, roasted nuts, sharing, Summer, surprise, taste the sun, two women | 34 Comments

Autumn Deep

Posted on December 15, 2016 by anotetohuguette

In these latter days of autumn there’s no time to mourn the last golden leaves still clinging to dark, bare branches. The earth’s long pirouette has been gathering in the cold from celestial blue above and the warmth of the … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged Autumn, Bright Nights, chocolate, christmas, cinnamon, December, friendship, ice, magic, moon, poetry, polar bear, snow, taste, winter | 18 Comments