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Tag Archives: christmas
Winter’s Shadow
“Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.” – Edwin Louis Cole Most of the leaves have fallen like stars now, their caramel and maple scents replaced with an alchemy of wood smoke and Arctic air. In the last day or so, … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged alchemy, Bright Nights, change, christmas, expectancy, family, festivals, joy, King tides, loss, magic, rituals, stanley park, stormwatching, Vancouver, winter
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All is calm, all is bright…
“ We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.” – Anton Chekhov A small note to wish you all well during this beautiful season!
Posted in blog
Tagged beauty, christmas, forest, holiday lights, Lost Lagoon, love, nature, peace, quote, seasons, stanley park, stillness, twilight, Vancouver, winter, wishes
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The Joy Within
“ And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” – Rainer Maria Rilke The setting sun lately, paints the freshly fallen snow on the mountains with a delicate blush, the peaks in sharp relief, … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir
Tagged children, christmas, English Bay, gifts, holiday lights, joy, New Year, sacred space, seasons, slow, sunsets, Vancouver, winter
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Autumn Deep
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
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Tagged Autumn, Bright Nights, chocolate, christmas, cinnamon, December, friendship, ice, magic, moon, poetry, polar bear, snow, taste, winter
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Lost In The Wonder
“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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Tagged blogging, christmas, cold, dreams, forest, Harry Potter, holiday lights, ice, mexico, mountains, postcard, snow, tea, the "It" movie, Vancouver, winter
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The Fall
We are among the fallen, both human born and heaven wrought, the ones who chose to be gods instead of children. Sentenced to wait for the light between the seasons of abundance and loss we find ourselves on this long … Continue reading
Winter Spirit
“Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” – Epicurus At this time of year my feeling of abundance comes in the form of a stack of books (both new and second-hand) on a shelf in the … Continue reading
Holiday Field Notes
“ The walls and ceiling were so hung with living green that it looked a perfect grove, from every part of which bright gleaming berries glistened. The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe and ivy reflected back the light, as if so … Continue reading
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