Tag Archives: family

Soar

Posted on August 4, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” – Leonardo da Vinci The beginning of this post starts … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged birthday, breathe, celebration, family, flowers, flying, food, forest fires. British Columbia, rain, stay safe, Summer, vacation, Vancouver to Toronto, wine, writing | 16 Comments

Morning Thunder

Posted on June 1, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” – Frederick Douglass A rumble reverberating through the air woke me from a … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged breathe, clouds, dream, Eden, family, healing, life, lightning, morning, nature, seasons, stanley park, sunrise, thunderstorm, Vancouver | 15 Comments

Deep Water

Posted on March 14, 2017 by anotetohuguette

I find myself in deeper water lately no longer on the shore, bare toes finding purchase upon cool sand, instead I’m treading luminous blue hoping with each breath that I don’t drown. Drown among the slippery tendrils of seaweed in colours of … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged beach, breath, cradle, deep water, eyes, family, jellyfish, life, light, mother, sand, seaweed, student, surfacing, yoga | 38 Comments

Real Time

Posted on February 26, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.” – Kurt Vonnegut Warmer air amid the lingering light herald this early rush of spring, showing up in lush masses of white snowdrops, the royal … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir | Tagged aging, cello, concert, family, love, memories, music, Orpheum Theatre, parents, Spring, steampunk, symphony, time, Vancouver, violin | 17 Comments

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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged blogging, bucket-list, family, gifts, love, meditation, morning, Niagara Falls, Ontario, road trip, seasons, travel, Vancouver, winter | 22 Comments

November Reverie

Posted on November 3, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.” – Ronald Reagan November is the month that usually chases us down to Mexico, we begin to miss the warmth of the sun as the autumn rains begin to blanket … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged books, candles, family, life, light, Mariachi, mexico, November, rain, seasons, St. Cecilia Day, Toronto, tourist, travel, Vancouver | 16 Comments

Find Your Solace

Posted on October 27, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“… i spill into the kind of silence only Khalil Gibran would understand.” – Sanobar Khan, Turquoise Silence The leaves on the trees are murmuring among themselves underneath the bright sunlight – we’ve just come back from a tree-lined trail … Continue reading →

Posted in journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged Autumn, family, fire, food, labradoodle, love, memories, nature, Ontario, outdoor adventures, road trip, solace, stargazing, travel | 9 Comments