Tag Archives: family

The Hunt

Posted on July 25, 2019 by anotetohuguette

“ No matter what you write, you actually can’t help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way.” – Catheryanne M. Valente There is still a scent of jasmine and mint in the air and I’ve just slipped into my … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged beauty, bucolic, cafes, fairy tale, family, forest, journey, July musings, love, nature, outside, searching, Summer, the hunt, writing | 28 Comments

Winter’s Shadow

Posted on December 7, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“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 | 38 Comments

Dive Deep

Posted on November 14, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.” – George Sand On a rare downtown visit as the summer season waned, I found myself sitting on the Vancouver Art Gallery Cafe’s terrace after a tasty lunch … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged Appearances, art, Autumn, beauty, cabin fever, change, city life, culture, family, friends, love, magic, stanley park, transformation, Vancouver, writing | 36 Comments

#exploreKelowna (Part 2)

Posted on June 19, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ There are moments, above all on June evenings, when the lakes that hold our moons are sucked into the earth, and nothing is left but wine and the touch of a hand.” – Charles Morgan Our hotel, the Best … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, travel | Tagged #exploreBC, art, beauty, estate wines, family, forest fires, history, lake country, peace, road trip, tasting, terroir, travel writing, vineyard, wild | 33 Comments

#Route97 (Part 1)

Posted on May 31, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I’ve never heard the ocean singing until today (down by Second Beach), as the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged #exploreBC, #exploreKelowna, #Route97, adventure, bucket-list, Coquihalla highway, family, forest, memories, moose, mountains, mythological, road trip, romance, snow, Spring, wildlife | 47 Comments

Rising, Falling

Posted on April 5, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” – E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly It’s the last day of winter and it feels like I might never write again … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged beauty, books, breath, cafe, change, falling, family, grief, living, revel, rising, self-care, Spring, tea, wild, writing | 40 Comments

Wintertide

Posted on January 7, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. The crisp winter air is full of it.” – John Burroughs The sound of the city, the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged beauty, city, dreams, family, friends, gifts, love, magic, moonlight, Narnia, nature, New Year, smiles, Vancouver, wild, winter | 39 Comments