Tag Archives: food

Moved By Beauty

Posted on April 14, 2023 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 Our early spring days still feel very winter-like, it’s cold in the mornings and throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged beach, beauty, food, forest, heavenly, ocean, picnics, raven, reset, retreat, spring break, surprises, Tigh-Na-Mara, Vancouver Island, wanders | 28 Comments

Second Summer

Posted on September 4, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson A burnt orange crescent moon rose in the night sky late this week, ushering in a glowing … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged art, beauty, food, heritage home, musings, Paris-style cafe, postcards, revel, second summer, skyline, smoky skies, tea, The Original Tap and Barrel, The Shipyards, Vancouver, writing | 34 Comments

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

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

Roses and Rust

Posted on July 28, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ Happiness comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open.” – Rose Wilder Lane I’m sitting on the balcony this morning, pen in hand, with my morning cup of tea nearby. The warm sun feels good … Continue reading →

Posted in journaling, life, travel | Tagged Farmer's Markets, food, life, mexico, nature, Summer, travel, Vancouver | 12 Comments

Mexico Dreaming

Posted on January 28, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“if you keep a green bough in your heart, then the singing bird will come” – chinese proverb December and now January have been very rainy, dark with only the odd day of sunshine. After the busy days of December, … Continue reading →

Posted in journaling, travel | Tagged colour, food, Mexcio, rituals, travel | 8 Comments

People of the Night

Posted on December 3, 2015 by anotetohuguette

A journal note I made from December 08, 2004 at our Olas Altas studio is a quote from a very nice (and handsome) restaurant server working at “Restaurant La Tia” on Lazaro Cardenas. We had discovered the original “La Tia” … Continue reading →

Posted in journaling, travel | Tagged food, mexico, nightlife, travel | 7 Comments