Tag Archives: hot chocolate

Tea Journeys – Part Three

Posted on March 15, 2023 by anotetohuguette

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber Recently running into my neighbour Huguette resulted in a lovely late afternoon sojourn in a tiny coffee bar on Denman St. called Cafe Portrait. It has … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged cafe Portrait (Vancouver), festival, forever, friendship, grief, hot chocolate, journal writing, respite, seasons, tea journeys, travel, Veranda Cafe (Vancouver), Viva Cafe and Bakery (Vancouver), wanders, winter | 30 Comments

Tea Journeys – Part Two

Posted on December 26, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“I like the pause that tea allows.” – Waris Ahluwalia Sciue It’s the first week of November and I’m sitting in an airy gallery space with a real china cup filled with a creamy hot chocolate (purchased from a tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged art, beauty, coffee bars, downtown, Floral Trail, holiday season, hot chocolate, New Year, pause, snow, tea, tea journeys, Tigh-Na-Mara, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, winter | 29 Comments

Storm Season

Posted on November 23, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ Find a part of yourself hidden in the twilight.” – Fennel Hudson, Traditional Angling -Fennel’s Journal – No. 6 With the change back to standard time barely upon us, I woke recently to a darkness in our room that … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged Autumn, cafe, Harry Potter, home, hot chocolate, nature, November, questions, storms, tea, Thanksgiving, trees, twilight, Vancouver, writing | 25 Comments

Unsettled Landscapes

Posted on October 26, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ We live in a world that is beyond our control, and life is in a constant flux of change. So we have a decision to make: keep trying to control a storm that is not going to go away … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged Autumn, books, change, children, city of glass, greed, homelessness, hot chocolate, humanity, poverty, rain, Shangri-La, Vancouver, walking, writing | 34 Comments

The Beautiful Work

Posted on June 23, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different.” – John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent On this last day of spring, the promise of summer is found on the sun … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged beautiful work, books, breathe, hot chocolate, ice tea, leafy trees, letters, nourish bowls, picnics, sea, simply be, stanley park, Summer, writing, yoga | 25 Comments

Sojourn

Posted on November 17, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus Three inky black crows have just landed on the neighbouring roof’s railing and they look like they might be up to some mischief, their bright eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged Autumn, cobblestone structures, country, forest, hot chocolate, nature, Ontario, Paris, road trip, seasons, sojourn, stone house, travel, tree tunnel | 23 Comments

Holiday Field Notes

Posted on November 26, 2015 by anotetohuguette

“ 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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged charity, christmas, crow, forest, heart, hot chocolate, light, love, magic, mexico, peace, raven, travel, Vancouver, winter | 8 Comments