Tag Archives: light

October Pause

Posted on September 30, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“the fallen leaves in the forest seemed to make even the ground glow and burn with light” – Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola There is a post waiting to be published but my world has gone sideways with the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged blogging, Dad, falling leaves, grief, hope, light, long good-bye, love, October, pause, peace, rain, share, transitions, writing | 54 Comments

The Lost Chronicle

Posted on March 20, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” – Rainer Maria Rilke A winter walk two days after a fierce overnight snowfall left the air so cold, it carried the remnants of … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged "A Wrinkle in Time", air, blossoms, books, crows, fantasy, first day of spring, gulls, light, Madeleine L'Engle, nature, ocean, robins, science, waves, winter | 27 Comments

Illuminate

Posted on December 20, 2017 by anotetohuguette

Winter sun sets low these days painting the steel blue water in flames of gold. I see a young woman on my walk sitting at an old wooden desk on the damp sand, writing in a big book as if … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged beauty, December, enlightenment, flame, language, light, magic, mindfulness, nature, sea, sunset, understanding, walking, wonder, world | 26 Comments

Winter’s Light

Posted on December 10, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness.” – James Gates Percival Fortified with a late cup of fragrant … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged atmosphere, Autumn, December, hygge, light, nature, rain, river, storm, tea, Vancouver Christmas Market, walking, weather, wild, winter | 43 Comments

Dancing in the Dark

Posted on October 12, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ So the darkness shall be the light and the stillness the dancing.” – T. S. Eliot Summer has returned for a few days, giving us a chance to go on one more picnic in the park, drink another iced chocolate and feel … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged Autumn, dancing, darkness, fairytale, forest, gratitude, hope, light, magic, mexico, rain, Summer, sun, Vancouver, words | 26 Comments

Turbulence

Posted on August 25, 2017 by anotetohuguette

She walked with a train of midnight-hued crows in her wake, her ear to the wind and the silently growing things, alert to any aberration in her world… There is a sickness creeping over the land, … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged breath, climate change, crows, forest, green, grief, growth, life, light, nature, poetry, shadow, turbulence, wind, yin and yang | 36 Comments

Illusion

Posted on July 20, 2017 by anotetohuguette

I knew the scar was coming and after three opinions, the surgeon was chosen with care, this one less cavalier, instilling a quiet hope that I might still recognize the face in the mirror. As the shiny scalpel cut away … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged fear, healing, illusion, inner beauty, light, love, mirror, my skin cancer journey, nature, power, society, strength, trees, values, wild | 48 Comments