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Tag Archives: mexico
Dancing in the Dark
“ 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
Summer in the City
“ Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” – Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets It feels like Mexico during this mini heatwave that has descended upon the city, after chasing the sun … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
Tagged beach, cedar carvings, culture, energy, exploring, festivals, heatwave, horses, indigenous art, mexico, Museum of Anthropology, shade, Summer, Vancouver, Vancouver Mounted Police
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Neglected Treasure
“ Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring.” – Neltje Blanchan Mornings here are no longer greeted by the chorus of the blackbird choir, the feathered flock have moved back to the cattail clotted edges of the … Continue reading
Leave It To The Wind
“ If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.” – Khalil Gibran Winter is holding fast these days, clinging tight with icy fingers to its overdue reign – … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, city, company, compass, friendship, heart, hope, mexico, Spring, tea, travel, Trees Organic Cafe, Vancouver, wind, writing. walking, Yaletown
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Phoenix Rising
“ There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives.” – Josephine Hart There is still ice on the rooftops and it’s bone chilling cold outside, a new year has dawned from … Continue reading
Lost In The Wonder
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Monday’s snow day was the first significant snowfall in 1,000 days (as reported by several news stations), the … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, christmas, cold, dreams, forest, Harry Potter, holiday lights, ice, mexico, mountains, postcard, snow, tea, the "It" movie, Vancouver, winter
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November Reverie
“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
Passages
Those who have left before us are unable to look back, in their wake they leave one trailing hand a phantom touch suspended at the edge of time. We cannot follow, only read the language of their passage – finding … Continue reading
Throw Down Your Heart
“ One love, one heart, one destiny. ” – Bob Marley I just came back from a long walk by the ocean on this beautiful first day of fall, it was wonderful to clear my head and just take in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bela Fleck, dice, fall, friendship, heart, life, love, mexico, poetry, risks, seasons, tattoos, travel, Vancouver
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Surfacing
“ The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” – Henry Miller As I move through the apartment these days I’m aware that the light outside is changing – … Continue reading