Tag Archives: music

Rise

Posted on September 7, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” – Zen Saying A false fall is beginning to make itself known as I walk beneath a shower of gently falling rain-starved leaves, catching sight of … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged ancient, chants, dreams, exploring, forest, healing, incense, joy, Kirtan, music, peace, picnics, rise, Sanskrit, Summer, yoga | 45 Comments

Taste the Sun

Posted on July 14, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.” – Rebecca Harding Davis There are delicate dragonflies dancing among the summery air currents on my afternoon walk to taste the sun. After a sheltered stroll … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged bench, bloggers, British Columbia, children, chocolate, forest fires, generosity, humanity, love, music, poetry, roasted nuts, sharing, Summer, surprise, taste the sun, two women | 34 Comments

Real Time

Posted on February 26, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.” – Kurt Vonnegut Warmer air amid the lingering light herald this early rush of spring, showing up in lush masses of white snowdrops, the royal … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir | Tagged aging, cello, concert, family, love, memories, music, Orpheum Theatre, parents, Spring, steampunk, symphony, time, Vancouver, violin | 17 Comments

Writing In The Space Between Now And Then

Posted on July 21, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ By writing at the instant, the very heartbeat of life is caught.” – Walt Whitman Thunder is rumbling just above me in the now darkened sky as I sit in the jewel-like parklet not far from where I live. The … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged Bengal cat, fairytale, meditation, mexico, music, mystery, neighbour, ocean, pirate ship, red viola, tea, travel, Vancouver, wild, wind, writing | 17 Comments

Twilight Revels

Posted on April 14, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ The Realm of Fairy is a strange shadowland lying just beyond the fields we know.” – Author Unknown The wind is whistling and howling up against the glass of the balcony windows, a reminder from Winter, even though my eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged beach, blogging, drumming, fairies, friendship, life, mexico, music, notes, revel, storms, sunsets, travel, twilight, wine | 12 Comments

Nomad

Posted on February 18, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“What a joy, to travel the way of the heart.” Rumi Yesterday, I gave in to my nomadic ways and headed over to the East Side to check in at my old place of work, a local recycling company. It … Continue reading →

Posted in journaling, travel | Tagged mexico, music, songwriting, tea, travel | 4 Comments

Winter Spirit

Posted on December 10, 2015 by anotetohuguette

“Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” – Epicurus At this time of year my feeling of abundance comes in the form of a stack of books (both new and second-hand) on a shelf in the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged abundance, blogging, books, christmas, cocoa, magic, mexico, music, snow, tea, travel, Vancouver, winter | 8 Comments