Tag Archives: snow

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 →

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London Calling (Nov/Dec)

Posted on January 24, 2020 by anotetohuguette

“A pub can be a magical place” – Rhys Ifan (a lovely quote found on a signboard at the George Pub in London, UK) The scent of sweet maple and evergreen commingle on dry November days not seen in decades … Continue reading →

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We Are Moments

Posted on March 18, 2019 by anotetohuguette

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens Two snow days have resulted in long walks … Continue reading →

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#Route97 (Part 1)

Posted on May 31, 2018 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 I’ve never heard the ocean singing until today (down by Second Beach), as the … Continue reading →

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Lucid Dreaming

Posted on January 5, 2017 by anotetohuguette

Prologue –  Sitting on this fast moving bus my thoughts stray to the dinner I’ll soon share with my good friend –  bathed in candlelight and good conversation her home is an oasis against dark thoughts and deeds. There are … Continue reading →

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Autumn Deep

Posted on December 15, 2016 by anotetohuguette

In these latter days of autumn there’s no time to mourn the last golden leaves still clinging to dark, bare branches. The earth’s long pirouette has been gathering in the cold from celestial blue above and the warmth of the … Continue reading →

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Lost In The Wonder

Posted on December 8, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“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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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 →

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