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Collateral Beauty

Posted on August 1, 2020 by

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore Solo walks this mid-summer have taken on a different hue – our provincial government recently … Continue reading →

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Every Little Thing Is Everything

Posted on June 26, 2020 by

“Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world.” – T’ien Yi Leng I woke up this morning with new energy and resolve – hoping to shake up the routines I’ve clung to these past few months and invite some … Continue reading →

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Longing

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

“ Every leaf speaks bliss to me. Fluttering from the autumn tree.” – Emily Bronte, “Fall , Leaves, Fall” During the last days of summer, I decided a wander through the tiny garden patchwork of our neighbourhood and the still … Continue reading →

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Worlds Between the Hours

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

“ Time is a game played beautifully by children.” – Heraclitus, Fragments As the last days of the old year fall away, I’m still feeling the festive spirit, especially when I come across an unexpected twinkle-lit window, move among the … Continue reading →

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Rising, Falling

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

“ So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” – E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly It’s the last day of winter and it feels like I might never write again … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Light

Posted on December 10, 2017 by

“ 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 →

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Storm Season

Posted on November 23, 2017 by

“ 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 →

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Leave It To The Wind

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

“ 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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Lost In The Wonder

Posted on December 8, 2016 by

“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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Continuum

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

“ I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.” – Anais Nin Travel is in the air again, it’s September 1st and we head back east to Toronto (Ontario) at the end … Continue reading →

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