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Tag Archives: tea
Time Travel
“Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.” – John Steinbeck After reading a fellow blogger’s wonderful post (a bunch of old bus tickets) about saving her bus tickets meant for recycling in order to … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged bus tickets, Covid-19, ephemera, fragrance, inspiration, journal, journeys, memories, nostalgia, offerings, port-key, souvenirs, tea, time travel, wandering
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Collateral Beauty
“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
Posted in blog, journaling, memoir, photography
Tagged bliss, collateral beauty, courage, Covid-19, freedom, Great Blue Herons, life, mid-summer, nature, new normal, outside, rewilding, solo walks, sunset skies, tea, travel
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Longing
“ 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
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged Autumn, bliss, breathe, joy, light, longing, magic, mounted horses, Narnia, stanley park, tea, transition, trees, Urban Forest Cafe, writing
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Worlds Between the Hours
“ 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
Rising, Falling
“ 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
Winter’s Light
“ 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
Storm Season
“ 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
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
Tagged Autumn, cafe, Harry Potter, home, hot chocolate, nature, November, questions, storms, tea, Thanksgiving, trees, twilight, Vancouver, writing
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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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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
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
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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