Tag Archives: Tigh-Na-Mara

Moved By Beauty

Posted on April 14, 2023 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 Our early spring days still feel very winter-like, it’s cold in the mornings and throughout … Continue reading →

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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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genius loci (the spirit of a place)

Posted on October 29, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“If you’re John Muir you want trees to live among. If you’re Emily, a garden will do. Try to find the right place for yourself. If you can’t find it, at least dream of it.” – Mary Oliver, Felicity Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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Words Travel

Posted on November 20, 2020 by anotetohuguette

“The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, a weekend that was supposed to be awash in moody rain. Yesterday’s walk required an umbrella although I didn’t mind – the nearby … Continue reading →

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Heart of the Wild

Posted on February 28, 2019 by anotetohuguette

wer.i.fest.eria (V)  To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery. On a long forgotten winding bus route from downtown out to the bay to catch the ferry to Vancouver Island, we were greeted by vistas of darkest green … Continue reading →

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Peace & Plenty

Posted on March 9, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” – Henry Beston I wrote of early spring in my … Continue reading →

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To Simply Be

Posted on August 4, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ Only when you explore the ecstasy of simply being, where even to breathe is a distraction, can you call yourself complete.” – Sadghuru Whether I’m sitting outside or inside to write, I find I like to face the same view, … Continue reading →

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Geography of the Heart

Posted on June 9, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“If you want to know me, look inside your heart.” – Lao Tzu Lately, I find myself in quiet moments running invisible fingertips over the smooth and somewhat bumpy terrain of my heart. It’s not as if I’ve locked away … Continue reading →

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Seek the Wild

Posted on March 31, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir Recently I found myself touched by words written in an article by Denise Ryan (@deniseryan) that caught my eye in our local newspaper, “ The Vancouver … Continue reading →

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