Tag Archives: wonder

Flight

Posted on September 1, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“Travel brings power and love back into your life.” – Rumi After almost three years of not flying we find ourselves above a dry patch of land with snow capped Mt. Baker (Washington) rising above dark blue winding rivers. There … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged beauty, celebration, energy, family, festivals, flight, gardens, joy, Lake Ontario, love, music, Summer, Toronto, travel, wonder | 27 Comments

Feed Your Soul

Posted on June 20, 2021 by anotetohuguette

“Explore the earth, soak up her beauty, and let it feed your soul. Love her like your own, and then leave her be.” – April 2021 Alive magazine Deep verdant green and fragrant gardens draw me most days to paths … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography | Tagged art, beauty, beloved books, earth, feed your soul, joy, light, nature, normalcy, Pendulum Gallery, pleasure, Summer, tea, wanders, warmth, wonder | 38 Comments

Deep Winter

Posted on February 14, 2019 by anotetohuguette

“ The mind is not a vessel that needs filling but wood that needs igniting.” – Plutarch – On Listening Snow hasn’t quite fallen yet but the scents of winter make an appearance in both my mother’s kitchen and mine … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged art, chickadees, deep winter, enchantment, fashion, flowers, Guo Pei, magic, nature, raven, scent, spell, spices, Vancouver Art Gallery, wonder | 51 Comments

Magic Realism

Posted on July 27, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ Summer is for surrendering; winter is for wondering.” – Debasish Mridha Early summer has brought changing skies, muggy air and the rumble of thunder. Looking in four directions yields a bank of dark clouds, stunning blue sky, a butter-like … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged bees, cancer free, climate change, colour, heatwave, journey, magic realism, nature, ocean, picnic, Stash tea, Summer, thoughts, wonder, world | 36 Comments

Illuminate

Posted on December 20, 2017 by anotetohuguette

Winter sun sets low these days painting the steel blue water in flames of gold. I see a young woman on my walk sitting at an old wooden desk on the damp sand, writing in a big book as if … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged beauty, December, enlightenment, flame, language, light, magic, mindfulness, nature, sea, sunset, understanding, walking, wonder, world | 26 Comments

Faith

Posted on November 15, 2016 by anotetohuguette

Curiosity found me hurriedly pulling on clothes left lying on the floor, nature’s subtle vibration having touched my face as I lay sleeping, it’s soft tapping against my closed eyes, a morse code enticing me to wake… to follow the … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged after midnight, awe, balcony musings, Chihuly, faith, forest, life, night sky, silence, super moon, wonder | 15 Comments

Once Upon a Time

Posted on November 10, 2016 by anotetohuguette

“ The world is a fairytale; we are it’s guardians.” – Dejan Stojanovic, The Sun Watches the Sun It’s a rare, warm fall day – a day when the sun’s rays break through the whipped cream sky and entices one … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged art, blogging, Chihuly, fairytale, healing, life, love, nature, ROM (the Royal Ontario Museum), seasons, the American election, Toronto, Vancouver, wonder | 11 Comments