Anne Langford
  • About
  • Life
  • Performance
  • Rituals
  • Recipes
  • Headlines
  • Books
  • Urban gadfly
  • Travel
  • Anne’s Circle
  • Contact

Colour shock

By Anne • February 26, 2015 • Life, Travel

When the ground was frozen, and the schedule was not, I flew to the tropics. Many find poetry in winter. My ankle wasn’t seeing it, healing from a fracture last fall. Colour me snow-happy when I can ski and skate. I do not glom on to the winter hysteria either.

It’s CANADA. We’re supposed to be cold!

Yet, stuck inside to stare out at a relentless white, the mood withers. Snow isn’t the only thing that drifts.

I only needed a new palette and a punch; straw is optional.

IMG_1327

Bring along my favourite crew and…

She’s back!

IMG_1392

Travel the world and still find spots stained forever in your heart. We tumbled onto St. Lucia as newlyweds and behaved in an unoriginal fashion.

Scan 114

Rainforest showers were brief, tropical backdrop resplendent.

DSC_0216
IMG_1501

A minute later, we were back with kids and memories.

Scan 113
IMG_1703
IMG_1702
IMG_1704
IMG_1707

There have been tours since, here and there, north and south, east and west-the world’s wonders are endless-but we knew we’d be back. You can’t say goodbye to old friends. You plan for the next time.

IMG_1423

St. Lucia is best seen from the water, where the stunning coastline stretches for miles.

IMG_1708

Or venture into the rainforest to spot native fruit trees of mango, banana, papaya, coconut, avocado, starfruit, soursop and hog plum. Flowering shrubs of hibiscus, bougainvillea, and oleander that I long to grow inside back home, but houseplants are for attentive lovers. I’ve only got eyes for the outdoors, and my houseplants know it and behave accordingly with a big middle finger.

IMG_1471

Friends who ski on their school breaks wonder what you do all day. I will concede there’s glory in family ski holidays, too—my knees still remember—but sunshine restores my merry tribe to their best selves.

Or maybe it’s just as simple as a passionfruit mojito.

IMG_1474

We need to quench ourselves in colour and wobble up and down in the warmth of the sea. A breeze floats by, and with it, winter, wrinkles and worries.

IMG_1413

I hoard moments in my beach bag, guarding time with these young adults that still like beads in their hair.

Can we read in bed with you? Will you come swimming with me?  

IMG_1531
DSC_0480

Just ordinary miracles, ordinary miracles
But all the same, they’re miracles to me
The days that I’ll remember well
Have a simple kind of wonderful of ordinary miracles

Amy Sky

 

Tomorrow: a tropical dessert for those who can’t fly south but need to feel as if they did.

IMG_1682
colourfamilyfamily travelSt. Luciatropical forestwinter escape
Oscar highs
A blast of the right kind of cool

Anne

Fangirl here. If you have a sweet tooth, I'm coming for you. Let's dish and dream together, shall we?

3 Comments

  • Reply nancy Macdonald February 27, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    can’t wait to try this gorgeous sorbet you dropped at my door! xoxo

  • Reply baufinanzierung vergleich February 22, 2018 at 6:40 am

    I am glad to have found your blog, because it is great! your recipes are fantastic, and your photos are just beautiful. I will be sure to follow you on my google reader!

  • Reply January November 7, 2018 at 7:27 am

    What a great resource this text is.

Leave a Reply Cancel Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Sign up for my buzz sheet!

Join Anne’s Inner Circle for inspiration for your kitchen and conversation for your table. Sign up here for my newsletter of treats, delivered straight to your inbox, only for subscribers.

Archives

Recent Posts

  • Weddings and anniversaries. Italy was ready to welcome us for both.
  • TIFF 2022
  • TIFF 2021: We’re back…I think.
  • To be or not to be cool
  • TIFF 2020: Adapt or Die

Categories

  • Art
  • Books
  • Coming soon
  • Film
  • Guest Bloggers
  • Headlines
  • Life
  • Performance
  • Recipes
  • Rituals
  • Travel
  • Urban gadfly
  • With Love and Sugar
Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin

Made with in Seattle

© 2014 Anne Langford. All rights reserved.