by Carole Duff | Jan 26, 2026 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
It’s unusual to celebrate Christmas a month after the original date. But our son Alex had to work in December and is with us now, just in time for Winter Storm Fern, another somewhat unusual occurrence. With our usual precautions—a whole-house backup generator and...
by Carole Duff | Jan 19, 2026 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Over the years, I’ve posted many photographs of the mountains on our horizon here at Vanaprastha. Beautiful, indeed, but sometimes I struggle to find something good on the metaphorical horizon, especially during last week’s cloudy, flat, blah days of winter....
by Carole Duff | Jan 12, 2026 | Faith |
This past week, Keith had an ear-infection recurrence, but with medication, he’s on the mend. And repairs to, indeed refurbishment of the under-the-deck basement entrance and west walkway are complete—before pictures above, after pictures below. We thank God, a...
by Carole Duff | Jan 5, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
“Everyday kindness can be the greatest sort of heroism.” Karen Swallow Prior, On Reading Well This past week, I spoke with our contractor neighbor about little acts of kindness, an on-going and troubling neighbor situation, and a time...
by Carole Duff | Dec 29, 2025 | Faith, Family |
Keith and I enjoyed a lovely, quiet Christmas celebration this year because we focused on protecting peace. We’d learned from the successful visit to family for Grandparents Day to take our time, maintain our own space, ask family for help, define family time so we...
