by Carole Duff | Dec 11, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
It began gently before sunrise on Saturday morning, a cold, steady flow of fine flakes—the season’s first snow. I let Freya out to do her business and bark at the deer foraging in the forest. At daylight, she came back looking like an Iditarod sled-race dog, her fur...
by Carole Duff | Dec 4, 2017 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Last month’s killing frosts had rendered our meadow plants dormant. It was time to mow before snow arrived. On Saturday morning, Keith fueled and started the gas-powered weed-whacker for me then held it while I donned ear and eye protections and adjusted the shoulder...
by Carole Duff | Nov 27, 2017 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat Please put a penny in the old man’s hat. After celebrating a delightful Thanksgiving with Keith’s family in Northern Virginia, we spent the night, brunched the next morning then drove home via Route 7West. Near the...
by Carole Duff | Nov 20, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Half or fully dead trees hit the gravel with a crack, temporarily blocking access to our driveway. Today, Keith and I took down a few trees and cut them into firewood. Our efforts were pre-emptive and practical because “winter is coming.” People familiar with Game of...
by Carole Duff | Nov 13, 2017 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Chinese aphorism written by Irish author Oliver Goldsmith, ascribed to Confucius. Fall Number 1: Mid-day last Friday, our landscaper arrived to map out a trail from the back...
