by Carole Duff | Feb 16, 2026 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
The Benediction will come, I assured myself as I read another excerpt of a recent essay at the SWAG Open Mic last Thursday evening. Benediction, the point of my essay, “Memento Mori,” about my father and the physical remembrances of him that I keep. Memento Mori:...
by Carole Duff | Feb 9, 2026 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
The word for the day on Saturday was the Welsh word hiraeth, meaning a deep longing for something, especially one’s home. How deep our longings can be for comfort, peace, and hope. Perhaps because it’s winter, those longings seem...
by Carole Duff | Feb 2, 2026 | Faith, Nature |
“Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cold out there today,” says one of the two radio DJ’s every morning in the movie Groundhog Day. And yes, it’s cold outside again today but sunny. So, Punxsutawney...
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...
