by Carole Duff | Jul 22, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature |
Oh! We’re having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave The temperature’s rising, it isn’t surprising… -From “Heat Wave,” by Irving Berlin Cloudy skies and after-storm breezes cooled the mountain as I walked down the road to the mailbox late Saturday...
by Carole Duff | Jul 8, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
By mid-day on Saturday, clouds had darkened to the southeast, and soon we heard rumbles. Heathcliff and Freya retreated to the basement’s safety. Lightning and thunder drew closer. A flash followed immediately by a crash, and the power went out. Our whole-house...
by Carole Duff | Jun 24, 2019 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
One of our neighbors died last week—he’d been ill for months and in pain. I wrote about buying a gift certificate for his retirement in this post from October 2014. When a customer at the local bistro remarked about my generosity, and I said: “A man in our...
by Carole Duff | Jun 17, 2019 | Family, Local or Human Interest |
“Ask the hotel to get you a taxi to the Conrad Hotel in Admiralty,” my daughter texted. “Ride should be about 30 HK dollars. Conference organizers are very happy for you to join this afternoon and said that you come for lunch—starts at 12:15. I’ll meet you in the...
by Carole Duff | Jun 10, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Heathcliff and I took our short walk today, between this morning’s rain and thunderstorms due later this afternoon. As usual, we guarded our steps down the steep, gravel driveway, turned left to traverse the flat turn-around, then picked our way down the mountain...
by Carole Duff | Jun 3, 2019 | Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
My daughter, granddaughter, and I had cruised the aisles of a local grocery store called Fusion on Sunday morning and were walking back to Jessica’s flat in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. My granddaughter was doing what most two-year-old children do: insisting on climbing...
