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 | Sep 25, 2017 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
Crossing the bridge onto Vasilyevsky Island, tour escort Julia pointed out the old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and two Rostral victory columns marking the Strelka or spit of the island. “This area is popular, especially for wedding parties taking pictures,” she...
by Carole Duff | Sep 18, 2017 | Faith, Family |
“Friendship … is born at the moment when one man says to another “What! You too?” -C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves This is the first in a series of reflections about our September trip to Russia. The first evening in Saint Petersburg, Keith...
by Carole Duff | Sep 11, 2017 | Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, Hello Rolling Stones is the fourth of four posts related to our August excursion to see the solar eclipse. Monday night, August 21st, we exited 95 at 8 pm to buy gas and something other than fast food in Lumberton, North Carolina. We...
by Carole Duff | Sep 4, 2017 | Family, Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
This is the third of four posts related to our August excursion to see the solar eclipse. Sunday before the eclipse, Keith and I spent the night in the “Out of Africa Experience” room at Thee Matriarch Bed and Breakfast in Orangeburg, South Carolina. We shared...
by Carole Duff | Aug 23, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family |
I’m posting a few days late this week because Keith and I just returned from a family excursion to see the eclipse within the path of totality. During the trip, I collected stories. This is the first of four. On Sunday morning, Keith and I woke to the sound of...
