by Carole Duff | Jul 31, 2017 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
“Emmanuel! Wait! Stop!” A woman’s frantic shout, and the pit-pat-pit-pat sound of a child’s sandals hitting pavement, came from behind me. I was standing on a busy, New York City street corner, staring at the “do not walk” hand sign but turned to confirm what I...
by Carole Duff | Jul 24, 2017 | Faith, Family |
A string of petty annoyances happened last week. My author web site caroleduff.com got flagged for malware; the living room smoke alarm associated with our security system alerted low battery even after we replaced it; making a simple checkup appointment turned into a...
by Carole Duff | Jul 3, 2017 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Rain fell softly over the Rockfish Valley that morning in May, and fog hovered over the Blue Ridge Mountains. The weather forecast called for a break in the rain from mid-morning to early afternoon, enough time for our guests and us to visit The Frontier Culture...
by Carole Duff | Jun 19, 2017 | Faith, Family, Nature |
Mothers Day. Fathers Day. Mothers and Fathers, models and mentors. Model: example, replica, ideal Mentor: adviser, guide, coach Although I wrote here about my mother as one of my mentors, I think by definition she was more of a model to me. In some ways, I...
by Carole Duff | May 8, 2017 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Yesterday morning dawned overcast and chilly. While sipping coffee, I checked my newsfeed on Facebook. A dear friend had commented on a post from the daughter of a former neighbor of ours. The post began, “It is with heavy heart that I pay tribute to my dad, who...
by Carole Duff | May 1, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
May Day. Not the parade of workers and weapons in Communist countries. Not the pre-Christian pagan fertility festival. Today is May Day, the secular celebration of spring. I remember pictures in old high school and college yearbooks of girls dancing around a maypole,...
