by Carole Duff | Oct 2, 2017 | Faith, Local or Human Interest |
“In Russia, we have the official story and the other story. Which is true? You decide.” So spoke our local guide as we strolled around the Kremlin of Uglich, one of Russia’s Golden Ring cities on the Volga River. In 1584, upon the death of Tsar Ivan IV (officially the...
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 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 28, 2017 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
This is the second of four posts related to our August excursion to see the solar eclipse. Last Monday afternoon, August 21, in the back yard of Thee Matriarch Bed and Breakfast in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Keith’s youngest brother Kim set up two telescopes...
by Carole Duff | Aug 14, 2017 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Light breezes flowed through the open windows at Trinity Church in Crimora, carrying the scent of cows grazing in pastures beyond the building and graveyard. Last Wednesday evening’s service capped this summer’s mid-week Serenity At Trinity series. Two former churches...
