by Carole Duff | Jan 7, 2013 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
Yesterday morning, an angel fell down. Perhaps she tripped on her oversized robe and heavy wings or stumbled on the narrow steps behind the podium. But between recited lines, down she went. The congregation gasped. The little angel quickly popped back into view,...
by Carole Duff | Jan 1, 2013 | Local or Human Interest |
Remember your 2012 resolutions? Here are mine: Finish the book. Develop entertaining topics. Leave boring laundry lists at home where they belong. Listen to difficult people without crossing arms over chest. Stretch every day. Lose 5 pounds and keep them off. Reassess...
by Carole Duff | Dec 24, 2012 | Faith, Family, Nature |
I’ve always loved Christmas! From the time I was a child through my son’s and daughter’s growing up years, we gathered as a family to pick out the tree and decorate the house. We made Christmas cookies and prepared special meals while singing Christmas carols, and we...
by Carole Duff | Dec 17, 2012 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Family, Local or Human Interest |
This morning, I had planned to bake cookies for the Nelson County Library Brown Bag Book Club meeting at noon today and thereafter write a blog post about my first time attendance. Instead, I took our dog Freya to the Crozet Veterinary Care Center. Over the weekend,...
by Carole Duff | Dec 5, 2012 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith |
“Freya, Heathcliff, are you ready?” Keith and I ask our dogs, praising them when they sit. “Wait. Look at me,” we say with words, hand signals and further praise while putting food dishes on the floor in front of them. “Ok, have some.” During dinner, Heathcliff and...
by Carole Duff | Nov 21, 2012 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
In advance of Thanksgiving and Christmas, I decided to read Anne Lamott’s recently released book on faith: Help, Thanks, Wow. The title was a bit off-putting, smacking of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love. (I had read that 70% of non-fiction book...
