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...
by Carole Duff | Nov 6, 2012 | Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
Earlier today, Keith and I traversed the mountain switchbacks on route 151 south in order to vote at our designated polling location, the Roseland Rescue Squad building next to the local post office. Folks lingered in the parking lot, warmly greeting and chatting with...
by Carole Duff | Oct 29, 2012 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith |
Both of our dogs can be stubborn in their own ways. Even when afraid, Heathcliff tends to obey our commands and loves to go for walks. But sometimes when he sees other dogs, he growls, fusses, whines, pulls on his leash and breaks training in his excitement. Off leash...
by Carole Duff | Oct 27, 2012 | Local or Human Interest |
We’re all moving and changing, although I usually don’t notice. That is, unless I’m literally moving out of one house into another. I have moved three times in the past ten years: Dallas (after years in two houses and two children) to Baltimore, Baltimore (after...
by Carole Duff | Oct 16, 2012 | Family, Writing and Reading |
When my children were young, I often told them to pay attention and not spill their milk – then almost immediately spill my own. I also told my children that getting angrier or more upset than the situation ordinarily warranted was usually a sign that there was...
