by Carole Duff | Mar 6, 2012 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
In the spring of 2010, Keith and I walked the mountain land with our contractor, marking the driveway and house site with an eye towards preserving the venerable oaks of the forest. Our minds envisioned a beautiful completed scene and pondered future projects: a bit...
by Carole Duff | Feb 28, 2012 | Local or Human Interest |
Scene 1: Several weeks ago Person: Sherry, Medical Technician Place: Northridge Medical Park Thing: CheckupS: “Hi, Carole. My name is Sherry, and I’ll be doing your mammogram today.” C: “Oh, thank you so much, Sherry. This is my first time at this facility, but I know...
by Carole Duff | Feb 21, 2012 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Scouts’ motto: Be Prepared. This weekend, snow crept slowly over the mountain ridges filling the valley below, cocooning us in a soft, white lullaby. At risk of being lulled by nature’s beauty, I thought about Lady Wisdom and asked myself, “Am I prepared?” Yes, surely...
by Carole Duff | Feb 6, 2012 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
In a recent issue of The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik published an article about the large prison population in the United States as evidence of the American justice system’s failure. “How did we get here?” Gopnik asked. Referring to The Collapse of American Criminal...
by Carole Duff | Jan 30, 2012 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Books rotate in and out of our house on a regular basis. Keith and I order and either read or set books aside for later. We shelve keepers and place others in the donate box. Sometimes, when in-flow exceeds out-flow, we run out of space. Then we sort again and take...
by Carole Duff | Jan 23, 2012 | Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Last weekend, Keith and I went to Davis Creek Farm to pick up a bulk order of beef from Adam Aucoin. Allowing time for less-than-optimal road conditions, we drove down the mountain, entered the address into the Tom-Tom navigation system and proceeded south down...
