by Carole Duff | Apr 6, 2020 | Faith, Family |
I knocked on my neighbor’s door and asked if she would witness my signature on a legal document associated with my mother’s estate. She agreed, and we got it done. “Thank you so much,” I said on my way out the door. I had less than an hour to scan the document, email...
by Carole Duff | Mar 30, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Early Friday evening, on the deck of our house in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, we dined on grilled fish over a bed of sautéed vegetables paired with a white Bordeaux. A gentle breeze stirred the warmth of spring at sunset. First-of-the-season tiger swallowtails...
by Carole Duff | Mar 23, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith |
New puppy Cato and I are taking our late afternoon walk down the gravel driveway to the turn-around. Beside me, Cato ambles loose leash, sniffing along to find good spots to mark. Suddenly, he stops, eyes me, and jumps, mouthing my sleeve like I’m a chew toy. I turn...
by Carole Duff | Mar 16, 2020 | Faith, Local or Human Interest |
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 On Thursday, I volunteered for open hours at WriterHouse and grocery shopped on the way home—as usual....
by Carole Duff | Mar 9, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Keith and I adopted another shelter dog last week, a puppy we named Cato. When we first brought Cato home, he pulled on his leash and jumped on us despite our “off” commands. He chewed on Heathcliff and Freya’s ears, legs and tails despite their warning growls. He...
by Carole Duff | Mar 2, 2020 | Faith, Family |
When visiting Mother at the care center where she lived for eight years, we routinely ate lunch at the facility’s Bistro downstairs. But a few weeks after she moved to skilled nursing last November, the trip to the Bistro became too much for her. So, we ate with the...
