by Carole Duff | Mar 19, 2018 | Family, Local or Human Interest |
A week ago, I assembled the following pickling spices: mustard seeds, whole allspice, coriander seeds, whole cloves, ground ginger, crushed red pepper flakes, bay leaves, whole cardamon pods, whole black peppercorns. I added a few tablespoons of the pickling spices to...
by Carole Duff | Mar 12, 2018 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Three grade-school bunheads dressed in purple, turquoise, and sea-green costumes, flitted around the stage at the Rockfish Community Recreation Center yesterday afternoon while the Nelson County Community Orchestra played The Dance of the Hours from Ponchielli’s...
by Carole Duff | Mar 5, 2018 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Last Thursday night, the wind blew hard against our windows. Our dogs Heathcliff and Freya huddled in our bedroom. Heathcliff shuffled between the window and my side of the bed, but overall managed his anxiety well. Early Friday morning, the lights flickered then...
by Carole Duff | Feb 26, 2018 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Thank you for sending us “The Piano.” We appreciated the chance to review it; however, we’ve decided it’s not right for [our magazine] at this time. This doesn’t mean it’s not a fit for another magazine. We wish you the best of luck...
by Carole Duff | Feb 19, 2018 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
Monday night, or more accurately, Tuesday morning, 1:00 am. Freya paced the floor in our bedroom. Panting. She needed to go out. Again. Before going to bed, we’d let the dogs out one at a time to do their usual quick “hurry up,” and she’d wandered off into the...
by Carole Duff | Feb 12, 2018 | Faith, Local or Human Interest |
Saturday matinee. Front row seats. Hamlet. Keith and I have attended several previous performances of the play. We wondered how this year’s American Shakespeare Center Renaissance Season ensemble would interpret it. As soon as Hamlet (the fabulous Josh Innerst at...
