by Carole Duff | Oct 5, 2015 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Freya darted ahead while Heathcliff walked on-leash with me down the stone trail from the house to the driveway. It was late afternoon last Tuesday, and we’d had a tremendous storm. I heard a roar. We followed the sound down the hill to the bottom of the ravine. Rain...
by Carole Duff | Sep 21, 2015 | Family |
In the 50s and 60s, my father dressed like Father Knows Best – baggy trousers and jacket with wide lapels, white shirt (always white), striped necktie, brown socks and indestructible brown leather shoes. He’d stand all six feet four inches with his left hand in his...
by Carole Duff | Sep 14, 2015 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Saturday late afternoon, my husband and I walked up a friend’s driveway dodging Happy Birthday balloons floating from planters and trees. Her celebration marked another decade, a good reason to throw a party, which she and her husband loved to do. We attended the...
by Carole Duff | Sep 7, 2015 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
One day last week, after our dog Freya returned from her morning run, Heathcliff and I headed out for a walk. We’re both at that point in life where a vigorous “on leash” walk outweighs the advantages of running. Along the way, a three-to-four inch copper-colored...
by Carole Duff | Aug 31, 2015 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
The best things in life are free But you can keep them for the birds and bees Now give me money That’s what I want “Money” was originally written and recorded for Motown records, but I only remember hearing The Beatles’ version released in 1963. It seemed an...
by Carole Duff | Aug 24, 2015 | Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
The dogwood leaves have begun to change here at Vanaprastha. Dogwoods are among the first trees to show fall color, their leaves turning from green to scarlet then wine-crimson. Echoing nature’s life-death cycle, they reflect both beauty and loss. Recently, I read The...
