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 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 | Jan 22, 2018 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest |
At my command, Freya trotted into the basement shower. Usually, we bathe the dogs around the first of the month and let them dry on the deck. But since New Years, it’s been either too cold or wet outside, until this past Saturday. If given a choice, Freya would rather...
by Carole Duff | Dec 11, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
It began gently before sunrise on Saturday morning, a cold, steady flow of fine flakes—the season’s first snow. I let Freya out to do her business and bark at the deer foraging in the forest. At daylight, she came back looking like an Iditarod sled-race dog, her fur...
by Carole Duff | Nov 20, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Half or fully dead trees hit the gravel with a crack, temporarily blocking access to our driveway. Today, Keith and I took down a few trees and cut them into firewood. Our efforts were pre-emptive and practical because “winter is coming.” People familiar with Game of...
by Carole Duff | Oct 30, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Rain showers punctuated the day, and last night wind ushered in a cold front. Acorns and small branches battered the outside deck like gunfire. Our two large dogs huddled in the basement man cave while Keith and I watched Ghost Story, the 1981 film starring Fred...
