by Carole Duff | Jun 14, 2021 | Dogs & Other Creatures |
In the fall of 2008, Keith and I walked into the Alexandria Shelter and fell in love with the biggest dog in the shelter. Correction, I fell in love with My First Dog, a 75-pound, sweet-tempered, all tongue and tail, 8-month-old black lab mix. Born...
by Carole Duff | Jun 7, 2021 | Dogs & Other Creatures |
“Aw, Keith, come look. Dog rescue videos like this are so cute! See the mama with her puppies?” Keith wandered over to my desk and looked over my shoulder at the video playing on my laptop. I was taking a break from writing; apparently he was, too. Unlike in this...
by Carole Duff | Apr 5, 2021 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature |
Cato lept from his nest bed in the great room, growling, barking, and bellowing. I peered at the digital clock in our bedroom. 3:36 am. Early morning on Maundy Thursday. “There must be something out there,” I said to Keith. “I’ll go check.” Cato raced between me and...
by Carole Duff | Mar 15, 2021 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
I propped the rake against the sentinel oak near the driveway. Before raking leaves in the meadow, I needed to remove branches and sticks that had fallen during the winter. Cato trotted beside me, enjoying the warmth of the morning’s spring-like weather. The slope...
by Carole Duff | Mar 1, 2021 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
It snowed late Friday afternoon and through the night. I took this photograph while Keith let the dogs out for their “hurry up’s” before bedtime. God willing, last Friday’s storm will be the end of this year’s winter weather here at Vanaprastha. The temperature...
by Carole Duff | Jan 18, 2021 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
We woke to a wintery skiff this morning. It was 5:15 when Heathcliff needed to go outside and relieve himself. Better than his 3 am wakeups, but that’s the season he’s in as an old dog with sugared muzzle like the snow-dusted mountains here at Vanaprastha. Heathcliff...
