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 | May 24, 2021 | Faith, Family, Nature |
The basement in my dream was large, windowless, and poorly lit. I wore a white cable-knit sweater from my teen years. The sweater became increasingly dirty as I sorted through years of detritus. Psychoanalyst Carl Jung posited that dream houses represent the...
by Carole Duff | May 3, 2021 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
The crucial decision regarding the existence of God Last Friday morning—a delightful sunny day compared to today’s delightful rain—I went upstairs to the loft in order to place some end-of-the-month financial records in the file cabinet. Hearing my footsteps and the...
by Carole Duff | Apr 19, 2021 | Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
“You’ll really like leaf-blowing,” I said to our three sons this past weekend. “There’re lots of leaves to rake and blow out of the meadow and road ditch, so each of you will get a turn.” I grinned, thinking about the famous “fence-painting” scene in Mark...
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...
