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We’re having a heat wave

by Carole Duff | Jul 22, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature | 1 comment

Oh! We’re having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave  The temperature’s rising, it isn’t surprising… -From “Heat Wave,” by Irving Berlin Cloudy skies and after-storm breezes cooled the mountain as I walked down the road to the mailbox late Saturday...

Look at the lilies of the field

by Carole Duff | Jul 15, 2019 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 2 comments

This morning, I started my day as usual, drinking coffee and reading through daily devotionals and blog posts that had come into my email overnight. A post by Brandon Adams struck a chord. He had been working hard on himself, only to discover there was more to do....

The Both-And Paradox

by Carole Duff | Jul 8, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading | 3 comments

By mid-day on Saturday, clouds had darkened to the southeast, and soon we heard rumbles. Heathcliff and Freya retreated to the basement’s safety. Lightning and thunder drew closer. A flash followed immediately by a crash, and the power went out. Our whole-house...

Revisiting priorities, accommodating change

by Carole Duff | Jun 24, 2019 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading | 13 comments

One of our neighbors died last week—he’d been ill for months and in pain. I wrote about buying a gift certificate for his retirement in this post from October 2014.  When a customer at the local bistro remarked about my generosity, and I said: “A man in our...

The Second Mountain

by Carole Duff | Jun 10, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading | 3 comments

Heathcliff and I took our short walk today, between this morning’s rain and thunderstorms due later this afternoon. As usual, we guarded our steps down the steep, gravel driveway, turned left to traverse the flat turn-around, then picked our way down the mountain...

When it’s important to hold Mama’s hand

by Carole Duff | Jun 3, 2019 | Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature | 12 comments

My daughter, granddaughter, and I had cruised the aisles of a local grocery store called Fusion on Sunday morning and were walking back to Jessica’s flat in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. My granddaughter was doing what most two-year-old children do: insisting on climbing...
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