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...
by Carole Duff | Oct 23, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Local or Human Interest |
Remember me? My name is Pullo, but it used to be The Abandoned Dog Who Showed Up At Kim and Margaret’s Farm. Kim is Keith’s brother, and Carole wrote about me and took my picture when she and Keith found me while visiting Kim and Margaret back in August. I’m a German...
by Carole Duff | Oct 9, 2017 | Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Most residents of Saint Petersburg live in apartments, and many also own dachas or seasonal homes located in the exurbs, surrounding the city. But east-northeast of the city lies a vast region of lakes, rivers, and forest plains—a different world. Here are a few...
by Carole Duff | Sep 11, 2017 | Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, Hello Rolling Stones is the fourth of four posts related to our August excursion to see the solar eclipse. Monday night, August 21st, we exited 95 at 8 pm to buy gas and something other than fast food in Lumberton, North Carolina. We...
by Carole Duff | Aug 28, 2017 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
This is the second of four posts related to our August excursion to see the solar eclipse. Last Monday afternoon, August 21, in the back yard of Thee Matriarch Bed and Breakfast in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Keith’s youngest brother Kim set up two telescopes...
by Carole Duff | Aug 23, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family |
I’m posting a few days late this week because Keith and I just returned from a family excursion to see the eclipse within the path of totality. During the trip, I collected stories. This is the first of four. On Sunday morning, Keith and I woke to the sound of...
