by Carole Duff | Mar 7, 2017 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Last Wednesday afternoon, a storm packing high wind gusts blew in, downing trees and deck furniture. Our dogs sought comfort from Keith—I was in Charlottesville—and hid in the basement. On my drive home that day, and upon arrival, I found evidence of the storm’s...
by Carole Duff | Feb 27, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Did you ever play this game in Scouts? Everyone lines up shoulder-to-shoulder with the troop leader at the left end of the line. The leader says, “I saw a bear,” and the scouts ask, “Where?” Then the leader makes a big gesture, pointing left arm far to the right, and...
by Carole Duff | Feb 6, 2017 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
One morning a few days after last month’s snowstorm, I hopped into our all-wheel-drive Subaru and buckled my seatbelt, off to WriterHouse in Charlottesville. I pointed the car down the mountain road, which had not been plowed. Over night, slushy snowmelt had frozen...
by Carole Duff | Jan 30, 2017 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
“Whatever is received is received according to the manner of the receiver.” -Thomas Aquinas Perhaps due to the inclement weather yesterday afternoon, only a small crowd gathered at Blackfriars Playhouse to participate in The American Shakespeare Center’s...
by Carole Duff | Jan 23, 2017 | Faith, Nature |
Yesterday, I rolled up the 100-light illuminated garland looped over the loft railing and put away the rest of the Christmas decorations. Hand towels printed with scenes of snowmen, jingle bells, and reindeer will get laundered today then stored. Only the poinsettia...
by Carole Duff | Jan 16, 2017 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
I met my writing teacher Sharon Harrigan at Cville Coffee last Wednesday morning. The temperature had crept above freezing, but there was still plenty of snow piled up and ice patches. We carried our cups of coffee to a corner table. Then Sharon walked me through her...
