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The Possibility in Garden Making and More

The Possibility in Garden Making and More

by Carole Duff | Jan 24, 2022 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

Last week’s storm left my garden landscape bereft of possibility. Vanaprastha’s square-foot beds, meadow, plantings and forest—all buried in ice-capped snow. And yet, in the dead of winter with the sun setting low on the southwest horizon, I am preparing for...
It’s important not to stay where you’re comfortable

It’s important not to stay where you’re comfortable

by Carole Duff | Jan 10, 2022 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

“Look, this is important,” Keith said, looking over his shoulder into the garage. “I know you think this is a comfortable place. But trust me, you don’t want to stay here.”  Keith and I were standing outside the open garage door, as he readied to chop wood and I...
Wisdom is my focus goal word for 2022

Wisdom is my focus goal word for 2022

by Carole Duff | Jan 3, 2022 | Faith, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

“Wisdom, that’s my word and focus for this year,” I said in response to Keith’s question. We sat across from one another in the great room, he in the recliner and I curled up on the loveseat. The coffee table between us held an ice bucket with champagne chilling, two...
Which memories will we carry to the grave?

Which memories will we carry to the grave?

by Carole Duff | Nov 29, 2021 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

My father is the three-year-old boy, looking to his right. My father’s memories I clicked on the sound file and heard my dear father’s early 1990’s, post-stroke voice, recounting memories from his childhood. He had dictated a letter to my older sister for his...
A season for giving thanks and preparing

A season for giving thanks and preparing

by Carole Duff | Nov 22, 2021 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading | 8 comments

Saturday evening, after the sun set low over the Three Ridges, Keith and I sat down for dinner and, as usual, said a prayer, giving thanks for all our blessings.  “Thank you, Lord, for this wonderful day and for the beauty of your creation. Thank you for bringing...
Life Together: Fellowship, Community, Communion

Life Together: Fellowship, Community, Communion

by Carole Duff | Nov 15, 2021 | Faith, Writing and Reading | 2 comments

Written by German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together is a classic guide to Christian living. “Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than...
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