by Carole Duff | Oct 29, 2018 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
It had been a day filled with the usual “to-do’s” plus oil changes and winterizing for both vehicles, flu shots for both of us, and cooking a big pot of chili. After dinner, I was tired. We and the dogs retired to the basement man cave to watch a Friday night movie....
by Carole Duff | Oct 1, 2018 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Sunshine returned to Vanaprastha on Friday morning, so I decided to feed the dogs outside. Unbeknownst to me, the past several days’ rain had created the perfect environment for mossy slime to grow on the north side of the deck, like moss growing on the north side of...
by Carole Duff | Aug 29, 2018 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Writing and Reading |
Bonus today! Here’s a guest blog post published on Brevity and starring our dog Heathcliff: https://brevity.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/finding-your-essay/ Enjoy! -C.D.
by Carole Duff | Aug 20, 2018 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Last week, I had an opportunity to look back at an essay I’d written three years ago. I had been so proud of it, otherwise I wouldn’t have submitted it for publication. It got rejected and for good reason. Yikes. Reading that essay was like wandering into a Bed Bath...
by Carole Duff | Aug 13, 2018 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Torrential rain coursed the down mountain yesterday afternoon here at Vanaprastha, creating rivulets along the driveway. This morning, I went out to assess the damage and rake gravel into the erosive paths. Every few years, we hire our landscaper to grade and...
by Carole Duff | Aug 6, 2018 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Encouraged by last week’s rain, my square-foot garden’s squash, tomatoes, and cucumbers leaped beyond the confines of their boxes—as you can see. All other vegetation here at Vanaprastha grew happily, too, including weeds. Thus, in the light of today’s sunshine,...
