by Carole Duff | Sep 12, 2011 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Have you ever seen a Fairy Ring? Thanks to Irene and Lee’s soaking rains, mushrooms have sprouted in all kinds of unusual places and formations. Two weekends ago when Keith and I spent an afternoon with his father in southern Virginia, we spotted a fairy circle in...
by Carole Duff | Aug 29, 2011 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Recently, the United Nations published a ‘100 Plus’ report on average life expectancy through history: Cro-Magnon era: 18 The Renaissance: 30 America in 1850: 43 America today: 78 By the year 2300 in the developed world, the projected average is 101,...
by Carole Duff | Aug 25, 2011 | Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
How do people respond to crises? What brings out the best and the worst in people? Who stays calm? Who barks commands? Who screams and panics? Recently, a friend of mine told me a story about a workshop where attendees were grouped by Enneagram and given this...
by Carole Duff | Jul 8, 2011 | Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
Straight on Main Street, left on Courthouse Square, right into parking lot. Check hair, teeth, lipstick, and gather interview materials. Walk around orange-taped construction barriers and read signs. Which building? I’m not from these parts. The email had said,...
by Carole Duff | Jun 29, 2011 | Writing and Reading |
After spending a couple of days soaking up wisdom on Sarah’s front porch, I returned home yesterday in time to walk Heathcliff, make dinner and drive to my evening writing class. For some reason, last night turned into a classic Eeyore v Tigger slugfest for me....
by Carole Duff | Jun 23, 2011 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
On the 10th anniversary of Gretchen’s suicide, I am reading Kay Redfield Jamison’s book Night Falls Fast. I admit that my quest for knowledge is somewhat of an equivocation. Although I seek understanding of my stepdaughter’s struggle and its impact on her...
