by Carole Duff | May 22, 2012 | Writing and Reading |
Over the weekend, my friend Sarah Myers posted The Noontimes blog about re-visitation, transitional times of change in our lives when we reinvestigate our identities and actions. In my youth, I thought that a traditional life script was a three-act play (childhood and...
by Carole Duff | May 7, 2012 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, economist Charles Wheelan wrote about the things that he wished his commencement speaker had told him. Number 7 on the list of 10: “Your parents don’t want what is best for you.” Huh? You mean that after doing my best to...
by Carole Duff | Apr 16, 2012 | Family, Writing and Reading |
Maybe I missed something. With all the political posturing surrounding Hilary Rosen’s comment about Ann Romney not working a day in her life, I haven’t heard a word about time. We all have 24 hours in a day for however long our lives last on earth. How do we choose to...
by Carole Duff | Jan 16, 2012 | Local or Human Interest |
A few days ago, my husband and I visited Fred Dodson, a furniture and cabinet-maker in Charlottesville, to discuss chairs for the dining, coffee and end tables that he made for our mountain house. Walking through the back door of his workshop, we sang our greetings...
by Carole Duff | Oct 7, 2011 | Nature |
Colorful foliage, Goose Winter and Indian Summer often characterize autumns in New England. The term “Indian Summer” is well known, but I was unable to find any information online about the derivation of the expression “Goose Winter”. When I asked, Mother said, “I...
