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What lingers

What lingers

by Carole Duff | Jan 18, 2021 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Reading & Musings | 2 comments

We woke to a wintery skiff this morning. It was 5:15 when Heathcliff needed to go outside and relieve himself. Better than his 3 am wakeups, but that’s the season he’s in as an old dog with sugared muzzle like the snow-dusted mountains here at Vanaprastha. Heathcliff...
The Sting

The Sting

by Carole Duff | Aug 10, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Local or Human Interest, Miscellaneous, Nature | 12 comments

Cato puppy huddled in a tight ball on the floor of the front seat. Drool flowed from the sides of his mouth like two leaky faucets. He cried out in pain and began to shake. Was he going into shock? Would he die before I could get him to help? “Good boy, Cato, good...
How like our Heavenly Father

How like our Heavenly Father

by Carole Duff | Jun 22, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Miscellaneous, Nature | 9 comments

One afternoon last week, Cato puppy and I headed to the mailbox. Freya dog loves to run in the woods but doesn’t enjoy walking on the road—perhaps the gravel hurts her paw pads. And these days, Heathcliff dog is too old and arthritic to make the trip. So, it was just...

Cato encounters his first toad

by Carole Duff | May 18, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature | 5 comments

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19 (NIV)   Cato and I noticed the rustle of grass while walking the turn-around early one morning last week. I spotted a small toad,...

Keith’s unscripted moment

by Carole Duff | May 11, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest, Miscellaneous | 4 comments

Last Thursday afternoon, Keith recorded a church devotion to live stream Friday morning. Upon playback, he realized our dog Heathcliff had gotten into the act. Here’s the script and video of his unscripted moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCMuyxKVt0  ...
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