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When life presents you with a sinkhole

by Carole Duff | May 20, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature | 2 comments

We sip our drinks and munch on fresh-cut veggies with homemade hummus while sitting on the terrace, facing the Three Ridges Wilderness area. It’s late Friday afternoon, the end of the week, time to kick back and relax before supper. Inside the house, Heathcliff...

Stubbornness

by Carole Duff | Apr 22, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest | 6 comments

“Freya, come,” I called out the kitchen door. Though Heathcliff came and waited inside the door, she trotted in the opposite direction. Apparently, she wanted to run and bark a little longer before breakfast. “Heathcliff, sit,” I said, holding his food bowl above his...

April Showers Can Be Taxing

by Carole Duff | Apr 15, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature | 8 comments

Though April showers may come your way They bring the flowers that bloom in May     Did I see lightning first last night or hear thunder? No matter. I knew the click-click of dog toe tails on the wood floor was Freya, leaving our bedroom, because Heathcliff...

Writing Hard Stories

by Carole Duff | Jan 28, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

I open the kitchen door, and Freya rushes into the house. Once she’s done with her pre-dawn barking, she’s ready to come in. Now. Anticipating our walk, Heathcliff vacates the favored nest-bed in front of the wood furnace. Freya claims the warmth of both and settles...

Of Turtles and Fear

by Carole Duff | Jan 21, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Nature, Writing and Reading | 7 comments

As high winds ushered in last night’s cold front, Heathcliff huddled in his nest bed. He fears the sound of wind, beating against the house and knocking down patio furniture. This morning, the temperature outside registered in the low teens, zero with the...
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