by Carole Duff | Dec 16, 2019 | Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
I waited in line for the next available clerk at the Plow and Hearth store in Barracks Road Shopping Center. When it was my turn, I stepped to the counter and pulled a bag from my purse. Then I explained the problem. “Last month, I used the store’s 20% discount coupon...
by Carole Duff | Aug 26, 2019 | Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
Waiting outside the Lancaster, Pennsylvania Marriott Hotel last Friday afternoon, I pulled the hood of my rain jacket over my head, though rain had tapered to sprinkles. When I saw the crossing sign’s white-walker, I made sure traffic had stopped then hoofed it across...
by Carole Duff | Aug 19, 2019 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
A gentle breeze wafted through the open windows at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crimora, or maybe the movement of air was from members of the congregation fanning themselves. Old-time air conditioning. Last week, we said goodbye to our former building in Waynesboro. But...
by Carole Duff | May 6, 2019 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
A couple of weeks ago, a wood thrush banged into one of our windows. Other birds have done the same and recovered, like last summer’s Scarlet Tanager and more recently, this yellow-bellied sapsucker. Keith and I had not seen wood thrushes here at Vanaprastha, though...
