by Carole Duff | Jun 24, 2019 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
One of our neighbors died last week—he’d been ill for months and in pain. I wrote about buying a gift certificate for his retirement in this post from October 2014. When a customer at the local bistro remarked about my generosity, and I said: “A man in our...
by Carole Duff | Aug 31, 2015 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
The best things in life are free But you can keep them for the birds and bees Now give me money That’s what I want “Money” was originally written and recorded for Motown records, but I only remember hearing The Beatles’ version released in 1963. It seemed an...
by Carole Duff | Oct 13, 2014 | Local or Human Interest |
“May I help you, Darlin’?” The woman behind the cash register slid her half-glasses up onto her head. “I’d like to purchase a gift certificate, please.” I gave the amount. “And I’d like to buy this card and a loaf of bread.” Inside Basic Necessities, a local specialty...
