by Carole Duff | Jul 19, 2021 | Faith |
I am strong. The ensemble sounded strong, rehearsing the prelude before yesterday morning’s service at Bethany Lutheran Church. Until I decided to add a couple beats to the first ending. Or maybe it was a full measure. Everyone rolled with it—I was playing...
by Carole Duff | Sep 14, 2020 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
A gentle breeze rustled the pages of my legal pad while I took notes on the bistro table—outside so as not to disturb Keith. On the other end of the phone was author and writing coach Lisa Romeo. After attending her reading at HippoCamp 2018, I’d purchased her...
by Carole Duff | Apr 6, 2020 | Faith, Family |
I knocked on my neighbor’s door and asked if she would witness my signature on a legal document associated with my mother’s estate. She agreed, and we got it done. “Thank you so much,” I said on my way out the door. I had less than an hour to scan the document, email...
by Carole Duff | Sep 30, 2019 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Today, I share a guest post of mine that went live last Wednesday on The Perennial Gen site: https://theperennialgen.com/the-gift-of-menopause/. My faith piece focuses on The Perennial Gen’s theme for September: Menopause and more. Gloomy days and challenging seasons...
by Carole Duff | Jun 10, 2019 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Heathcliff and I took our short walk today, between this morning’s rain and thunderstorms due later this afternoon. As usual, we guarded our steps down the steep, gravel driveway, turned left to traverse the flat turn-around, then picked our way down the mountain...