 
							
					
															
					
					 by Carole Duff | Feb 21, 2022 | Faith, Family | 
My mother had warned me. “Watch out for the quiet ones, they’ll surprise you.” She shook her head and smiled.  When I was in fourth grade, a tall, quiet, redheaded boy walked across the classroom and handed me a homemade, red poster-painted Paper Mache heart on...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Carole Duff | Feb 15, 2021 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading | 
A wintry mix began mid-afternoon on Thursday: rain followed by sleet then snow within minutes. On Friday, I swept several inches off the north side deck and shoveled the upper half of the driveway before deciding against a walk to the mailbox. Too cold for Cato, too...