by Carole Duff | Jan 20, 2020 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
This morning, as usual, I consulted my checklist for the day. Faith, Self-Care, Family, Mission. It’s Martin Luther King Day. No mail, no problem. No walk to the mailbox, self-care problem. When was the last time I walked? I looked at my calendar. Ten days ago. How...
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...
by Carole Duff | Nov 26, 2018 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem… – Hilary Mantel Nose up and walking...
by Carole Duff | Nov 10, 2014 | Dogs & Other Creatures |
I’m Heathcliff. Remember me from three Christmases ago? I’m a good dog. My buddy Freya and I walk the mountain road to fetch the mail. That’s her biting my leg. She gets excited. Anticipation. We trot together for a while. Then Freya decides to run down the ravine to...