by Carole Duff | Feb 6, 2017 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
One morning a few days after last month’s snowstorm, I hopped into our all-wheel-drive Subaru and buckled my seatbelt, off to WriterHouse in Charlottesville. I pointed the car down the mountain road, which had not been plowed. Over night, slushy snowmelt had frozen...
by Carole Duff | Jan 16, 2017 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
I met my writing teacher Sharon Harrigan at Cville Coffee last Wednesday morning. The temperature had crept above freezing, but there was still plenty of snow piled up and ice patches. We carried our cups of coffee to a corner table. Then Sharon walked me through her...
by Carole Duff | Apr 11, 2016 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Nature, Writing and Reading |
For the past several days, high winds with gusts over 20 mph have been blowing here at Vanaprastha, sending our dog Heathcliff into 110 pounds of panic. He paces, his toenails clicking across the wood floors and dog tags jangling. During the day, he wants me to scoot...
by Carole Duff | Apr 4, 2016 | Family, Writing and Reading |
“How do you fill you time?” Mother asked as we ate lunch at the Bistro in the assisted care facility where she lives. I munched with guilty pleasure on a gooey tuna melt while Mother nibbled her cheese pizza. Perhaps she was concerned about my transition into...
by Carole Duff | Mar 28, 2016 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
“Look,” I said to my husband, touching his arm and pointing, “there’s a tiger swallowtail.” Our dogs perked up, scanning the mountain for critters – and our plates. The butterfly danced over our heads, dodging and flitting as we ate supper on the deck again last...
