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Nina Keenam

Dirty dishes evidence we have plenty

When my granddaughter posted a picture on Facebook to demonstrate how clever she was to stack so many dishes on a dryer rack, I was ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, June 30, 2018 2:00 am

Nina Keenam

Opinion: Years later, dryer still feels like a luxury

Sometimes when I remove clothes from my dryer, smooth out the rough places with my fingers and place clothes on hangers, I remember a wooden ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, June 23, 2018 1:19 am

Nina Keenam

She doesn’t need Father’s Day reminder

I just couldn’t wait to see my parents when my family returned home from a three-year stay with my husband in Germany. Since Daddy couldn’t ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, June 16, 2018 12:10 am

Nina Keenam

Opinion: Mimicking Minnie might have been best

Who was Sarah Ophelia Colley? If you don’t know, try Mrs. Henry Cannon. Still haven’t come up with the answer? What about Minnie Pearl, that ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, June 2, 2018 1:35 am

Nina Keenam

After all the pain, pierced ears overrated

“Aw, come on, Mom, you’ll be glad you did.” I was in a mall with my daughter a long time ago. Those were her words ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, May 26, 2018 1:19 am

Nina Keenam

Festival memories make her melancholy

I get a little melancholy around this time of year when E-mail brings me photos and videos of the Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival. For close ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, May 19, 2018 3:14 am

Nina Keenam

Did your mom speak in ‘momilies?’

I wonder how many times my children and friends have heard me attach this phrase to a statement I was about to make or had ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, May 12, 2018 12:40 am

Nina Keenam

When it comes to books, she fails de-clutter challenge

A friend has challenged me. “Get some garbage bags, fill them up with those old books you’ve been holding on for years, and put them ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, May 5, 2018 2:18 am

Nina Keenam

‘Grown-up’ is highly overrated

Remember how you used to dream about all those things you would do when you got all grown up? Those were the days when I ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, April 21, 2018 12:02 am

Nina Keenam

She remembers the hard work, not the end result

Years ago when I was a reporter at the Star-News, I found myself with an assignment to set up a photograph of a cute little ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, March 31, 2018 12:16 am

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