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Nina Keenam

No better therapy than a good book

I once read that experts who study the human mind theorize that when you read a good book, it is akin to taking a short ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, March 19, 2016 3:38 pm

Nina Keenam

Some meetings are actual ‘reunitings’

An introduction. A handshake. A friendly greeting. You never know where these encounters can lead. Once when I was introduced to a woman in a ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Friday, March 11, 2016 11:05 pm

Nina Keenam

What do you miss in your hurry?

When I look back on my working years, I remember I was always in a hurry. In the mornings, I slept as long as I ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, March 5, 2016 12:23 am

Nina Keenam

Book of poetry always delights

Years ago while pursuing one of his favorite hobbies, searching for books, my husband found “Rainbow in the Sky,” a delightful volume of poetry. Every ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, February 27, 2016 1:50 am

Nina Keenam

Squirrel taught perfect object lesson

Dear friends Bill and Helen from Lillian came to visit Thursday. As we reminisced, it was hard to believe it has been 35 years since ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, February 20, 2016 12:47 am

Nina Keenam

Military nurses made sacrifices, too

Some years ago when my husband was autographing his “Alabaster Armstrong Mystery Novels” at a military exchange, a petite woman with grey hair caught my ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, February 13, 2016 12:00 am

Nina Keenam

Fast as the Lone Ranger’s silver bullet …

My family knows the signs. Suddenly I groan, jump up, and start rubbing my leg or twisting a foot. As I leaned back in the ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Wednesday, February 10, 2016 1:01 am

Nina Keenam

Letters home become family memoir

In thumbing through an album the other day, I ran across a Nina’s Notes from the late 1970s or early 1980s. In the first paragraph ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:00 am

Nina Keenam

Artificial flames trigger sweet memories

The rainy, dreary weather or just pure laziness made me want to curl up in my recliner with Little Girl, my dog, instead of doing ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, January 23, 2016 1:10 am

Nina Keenam

Nine-eleven reawakened military pride

It was not long before that horrible day, 9/11, when my husband and I visited the Soldiers Center at Fort Rucker to apply for our ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, January 16, 2016 12:27 am

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