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Nina Keenam

Small acts of kindness can improve day

Have you done an act of kindness today? Washington Irving, an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th Century, ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, June 1, 2019 3:26 am

Nina Keenam

Alabama has many things to celebrate

Have you ever heard of the Basilosaurus Cetoides? If so, you know that it is our state fossil. In case you might have forgotten, like ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, May 4, 2019 12:03 am

Nina Keenam

Squirrels outwitted humans, again

One day I noticed that bees were whizzing in and out of the bushes of my blooming azaleas. They sipped sweet nectar and moved on ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Sunday, April 21, 2019 9:48 pm

Nina Keenam

Random acts of kindness appreciated

It happened several years ago. One minute I was striding from the parking lot toward a department store. The next I was face down on ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, March 30, 2019 2:02 am

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Reminders of family, friends surround her

I couldn’t stand it any longer. The top of my stove was a mess. I lifted an electrical unit to remove the protective foil covering ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, March 23, 2019 1:01 am

Nina Keenam

In packaged cup, or from colorful truck, ice cream is tempting

I snatched my grocery list from the cabinet top where I keep it for easy access. That way, it is always handy when I think ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, March 9, 2019 1:41 am

Nina Keenam

It might be trash to some, but it’s an interesting button tin for her

My grandmother’s button tin, long forgotten and tucked away in a drawer, turned up on Mother’s moving day. It appeared just a few hours before ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, March 2, 2019 2:22 am

Nina Keenam

Sound of train whistle takes her to Germany

.During a movie my son and I were watching recently, the scene focused on a railway station in Europe. It looked like a dreary day. ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, February 23, 2019 2:55 am

Nina Keenam

Rainbow was tangible proof God is there

When I see a rainbow, I think of Miss Lydia and how a rainbow’s appearance renewed my faith. Miss Lydia was the sister of my ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, February 2, 2019 1:56 am

Nina Keenam

Song was right: Time makes changes in all

My husband sometimes sang a song titled “Time has made a change in me.” Every time I hear it, I think how true those words ... Read more

by Nina Keenam, Saturday, January 26, 2019 2:28 am

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