Susan Anderson-Khleif
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Poetry provides comfort and memories of a special motherSep 05, 2020 6:00 am - Not many people read poetry these days. And it's very hard for poets to get their poems published in 2020. My dear husband, Baheej, loved poetry and was raised reading ...
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That 'toughest time of the year' came, and wentAug 22, 2020 7:00 am - It was once again that "time of year." I knew the time was approaching because one day, as I was otherwise working happily out in the yard feeding the birds and filling ...
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You can't 'overdo it' when learning good qualities from your parentsAug 22, 2020 7:00 am - Recently my dear sister, Mary, told me something that our mother said to her a couple years before she died. Mother said: "We raised you all to be independent, but maybe...
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Reflecting on your past: life, work and relationshipsAug 16, 2020 6:00 am - There is a wonderful old movie called “The Remains of the Day” (1993). It's about a man and a woman in mid-1900s England. He was the butler and she was the head houseke...
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Pace yourself and don't create unnecessary stressAug 08, 2020 6:00 am - Some people, especially these days, feel they don't have enough to do. However, my days are strangely packed notwithstanding retirement and continued “at home” quarantin...
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Bring some joyful 'noise' to your houseAug 01, 2020 6:00 am - I have heard people say that after a death in the family, and particularly the death of a dear spouse, child or other close family member, that it is “too quiet” in the ...
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The calming nature of my front porchJul 26, 2020 7:00 am - My front porch has become my “go to” escape during this “at home” summer. It's a place I can be outside the house without going anywhere. It's pleasant and breezy. My tw...
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Swedish pancakes and healthy memory associationsJul 18, 2020 6:00 am - Somehow I got it in my mind to make Swedish pancakes. I made them for myself two days in a row. They are very thin and fry quickly. Usually they are made rather small in...
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Communing with nature and Thoreau-like isolationJul 11, 2020 6:00 am - When my husband Baheej and I lived in Massachusetts, we used to go swimming in Walden Pond. It is the real Walden Pond immortalized in Henry David Thoreau's writing abou...
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The bereaved can resist feeling like they're 'labeled'Jul 04, 2020 6:00 am - Labeling is dangerous and we must all resist "labels" and their harmful consequences. It's a process where a certain group of people or individuals are defined and chara...