HeyJaredSusie Berta
Avid gardener, writer, retired professional vocalist, author (see books), recovering newspaper columnist who lives in a historic southern town 30 minutes, er 45, oh hell, an hour now with all the traffic, south of Atlanta.
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Things We Keep (opens the original)
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Allow me to recycle one of my favorite columns from several years ago during my days as a columnist for my local newspaper. These days, things are different. The people I wrote about are either several years older (kids, grandkids, me), or no longer with us (Rick, their dad, their grandfather, and my husband). Which gives extra meaning to the sentiment, “You never know what you leave with another person do you?” It’s one of those columns that expresses a universal truth that will never change. N
Find My… (opens the original)
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Bought an Apple watch recently. It’s a purchase I’ve been avoiding for quite awhile, because I simply haven’t seen the need. An extravagance, I thought. Who needs it? I already have my trusty iPhone that serves me well. So what’s the point of an Apple watch? Conspicuous consumption, I thought; redundant excess on a wrist.Until yesterday.I caved a couple weeks ago when a friend convinced me that as a newly minted widow living alone I should have a foolproof, automatic way of getting help should I
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