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\"\"<\/a>My dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94, was a very funny and amazing woman. Regular readers here know that, over the years, she was the head panelist for my family blind taste-test challenges<\/a>; but I also was lucky enough to get her to occasionally moonlight as a guest author for my blog. Here is the complete collection of her very entertaining stories and words of wisdom. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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  1. My Thoughts on Growing Old<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. The Gift of Laughter<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. How to Make Ends Meet<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. How to Make the Perfect Cup of Tea<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Cowboys and Indians<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. The Two-Fingered Salute<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Do I Know You?<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. The Neighborhood Bully<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. A Cat’s a Cat and That’s That<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. To Be or Not to Be<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Well … It Didn’t Seem Funny at the Time!<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. Losing Streaks and Winning Ways<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. The Secret to Long Life<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. The Same … But Different<\/a><\/li>\n
  15. A Memorial Day Tribute: Shaken — Not Stirred<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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