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    SENIOR SAVANNAH 

    Life's next chapter. Redefined.
    Scott's Day
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Apr 26
    • 3 min

    Scott's Day

    It’s been thirty years since my baby brother Scott died. It does not seem possible. Today he would have turned 56. Born with a rare...
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    First Concert
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Mar 13
    • 3 min

    First Concert

    If you’ve ever pondered the question, “Where was your first concert”, I’m always impressed with those who can say The Who, or Rolling...
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    When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Limoncello
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Feb 6
    • 2 min

    When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Limoncello

    The last week of my mother’s life she was not eating much of anything. Even her favorite treats held little interest. Then she whispered...
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    Preserving History
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Jan 10
    • 2 min

    Preserving History

    In 2020 I posted our story, “Old Glory” about taking down the enormous southern magnolia in our front yard, replacing it with a flagpole....
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    C'est Magnifique
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Oct 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    C'est Magnifique

    Le Dîner en Blanc is an all-white, outdoor, fancy dinner party that has become a phenomenon across the globe. This secret posh picnic is...
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    Keeping Time
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Keeping Time

    The art of clock making was practically full grown when it reached America. The first patriots in this craft hung out their signs for...
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    Old Glory
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    Old Glory

    The Capitol Flag Program began in 1937 when a member of Congress requested a flag that had flown over the Capitol. Requests for Capitol...
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    Milliken Girls
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 5 min

    Milliken Girls

    In late 1977, just a year out of college, I landed a dream job with a dream company in my dream city, New York. The job combined...
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    Sister Suffragettes
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Aug 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Sister Suffragettes

    Born in 1900, my grandmother vividly remembered the time women were first given the right to vote. She shared stories with me about how...
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    Singing the Blues
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    Singing the Blues

    On Skidaway Island we enjoy nearly 250 species of birds including a dazzling array of bluebirds. There are 185 bluebird boxes alongside...
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    Grand Neighbors
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Grand Neighbors

    This month, our precious Claire and Anna have received their bachelor’s degrees. It was our plan to be there, in New Jersey, for this...
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    All That Glisters
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Oct 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    All That Glisters

    The idea started with the Hirschfeld prints. Doug inherited these treasured pieces from his father. Albert Hirschfeld was an American...
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    Bullfighting
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Jun 16, 2019
    • 3 min

    Bullfighting

    If you have ever had the experience of being at a Bullfight you know that you are not really at a "sporting" event, because that would...
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    Mastering Augusta's Pimento
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Apr 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Mastering Augusta's Pimento

    The Masters, one of the four major championships in professional golf and the first of the majors played every year, begins this week....
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    I'll Drink a Cup to Scotland Yet
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Mar 17, 2019
    • 4 min

    I'll Drink a Cup to Scotland Yet

    It was June 17, 1994 and Doug had just finished his first stellar round playing the famed St. Andrews golf links in St. Andrews,...
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    It's Nordstrom's Fault
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Feb 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    It's Nordstrom's Fault

    He liked to sit on his porch and smoke, my father. It was a constant source of frustration that we could never, not even at his last...
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    What Bugs Me
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Jan 20, 2019
    • 5 min

    What Bugs Me

    I will admit that initially most roaming creatures of Savannah unnerved me. I’m now learning (well, sort of learning) to live with the...
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    The Curiously Compelling Nature of Tweed
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Dec 26, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Curiously Compelling Nature of Tweed

    Included in all the good reasons for visiting Ireland is shopping. Particularly if you’ve seen the superb handwoven tweed from the scenic...
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    Silver Tales
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Dec 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Silver Tales

    I do love sterling silver. The way it feels, the shine (when it’s polished), the sheer decadence of it. One of my favorite rituals...
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    On the Wall
    Karen Terhune Duncan
    • Nov 8, 2018
    • 2 min

    On the Wall

    I've wanted to hang a wall of family photos since we first moved to this new home in Savannah, but it took a back seat to the many other...
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