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Photo: Courtesy of Candace Karch.

"She spent most of her time at the dining room table going through mail," said Karch. "When I would visit, we would sit at that table first and look at what she had been working on, then head into the kitchen for tea. Every time. She had her breakfast at 10 a.m., lunch around noon and supper around 5 p.m. Where she lives now (in the assisted living center), fortunately, they are on the same schedule."