ID3 vTOPE NPRTCOM TALB Morning EditionTIT2 % An Expert's Lessons on Being an AuntTCOP 2006TRCK 13TCON People & PlacesCOMM g nprComment Many families have a special aunt, a quick-witted woman who delights her nieces and nephews with funny stories -- and a patient ear. For Karen Washabau, that aunt was known simply as "Mef." In 1954, Karen wrote her first letter to her aunt. But it wasn't her last. "I never kept a diary in high school," Karen says. "I just wrote letters to Mef."TPE1 NPRTYER 2006 P , @ gwwpBWB""'BоW+:88MX'c#zDx~ǀRKm[ R85%F!(fRdYSRbJa8% yLo+ iswY +5{IUf:~v3ŕ4aْ&P:`Ic)OJ.'l9%7g3Y3. 5G%цp+E5r;wã612 <9A *Mni+[ TIjn^t C3!lU 9E^FFA`$c4l^1