Dear Heloise: Thanks so much to you, your loving mother and your awesome readers for all the wonderful hints and ideas throughout the years! Here are a few of mine: At 63, my hands are getting less useful, so I am using binder clips more often to keep things closed. I use the larger ones for ...
Dear Annie: I’ve been married to my husband for 16 years. He and his ex-wife did not end on good terms. We have never been invited to any holiday gatherings from his grown kids, who are married and have kids of their own. We are, of course, invited to all the grandkid’s birthday ...
The recent cold snap that roared down from the north like the Four Frigid Horsemen of the Arctic Apocalypse should not have come as a surprise. Yet many of us were surprised. We had been spoiled by an unusually mild autumn and early winter. Up until Christmas, a person could go ...
In response to the Journal’s recent “Minnesota Flags Staying Put” article, I was hoping to clarify some of the misunderstanding, and correct some of the misinformation that is out there regarding the new State Flag and Great Seal. The first that should help city staff, is that the new ...
We had kids in the house again. It was a trip back in time. One forgets what it’s like to share bathrooms and use all those dishes. Our children floated back home to live on and off as young adults between school and jobs, but they’ve been gone for a while. Now they live in far-flung ...
Dear Heloise: This past weekend, we had beautiful weather, so we decided to cook outside on the patio. Everything went well until my son bumped into our deep fryer and knocked it over, spilling oil all over my patio. No one was hurt, but now I have a large oil spill on the concrete. How can I ...