Dear Annie: I remarried a few years ago after losing my first wife, and my current wife also lost her husband. We both came into the marriage with grown children, and while blending two families always comes with challenges, most of the relationships have settled well -- except for one. My ...
Dear Annie: I'm an only child in my early 40s, and I'm at my wits' end trying to care for my 74-year-old mother. She lives alone and insists she's "just fine," but I can see she's slipping — physically, mentally and emotionally. She has high blood pressure, diabetes and serious arthritis, but ...
Dear Heloise: I had to chuckle at but agree with Carol's "requirement" that hotel executives stay in their own hotels. We've all been there. When we purchased and set up our first home together, my husband and I decided to stay in the guest room for a couple of nights and use the guest ...
Dear Annie: I've been with my boyfriend for over three years. We met when I was a freshman in high school and he was a sophomore. I fell head over heels right away, and we became official nearly a year later. Over time, I learned about his painful childhood — absent father, a mother who had ...
Dear Heloise: I love to cook with fresh food, and I am not a fan of plastics in my kitchen. They are totally unnecessary and not healthy. — Hint 1: Save your taller thin glass jars for spring onions or herbs like cilantro or parsley. Rinse them, pat the tops dry, and put the bottoms in ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read this morning that the shingles vaccine, Shingrix, "may have a protective effect against dementia." It goes on to say the studies that have been conducted so far are only observational. Is this something that you could address? -- J.S.B. ANSWER: There have been ...