Dear Heloise: Sometimes we forget some of the kitchen hints we’ve learned over the years. Here are a few reminders: -- You can substitute beer for wine as the liquid in stews or soups, and you’ll discover a nice, rich sauce. But only use as much beer as the recipe calls for, and don’t ...

Dear Annie: When I was 6 years old, my father left my mother for another woman who was 14 years his junior. She had actually been his secretary and had been with him for a couple of years before the divorce. My dad went so far as to even get an apartment for her in the city. She was 16 at the ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I had our son in February of 2023. During labor and delivery, I managed to get a herniated disc that leaves me in total body pain all day every day, and there are times when I can barely walk. My husband works Monday through Friday 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. as a sanitation ...

If you were to stand in one spot long enough, everything would change — and not just hairstyles. And not just on a geological timescale, either. You wouldn’t have to wait for plate tectonics to do their work to see some radical shifts. A good example would be this winter. If you live in ...

Dear Heloise: I didn’t think there was any “food” in the cabinet under my kitchen sink where I keep detergents, bug spray, new sponges, etc. But I learned the hard way that mice like ant bait, or at least the name brand I kept -- the little white squares that have an entry for ants to ...

Dear Annie: I am the sole caregiver of my partner of 30 years who started suffering from dementia five years ago. I am at a point where I do nothing all day if I can avoid it. I read compulsively. I start stressing days ahead of when I know I’ll have to make a trip to town -- 40 miles ...