Dear Heloise: Lately, I’ve seen a few letters in your column about how to make traveling a bit more easy and comfortable. Well, I travel alone most of the time for my job, and a woman alone on the road needs to be extra careful. Here are a few of my own hints for women who also spend time ...

Dear Annie: I’m a divorced man in his mid-60s with no children, and I have a job that I’m very secure in. I recently began dating a woman who I met at a work seminar. Our first few dates didn’t give me much hope for anything serious or long-term. It took her at least a half-dozen dates ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...