Dear Heloise: We have an older home with wooden windows. Several years ago, we purchased storm windows that got installed on the outside of our wooden windows. They work great, but our window over the kitchen sink has small spiders that spin their webs between the inside and the storm ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been in a long-distance relationship with my girlfriend for almost a year and a half. While it’s been good for the most part, I feel like it might be time to call it quits. We video chat twice a week and text maybe twice a day, but it’s not enough for me anymore. I ...

Halloween is a bizarre holiday. While our kids are growing up we constantly warn them about taking candy from strangers. And what do we do on Halloween? We encourage them to shake down strangers for candy! We want our children to be themselves. But on Halloween, they are pretty much ...

Dear Annie: For the past four years, my wife and I have barely spoken. We don’t share anything or do anything together anymore. The only connection I have left is driving my daughter to school. I’ve tried everything to fix things between us, but nothing seems to work. Now divorce feels like ...

Dear Heloise: I check the tire pressure on my spare tire once a year. It is a donut, and the recommended PSI is 60. After a year, it usually drops to the mid-50s. As an aside, I mentioned this to my brother, and he said that he never checks his spare tire’s pressure. So, he did, and it was ...

We have been dealing with a plethora of cards at our house recently. One type of card is the kind that comes with a layer of sticky glue applied to its top side. They are used to catch mice and the occasional careless stocking. If you live in the country, it’s inevitable that ...