Dear Heloise: Lipstick has gotten very expensive. And, when I’m through using my lipstick, there’s still an inch or so left at the bottom! So, I use a lipstick brush, and I’m able to continue with what’s left for another month or two. Waste not, want not, as they say. By the way, I ...
Dear Annie: My son, who is now 50 years old, cannot get his life in order. When he was a younger child, he learned how to play the mother-against-the-father game to get what he wanted; the mother always gave in, and this did not sit well with me. His mother, who I am no longer married to, has ...
Dear Heloise: Don’t buy specialty spice combos. Mix them yourself at home with spices you probably already have. It’s a good way to use your spices up before they get too old and lose all their flavor. Years ago, I stopped buying seasonings like Italian, Cajun, taco, blackened, steak rub, ...
It was extremely odd when that stranger stopped by our farm and told me that I needed a trim. Bella, our dog, and I were taking our daily walk when a black pickup approached. This wasn’t unusual. On a busy day as many as three vehicles might drive past our place. The pickup coasted to a ...
Dear Heloise: I make a delicious dish using eggplant, but my husband -- and now my kids -- won’t eat it. My husband claims the eggplant is a member of “the nightshade family” and that the plant is actually dangerous to consume. Can you help me convince my husband that eggplant is not ...
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