Dear Heloise: My husband and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary, and although it's being catered, I wanted to make your Chocolate Philly Fudge for the occasion. It's my husband's favorite. Over our 30 years together, my husband has been wonderful to me. I got lucky the day that I ...
Dear Annie: I've been a teacher for 19 years. I've quit my job and have what I think are panic attacks when I think about going back. Throughout my career as a mandated reporter, I've had to call the authorities multiple times, and I've always been a shoulder for children who've been abused ...
“I ain’t had a bite ‘cuz the moon’s too bright, I wish I had a big one or two. My trotline’s set and my hooks are wet and mama’s got the catfish blues,” – Tom T. Hall The overnight temperatures had plummeted well below freezing, leaving the early morning crisp and brittle, ...
ESCANABA — Seeing red is a good thing. It is red plaid season all across the awesome Upper Michigan. This is the first weekend of fall. We all take a cue from mother nature. The maple trees change their leaves from green to crimson. The frost tints the apples on the branches a nice juicy, pinkish, red. Sumac leaves become fire-red and there fuzzy berries turn into maroon clusters of seed. Cranberries, choke cherries, and rosehips blush shades of red and feed a myriad of wildlife. And U.P. folks don red and black buffalo plaid shirts, vests and jackets as soon as there’s a ...
Dear Heloise: Fans don't cool the air, whether it's a ceiling fan or another type of fan. They remove the heat from one's body, be it a human or an animal. So, if you leave a pet at home, leave a fan running for them. My dog laid right in front of our floor fan for most of this past ...
Dear Annie: My husband retired last year after 40 years as an engineer, and we finally started planning the life we'd been talking about for decades: travel, hobbies, quality time together. But three months after he retired, he accepted a series of offers for "small consulting projects." He ...
