Dear Annie: I recently cleaned out my mother's house after she moved into assisted living, and I thought the hardest part would be the boxes. I was wrong. The hardest part was realizing that every drawer held a memory, and every memory came with a decision. There were birthday cards she had ...
Dear Heloise: A recent column of yours appropriately points out how Americans botch both written and spoken English. Over the past 20 years, I've noticed that attorneys are offenders against correct English. The standards of law schools have degenerated so badly that many no longer require the law school admission test. The results are students who have a poor understanding of correct grammar. -- Mark R., in Upland, California Mark, grammar has changed in this country, and it's difficult to say how or why. How do the rest of my readers feel about this? Let us know at ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for over 20 years. When we met, we had both already lost our parents. During all our time together, my husband's younger brother has spent Christmas at our home -- even after we got married and he got married, after we moved out of state and had ...
Dear Heloise: I read L.C.'s letter about recycling mascara wands to clean hummingbird feeders. I wanted to share what I use if I need tiny applicators. I get 400 of them at a very small cost. They're dental microbrush applicators that are 2.5 millimeters wide, so they would work well ...
Dear Heloise: Physical newspapers and the people who deliver them aren’t gone. I receive our local paper seven days a week, as well as the Wall Street Journal six days a week. I live in New Orleans. And what’s with pinning socks together? You take them off, fold them, unfold them to wash ...
Dear Annie: My sister and I have not spoken in three years following a falling-out over our mother's estate. I won't rehash the details -- suffice it to say, neither of us came out looking entirely clean. We were never close growing up, but we were friendly enough as adults, and I miss ...
