Dear Annie: My dad is turning 73 next month, and my mom is throwing this big party for him. She is begging me to come, but my parents live across the country -- a six-hour plane ride. I work full time and have two kids under 5. My family only takes a trip like this once or twice a year, and if ...
Audible best-sellers for the week ending May 1: Nonfiction 1. Strangers by Belle Burden, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. Famesick by Lena Dunham, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 4. Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About by Isabel Klee, narrated by the author (William Morrow) 5. Wonderful Life with Stephen Fry by SamFry Productions, narrated by Stephen Fry (Audible Originals) 6. Atomic Habitsby James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 7. Stop Letting ...
(Please check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday * Garden Grove Cocktail Lounge, 6 p.m. – Reflections Band * Upper Hand Brewery, 6 to 8 p.m. – Make Believe Spurs * Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 to 8 p.m. – Friday Night Piano with Marnie Anderson and Amy Dier * Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6 to 9 p.m. – George Sailer (and Bill Sjoquist?) * Big 10 Sports Bar & Grill in Quinnesec, 7 to 10 p.m. CST – Tom Edberg’s Sundown * Terrace Bluff Golf Club, 7 to 9:30 p.m. – The House Band – 60s/70s/80s classics * Escanaba AmVets, 7 to 10 p.m. – Ghost ...
ESCANABA- Flowers and plants may be fragile, but they speak powerful words! “Hello, love you, thinking of you, smile," and “Be well” are some of the things flowers say. Mother’s Day and flowers go together like music and lyrics. Roses speak of love, and so do moms. Carnations ...
Dear Heloise: Mattresses keep getting thicker and more expensive, and they require special deep-pocket sheets on top of this. Are they actually more comfortable or just harder to get into, especially for shorter people and those who have mobility difficulties? — Marlene K., in Regent, North ...
Dear Annie: I am the grandmother of two. My almost-3-year-old granddaughter told me she does not love her "Uncle Dave." I asked her why and she said because he tickles her. Her parents, my son and his wife, push their kids to "give hugs" upon visiting and leaving friends and relatives. I ...
