Dear Heloise: My sweet little dog died two days ago, and I can't stop crying. I know that in time, I'll calm down, but I had him for 21 years. He was like a child to me. I found him at a shelter as a baby -- skinny, scared and abandoned. He needed me, and I needed him. Any hints on how to deal ...
Please check with venues first in case of cancellation Friday, 8-14-26: — LaTulip Brewing Co. in Cooks, 5-8 pm – Jeff McNiven — Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6-8 pm – Friday Night Piano with Marnie and Amy — The Church Brewery, 6-9 pm - SINGE — Upper Hand Brewery, 6-9 pm – Roman Around with John and Todd — Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6-9 pm – Kevin Gulik — CK Downtown Martini Lounge, 6-9 pm – Macy & Travis — Thunder Bay Inn in Big Bay, MI, 6-9 pm – Blues on the Bay Music Festival featuring local musician Glenn Bengry. Tickets, $20. — The Boudrose ...
ESCANABA — Fair week brings out the farmer in all of us! Corn fields, country roads, and cotton candy are all in vogue right now. Sunflowers stand tall, tomatoes ripen and cucumbers are kings on everyone’s kitchen cupboards. The annual U.P. State Fair creeps up on us like a barn cat on a mouse. Summer slips into the harvest season faster than a flash of lightening on the horizon. Fair week (August 17-23) is full of fantastic smells and sentiments. Food trucks, French fries, elephant ears, and roasting chickens, mixed with the smell of hay and a hint of manure are the hallmarks ...
Dear Annie: My granddaughter has a boyfriend who keeps cheating on her -- three times now, and those are only the times I know about. Each time, she takes him back, swearing he's changed. I'm old enough to know how that story ends. She's smart and kind, and I hate watching her with someone ...
Dear Heloise: I live in Texas, and there's no way that I'm going to leave my trash can open to feed any roaches that may have wandered into the house. Also, if I have paper that was wrapped around fish, it's going to stink whether it gets air or not. What I do is occasionally spray an air ...
Dear Heloise: As I've gotten older, I've become more concerned about preserving my hearing. The only loud noise in my life is my blow dryer, so when I need to use it, I pop in a couple of foam earplugs to help block out the noise. -- Jeannette B., in Newbury Park, California Jeannette, you're ...
