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Host a tea party with all the kids

Dear Heloise: After reading the suggestion about gifting a child’s tea set to a grandmother with a new granddaughter, I just had to say that any grandchild would love tea parties! I started tea parties with my granddaughter, but the boys felt very excluded (which they were at first). Now I ...

Stopping the use of COPD inhaler causes sudden drop in AFib

Dear Dr. Roach: I have hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and atrial fibrillation. My AFib burden seems to vary with my iron levels. My AFib went from 58% to less than 2% in two weeks after I had a phlebotomy recently. I can’t find anyone else who has had this experience. Am I the only one? My ...

New at the Library

New Materials at the Marshall-Lyon County Library Fiction Hilderbrand, Elin & Cunningham, Shelby. The Academy Nix, D.J. The Shakespeare Secret Steel, Danielle. The Portrait Vuong, Ocean. The Emperor of Gladness Fantasy Darling, Olivia Rose. Wrath of Dragons (Fear the Flames ...

New at the Library

New Materials at the Marshall-Lyon County Library Fiction Kelley, Pamela. The Nantucket Restaurant (Nantucket Restaurant #1) Martin, Madeline. The Secret Book Society Moore, Heather B. Julia Greig, David. The Book of I Mystery Clare, Alys. The Skeleton in the Rose Bed (World’s ...

Walking on eggshells

Dear Annie: I am 60 years old and the mother of five grown children. I raised them mostly on my own after my divorce, and those years were not easy. There were slammed doors, late nights waiting up and more than a few tearful arguments. My daughters, especially during their teenage years, could ...

Stockpiling food for the winter

Dear Heloise: It comes as no surprise that groceries are getting a lot more expensive. Where I live, we are often snowed in for a few days during the winter, or the roads get so bad that it’s nearly impossible to get to a grocery store. So, starting in September, I begin to stockpile food ...