Dear Heloise: I just read the letter where L.N. made memorable pillows for her grandchildren out of her deceased husband’s shirts. What a wonderful idea! When my husband passed, we had many pictures. These were from the time when you could not see them on the camera and had to get them all ...

Dear Annie: My sister, “Renee,” and I have always been close, but things changed after she had a baby last year. I was genuinely happy for her, and I’ve tried to be supportive -- dropping off meals, babysitting when I can, texting to check in. But ever since the baby was born, she’s ...

The Independent calendar lists upcoming meetings, facility hours and events in and around Marshall. To have your group’s events listed, email the information to news@marshallindependent.com or submit the information to our virtual newsroom. Today Marshall Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Marshall ...

Dear Annie: Every summer, my husband “Jake” and I spend a week at his parents’ lake house in Wisconsin. It’s a beautiful spot -- right on the water, with pine trees, hummingbirds and a little dock where Jake used to fish as a kid. When we first started dating, I actually looked forward ...

Dear Heloise: In response to Ava D., in Denver, who installed a small magnet under her kitchen cabinet to hold recipe cards, I put a tiny nail there instead. I can hang small, cheap bag clips there to hold recipe cards. Some of the bag clips don’t have magnets. It keeps recipes clean and away ...

Dear Heloise: I live in Maui, and after my husband died in May, a girlfriend came and took a bunch of his beautiful aloha shirts to make a quilt for me. Each square is a thousand memories. -- Pat Longshore, via email TWO PHONES Dear Heloise: I have a mobile phone but do not give out the ...