Dear Heloise: I’m a retired senior citizen who became a widower about five years ago. It didn’t take me long to realize that I was a complete novice around the house, especially in the kitchen. Then I recalled that my wife often mentioned hints from your column, and this led to my becoming ...

Dear Heloise: Regarding hard-boiled eggs, I’ve had a terrible time with them over the years and have tried several different methods. I finally found a method on the internet that actually works: Put about 3 quarters of an inch of water in a saucepan and heat it to boiling. Once it’s ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I recently went on an eight-day cruise to Iceland with two close friends. We have been friends for more than 40 years and have traveled together many times. Two days before we were to leave, I tested positive for Covid. I went to urgent care, and the doctor told me I ...

Dear Annie: I wonder if you could shed some light on something that’s been bothering me. I have five girlfriends I’ve been close with for many years. I keep their secrets, I don’t talk behind their backs, and I’ve always treated them with respect. As we’ve gotten older and more ...

Dear Heloise: A friend of my mother decided to downsize to a townhome after living in her large family home for years. She decided the things that she wanted to take with her, then hired an estate sale company so as not to deal with the things that she had amassed and no longer needed over the ...

Professional genealogist Mica Anders will present the program, “Tracing African American Legacies in Minnesota” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Lyon County Museum. Anders will present more about African American life in Minnesota during the formative years from the 1850s when it ...