Five questions to ask before deciding if you’re ready to adopt a shelter dog
If you think your home is ready to adopt a dog or cat, what’s the next step?
Ex-etiquette: Don’t be afraid of the past
Q. I was going through my guy’s phone — it wasn’t like I was sneaking around; he knew. I found a folder with pictures of his ex, of them on trips with kids, on a cruise, and it made me uncomfortable. I asked him to delete them, and he refused. He said he doesn’t want to delete huge parts of his life and the kids may want the pictures someday. He didn’t think it was appropriate for me to even ask. I’m wondering what you think about this. Is this good ex-etiquette?
Review: ‘Decent People,’ by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
FICTION: A small Southern town in the 1970s — and a couple — are torn by a mysterious triple murder.
What to do if your flight has been canceled
Early January saw Southwest Airlines cutting two-thirds of its flights following an operational meltdown stemming from an arctic storm. A canceled flight often leaves passengers in a conundrum over whether to request a refund or sit and wait for the airline to put them on the next available flight.
Answer Angel: Makeup madness
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I seriously want to know why so many women have SO much makeup. I have friends and relatives who practically hoard makeup. One, who rarely wears lipstick, had 60 tubes in her drawer. I know some who have makeup suitcases to carry a ton of accouterments on trips! My sister has about 40 eye shadows, 20 or so eyeliners and mascaras and a huge pile of blushers and lipsticks. Also, a jumble of facial creams and foundations. Yet, she looks exactly the same every single day. I have one eye shadow palette of six colors, two pencil liners, and a mascara. They fit in my purse! Every year or so, I take a trip to Ulta to acquire an updated palette based on professional advice. With a six-to-eight-slot palette you can change up your look for every situation. But, I am considered the weirdo in this? LOL.
Gretchen’s table: Miso-Garlic Slashed Chicken with Quinoa-Orange Salad
Chicken legs are a popular choice for midweek meals because they’re one of your less-expensive meats and serve as a blank canvas for so many different cuisines and dishes — they can be deep-fried, barbecued, roasted and oven-fried to juicy perfection.
‘Dragons’ show to bring fantasy to life in Lima
Wapak native returns to area with The Ruta Beggars
