Dear Abby: My longtime girlfriend has male friends who visit her during the day while I am gone for about a week each month. I know them, they are interesting people, and I’m OK with that. She now has a friend who is a faith-based healer -- something she gravitates toward.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is known for delivering food with big, bold flavor. The same can be said for the founder of the Popeyes fried chicken empire, who put spicy chicken, red beans and dirty rice on the national map and whose story is outlined in a new book, “Secrets of a Tastemaker: Al Copeland, The Cookbook.”
CHIMALHUACAN, Mexico (AP) — In a shallow lake on the outskirts of Mexico City, a handful of farmers still harvest the eggs of an evasive, fingertip-size water bug in a bid to keep alive a culinary tradition dating at least to the Aztec empire.
I was surprised to learn recently that, according to Google Trends data gathered by AllAboutGardening.com, the most popular fall-planted crop in the United States is.... garlic.
Nestled into a tree-shaded one-acre lot in an enviable Sherman neighborhood is the immaculate home at 1613 Carriage Estates Road. The 2,169 square-foot abode has three bedrooms (including two master bedrooms) and three baths.
Dear Abby: I ran into a friend at the chiropractor’s, and he persuaded me to change my plans and not go to the movies but to join him on a walk on the beach. We set plans to meet by the beach and, as I was approaching the street corner, I saw him not wait for me but cross the street while he was on his phone.
Dear Dr. Roach: I have had bad experiences with my local trauma center. Mainly, they will not consult with my doctor or my hospital, and vice versa. Things would move more quickly and safely if they got my medical history rather than starting from scratch. As a result, I ask the EMTs or paramedics to take me to MY hospital, which is not that much farther away. Most times they refuse. Can I insist? I am so adverse that I ask a friend to take me to the emergency room instead of an ambulance.
Fall is officially here, and I’m loving the cooler rainier weather and all the beautiful foliage colors that are getting better daily. Fall is the best time to plant because roots will develop all winter and have a head start next spring. Trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, and perennials all benefit from fall planting. It’s also a good time to divide perennials and transplant them to other places or share them with others.
Dear Neil: How can I bring this weedy grass under control? This awful thing is KR bluestem, brought in for the King Ranch almost 100 years ago as a forage grass. It’s still used for grazing, so if you Google it you’ll find references for how farmers can get it to grow better.
Dear Abby: I am in my 60s, single and childless. I was raised by parents who had issues, and I did not have a nurturing childhood. As a result, for decades I had a chaotic life and turned to alcohol and drugs to soothe my emotional pain.