Fed up with all the greasy smudges and fingerprints on your stainless steel appliances but also tired of spending $10 or more on stainless steel cleaners?
Dear Savvy Senior, My 80-year-old father has an old flip phone he carries around with him for emergency purposes, but I’ve heard these devices soon will be phased out.
We should thank God every day for our many blessings, but as I write this, with Thanksgiving Day in a few days, it reminds us to be thankful.
By now, it’s no secret home heating costs in the U.S. are expected to skyrocket this winter.
Health and Home
We should thank God every day for our many blessings, but as I write this, with Thanksgiving Day in a few days, it reminds us to be thankful.
I’m excited to teach you how to make a fabulous, if not magical, homemade stain remover. This stain remover recipe is so easy and cheap to make. And, wow, does it perform.
Son Kevin is spending the night at daughter Elizabeth’s and Tim’s house. He will go deer hunting with Tim in the morning.
Thursday afternoon at the Kankakee Public Library 4th Floor Conference Room, the Kankakee Kultivators Garden Club hosted an expert gardener who demonstrated how to create winter container garden displays.
It’s just past 5:30 a.m. and a cold 29 degrees outside. We still haven’t had any snow except a few flurries yesterday. I won’t complain about that.
U of I extension horticulture educator discusses how to keep worms warm for winter vermicomposting.
Everyday Cheapskate
Fed up with all the greasy smudges and fingerprints on your stainless steel appliances but also tired of spending $10 or more on stainless steel cleaners?
Air fryers are sweeping the nation. But what is an air fryer? How does it work? And, most importantly, do you need one? Here’s the lowdown.
Clearing out the Clutter
Clearing Out the Clutter's Beth Randall offers gift-giving ideas of all types. Read more
Clearing Out the Clutter's Beth Randall says a change in laundry routine may make life easier. Read more
Back-to-school paperwork starting to pile up? Try one of Beth Randall's organizational systems. Read more
Beth Randall recommends keeping one place in the house to store all of your family member's passports and social security cards. Read more
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Savvy Senior
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you offer any tips on choosing a good adult day care provider for an elderly parent? My 81-year-old father, who just moved in with me, has dementia and needs attention during the day while I’m at work. — Need Assistance
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good smartphones for older seniors? I would like to get my 78-year-old mother to upgrade to a smartphone but want something that’s easy for her to see and use.
Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I will both be retiring in a few years and are interested in relocating to a warmer climate but could use some help.
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve had mild tinnitus for years, but when I got COVID-19 in January, it got worse. Are there any treatments you know of or can recommend that can help? — Almost 60
Lovina's Amish Kitchen
We should thank God every day for our many blessings, but as I write this, with Thanksgiving Day in a few days, it reminds us to be thankful. Read more
Son Kevin is spending the night at daughter Elizabeth’s and Tim’s house. He will go deer hunting with Tim in the morning. Read more
4 a.m. Our alarm rings, and it’s time to get up. I was so used to getting up an hour earlier with daylight savings time that I always wake up at 3 a.m. now. Read more
It’s just past 5:30 a.m. and a cold 29 degrees outside. We still haven’t had any snow except a few flurries yesterday. I won’t complain about that. Read more
This column will wrap up my writing for October already. Daughter Loretta and Dustin have been married a month on Monday. Where does the time go? Read more
5 Things
- Homemade stainless steel cleaner
- Why you might or might not need an air fryer
- OVER EASY: My brother’s dream of speed
- Senior alert: Your old cellphone might not work in 2022
- Woman tired of couple's constant, intrusive drama
- Deal-making in the time of limits
- Proven strategies to cut the cost of Christmas
- How to store bread to keep it fresher longer
- Husband wants wife's history to repeat itself
- Woman tries to balance life with 2 mothers
- Easy ways to cut the cost to heat your home this winter
- Working wife continues to support husband who left
- Homemade stain remover for laundry and carpet
