Remember that show, A Gardener's Journal, on television? It was by far my favorite TV program on gardening; naturally HGTV took it off the air. Except for a few good PBS programs run by individual states that are only aired in the home states there is a dearth of good televised information for gardeners.

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Dear Aunt Bossy,

I was recently talking to my girlfriend about how awful it is that friends don't tell each other when they have smeared lipstick or spinach in their teeth. We agreed on that, but when I said I even thought friends should tell each other if something doesn't look good on them, she said she would never do that, which had me thinking about the times when she thought that about me and didn't say anything.

What do you think? - Paula

Stephanie Nakasian€”what a melodious, jazzy name for "the Renaissance woman of Jazz," one of the most celebrated Jazz singers in the world. Nakasian is recognized as a leading voice of this genre, continuing the legacy of the Great Ladies of Song like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, June Christy and Rosemary Clooney.

Everyone has heard of Beethoven. He wrote the famous "€œV for Victory" tune and a bunch of other stuff. A dog movie was named after him. In real life (1770-1827) he was a slob with bad hair who was such a lousy neighbor and tenant that he was forced to move more than forty times. He dressed shabbily, was rude and disobedient, and cheated his publishers when he could. What could a man such as this have to offer us in 2018?