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Donna's Day: Making Butter
As technology advances at a rapid rate, many of the traditional ways of doing things may be unknown to kids born in the 21st century.
Celebrity Extra: Keanu Reeves
Whatever happened to the movie adaptation of the nonfiction book "The Devil in the White City"?
The Garden Bug: Frost dates
Knowing your local average frost dates helps you calculate when to plant your fall veggies, as each kind varies in their tolerance…
Salome's Stars: Aug 11
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) That new person in your life seems trustworthy, but don't turn him or her into a confidant just yet.
Donna's Day: Watermelon
It has been a watermelon summer! The luscious, juicy treat has made a regular appearance in our soups, salads, grilled sides…
The Garden Bug: Gloxinia
It's easy to see why this Brazil native has become popular in nurseries, flower shops and garden centers around the world.
Donna's Day: Bubble Card
If your young kids and grandkids like blowing bubbles, they'll love this activity.
Salome's Stars: Aug 4
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The capricious Sea Goat is torn between duty and diversion.
The Garden Bug: Heat stress in plants
If the temperatures in your area are staying higher than normal, it's tempting to water your outdoor plants more often than you usually do to protect them from the heat.
Hollywood: Armie Hammer
The #MeToo movement is not a trial by judge or jury, but a condemnation in a court of public opinion. The subject of a #MeToo judgment could lose everything…
Celebrity Extra: Jack Quaid
I'm really enjoying "The Boys" on Amazon Prime. Is Jack Quaid, who plays Hughie Campbell, related to Dennis Quaid or his brother, Randy?
Salome's Stars: Jul 28
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) As changes continue, expect things to get a little more hectic at your workplace.
Donna's Day: Pounded Pansy Pouches
I don't know a young child who doesn't love a hammer. Watch when kids grab one tightly in both small hands, lift it high and pound.
Hollywood: Carol Burnett
I was 11, and Carol Burnett was 26 when we first met. I haunted a candy store next to the off-Broadway Phoenix Theater, where Carol was starring…
Salome's Stars: Jul 7
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Continued positive fall-out follows that risky workplace decision you made some time ago.
Hollywood: Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld will make his film directorial debut with a script he wrote, is producing and is starring in as well.
Salome's Stars: Jun 30
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You love to talk, but don't forget to make time to do a little more listening…
Donna's Day: Camp Mail Call
A yellowed 4-cent postcard surfaced from the bottom of an old shoebox stashed in our attic. A classic in time, it was sent before ZIP codes and eons before cellphones and snappy e-mail.
Hollywood: Joaquin Phoenix
“Joker” opened in October 2019, grossed $1.7 billion, received 11 Oscar nominations, won two, including best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, and then silence.