Now Here’s a Tip – Dec. 4, 2018

#Middlebury #Tip Metal skewers are great for a barbecue, but the tip also can be used to create fancy designs on an iced cake, just like a pencil. “If you get stuck in the snow, ... Continue Reading →

Footstools for chairs date to the Egyptians

#Middlebury Footstools, also called footrests, are not a new idea, but there are many different types, shapes and sizes. The most popular style today is the small, short, four-legged ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of Dec. 3, 2018

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Keep your feelings to yourself as you work through an awkward circumstance. Complaining is useless, and also unwise since your words ... Continue Reading →

Leg swelling likely not due to alcohol

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: What effect, if any, does alcohol consumption have on swelling in the legs, ankles and feet? I drink only when I go out for dinner or have guests, ... Continue Reading →

Keep warm from head to toe this winter

#Middlebury #Seniors The official start of winter is just weeks away, and if the two popular almanacs are accurate, much of the country is going to have a brutal winter with lots of ... Continue Reading →

When VA doctors aren’t doctors

#Middlebury #Veterans Consider this: A Department of Veterans Affairs medical employee, whose salary is paid for by the taxpayers and who is on the VA list of employees, doesn’t ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – Nov. 29, 2018

#Middlebury Q: I just saw that actress Jessica Chastain had a baby. Is she married? I must have missed this. She’s my favorite actress. – B.R. A: Ever since her Best Supporting ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – Nov. 29, 2018

#Middlebury #DVDs “Searching” (R) – John Cho stars as David, a widower whose 16-year-old daughter disappears after a study group. Although he enlists the help of a police detective ... Continue Reading →

Presto Change-o! Turkey leftovers transformed

#Middlebury #LeftoverTurkey Thanksgiving’s gone, but the memories linger on – in the form of leftovers. After having all the traditional Thanksgiving fixings, I always crave ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Nov. 28, 2018

#Middlebury On Dec. 10, 1915, the one-millionth Model T car rolls off the assembly line at Ford’s River Rouge plant in Detroit. Ford would go on to sell more than 15 million ... Continue Reading →