Twenty years ago, on Sept. 2, our youngest child was born. To celebrate, our whole family came for an outdoor supper. We are a total of 31 now. Son-in-law Dustin broasted chicken and made French fries in his double-basket deep fryer. We set up tables in the yard by our walk-out basement and ate ...

In nearly every question-and-answer session following a wine appreciation class, questions like, “What makes those old red wines so great?” and “How can a 50-year-old wine be so expensive?” inevitably emerge. One part of the answer is tannin. A nonwine example helps explain its ...

DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I have been together for 34 years, married for 25 of them. We both brought children from previous marriages into the relationship; he has two and I have two. A week before our wedding, he surprised me with a prenuptial agreement. I had no time to consult an attorney. ...

DEAR HELOISE: I’ve been reading your (and previously your mother’s) column since I was in grade school. I’m 77 now, and I currently read it in the Abilene Reporter-News. I am short and often have trouble reaching things on the top shelf or at the back of the freezer shelf when grocery ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Our son passed away at 38 years old this past December with an end-stage alcohol-related liver disease. He had been sober for four years prior to this, but blood tests revealed that he had started drinking again. These same tests showed copper level readings in the 500s and ...

Assume you’re West, defending against three notrump, and that you can see only dummy’s hand and your own. Declarer wins your spade lead with the king, partner playing the deuce, and returns a club, which you win with the king. What would you play now? Actually, there’s only one right ...