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The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

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The Vine: May 25, 2012
May 25, 2012 – 9:32 AM | 15 Comments
The Vine: May 25, 2012

I’m hoping the Tomato Nation will be able to help me find a book that I read in high school. It was for an English class during my junior or senior year, 1991-1993. We had …

The Vine: May 18, 2012
May 18, 2012 – 9:42 AM | 22 Comments
The Vine: May 18, 2012

Over the years I’ve seen the Vine readers come through for many people on hard-to-find or discontinued items, so I’m hoping they can help me. Basically, I need new underwear!
For years I was a bikini-underwear …

The Vine: May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 – 9:37 AM | 8 Comments
The Vine: May 16, 2012

My husband and I have a casual friend who is a musician in Eastern Europe. We are not very close and don’t keep in touch regularly; we met several years ago at a folk-dancing event …

The Vine: May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 – 2:24 PM | 36 Comments
The Vine: May 11, 2012

I am on the hunt for the perfect work bag. I have tons of large shoulder purses that would work, but I do a lot of walking and have a lot of stuff in my bag, and …

The Vine: May 9, 2012
May 9, 2012 – 2:29 PM | 21 Comments
The Vine: May 9, 2012

I am a longtime reader and have honestly found myself in an anxiety-creating moral pickle (so to speak…though being in a literal moral pickle might be rather nice!).
Here is the short version: I was in …

The Vine: May 4, 2012
May 4, 2012 – 10:43 AM | 65 Comments
The Vine: May 4, 2012

I have a question about a topic I know is near and dear to you — snacks! Well, snacks and other food, and I’m hoping the TN readers can help with some suggestions.
I’m fat, …

The Vine: May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012 – 12:47 PM | 21 Comments
The Vine: May 2, 2012

This might be a “friendships have a lifespan” question, but it seems a little more complicated than that, and I could use some perspective.
“C” and I have been friends since college. She is a year …

The Vine: April 27, 2012
April 27, 2012 – 10:34 AM | 30 Comments
The Vine: April 27, 2012

My younger sister is about to have her first baby. I am thrilled for her and have been very supportive — gave her all my baby gear, lots of advice (mostly when asked for, heh), …

The Vine: April 25, 2012
April 25, 2012 – 3:00 PM | 65 Comments
The Vine: April 25, 2012

My daughter told me today that she really, really, really does not want to participate in her upcoming high-school graduation ceremony. I think I’m okay with this, but…
On the one hand I am thrilled to …

The Vine: April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012 – 9:07 AM | 47 Comments
The Vine: April 20, 2012

Since you have so many well-traveled and/or UK-based readers, I thought this time-sensitive issue I’ve been puzzling over would be perfect for an Ask the Readers. In short, the Life Partner and I will be traveling …