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The Vine: June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012 – 10:43 AM | 72 Comments
The Vine: June 8, 2012

I could really use some advice, because I’m not having a whole lot of luck with this on my own.  My husband Charlie and I want to move our family from the southeastern U.S. to …

The Vine: June 1, 2012
June 1, 2012 – 9:05 AM | 17 Comments
The Vine: June 1, 2012

I’ve written this email and erased it a handful of times for reasons I can’t completely explain. Maybe I really don’t want to know the answer to the question, or that this show scarred me …

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 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 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: 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 …

The Vine: April 13, 2012
April 13, 2012 – 10:33 AM | 36 Comments
The Vine: April 13, 2012

I find myself in great need of some wisdom from you and The Vine readers. 
First of all, my partner and I have been disagreeing on the question of “stuff” vs “stuffs” when referring to “stuff” …

The Vine: April 6, 2012
April 6, 2012 – 11:51 AM | 26 Comments
The Vine: April 6, 2012

Do some good on Good Friday; head over to the Dewey Donation drive, and help kids in Thailand and/or Washington DC find their long-lost books! I gave a whole doorstop’s worth of Sandra Boynton this morning …

The Vine: March 30, 2012
March 30, 2012 – 9:02 AM | 4 Comments
The Vine: March 30, 2012

Perhaps you or your readers could identify this film for me?
It was a B&W science-fiction film (or perhaps something shorter) from the 1950s or 1960s, but I saw it on TV at least 15 years …