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The Vine: April 22, 2011
April 22, 2011 – 11:42 AM | 5 Comments
The Vine: April 22, 2011

I’m hoping your readers can help me track down a quote that I swear I heard or read somewhere. I’ve been searching for it for awhile now, as I’d like to use it in my …

The Vine: April 15, 2011
April 15, 2011 – 10:31 AM | 22 Comments
The Vine: April 15, 2011

My parents are having trouble cleaning their favorite chair. The small dog of the house long ago staked out the top of the headrest (by my dad’s head) as his place of rest, and now …

The Vine: April 8, 2011
April 8, 2011 – 11:44 AM | 10 Comments
The Vine: April 8, 2011

I’m looking for the title of a young-adult book. It takes place in Copenhagen, either during or right after WWII. A girl and her mother have fallen on hard times, and need to rent out …

The Vine: April 1, 2011
April 1, 2011 – 10:58 AM | 8 Comments
The Vine: April 1, 2011

Ask The Readers bookfest today, fittingly. Want to make sure today’s schoolchildren grow up reading beloved YA novels that they need help remembering and write in to The Vine about in 20 years’ time? Me …

The Vine: March 25, 2011
March 25, 2011 – 9:59 AM | 57 Comments
The Vine: March 25, 2011

I have debt. Large amounts — enough that I get offers in the mail for debt-reduction services — and I need to do something about it. I have a good job, that pays well, but …

The Vine: March 18, 2011
March 18, 2011 – 10:45 AM | 242 Comments
The Vine: March 18, 2011

My fiancé and I are huge fans of “marathoning” shows (as in get a show we’ve never seen that’s got at least 3 seasons on DVD and start Netflixing them until we’ve either caught up to live …

The Vine: March 11, 2011
March 11, 2011 – 9:41 AM | 24 Comments
The Vine: March 11, 2011

A Friday-morning Ask The Readers bookfest is a great time to remind all you Jane Eyre fans that I have a reading tonight for the launch of the Eyresses zine — a piece called “Jane …

The Vine: March 4, 2011
March 4, 2011 – 8:15 AM | 38 Comments
The Vine: March 4, 2011

A really quick Ask The Readers query — can any members of the glorious Nation point me in the direction of any useful infertility forums? Hubs and I are really going through the mill at …

The Vine: February 25, 2011
February 25, 2011 – 8:30 AM | 7 Comments
The Vine: February 25, 2011

I’m hoping your bibliophile readers can help me come up with the title of a book I read as a kid in the ’70s.
It’s about a boy who goes on a camping trip/hike up …

The Vine: February 18, 2011
February 18, 2011 – 1:25 PM | 28 Comments
The Vine: February 18, 2011

I am on a quest to find corduroy pants. Specifically, I’m looking for thin-wale, mid- to high-rise, straight-leg corduroy pants.
Unfortunately, I have so far failed in my quest to do this. I’ve tried J. Crew …