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The Vine: May 23, 2014
May 23, 2014 – 8:40 AM | 6 Comments
The Vine: May 23, 2014

I love wearing beanies, but now summer is here and it’s too hot to wear my wool ones.

The Vine: May 14, 2014
May 14, 2014 – 10:41 AM | 9 Comments
The Vine: May 14, 2014

I’m trying to help my mom find a slip to wear under a formal dress for my wedding this summer.

The Vine: May 9, 2014
May 9, 2014 – 8:03 AM | 11 Comments
The Vine: May 9, 2014

I am asking for the readers to help me remember the name of a cooking show that I watched years ago.

The Vine: April 30, 2014
April 30, 2014 – 5:11 PM | 15 Comments
The Vine: April 30, 2014

After watching the team Olympic figure-skating competition, I was reminded of a YA book that I read in the mid-late ’90s.

The Vine: April 25, 2014
April 25, 2014 – 8:40 AM | 9 Comments
The Vine: April 25, 2014

About 15 years ago I picked up a book of seven or so short stories in my local bookstore. The stories were written by a young woman — I think this was her first published …

The Vine: April 18, 2014
April 18, 2014 – 3:17 PM | 24 Comments
The Vine: April 18, 2014

I’ve just finished losing a considerable amount of weight, and for the first time in my adult life I want to own a bikini.

The Vine: April 11, 2014
April 11, 2014 – 9:47 AM | 8 Comments
The Vine: April 11, 2014

Cat-owning home office folk, help!

The Vine: April 9, 2014
April 9, 2014 – 3:02 PM | 16 Comments
The Vine: April 9, 2014

I’m trying to find the name of a movie I saw as a kid and Vine readers are usually able to figure out anything. This has stumped my Facebook friends and my Google skills, including …

The Vine: March 21, 2014
March 21, 2014 – 10:24 AM | 29 Comments
The Vine: March 21, 2014

My friends and I recall a certain scene opening from a book, but can’t remember which book. It’s kinda driving us crazy.

The Vine: March 14, 2014
March 14, 2014 – 2:39 PM | 29 Comments
The Vine: March 14, 2014

My mom has cancer. She’s doing all right, and responding to the treatment, and feeling okay, and all; this isn’t a cancer question.