The locusts are back. Every night, when I step outside to look at the moon or walk the dog, I hear them singing their droning love calls. Sometimes, they are so loud, I can't hear myself think.
Q. Whatever became of the actress who played Miss Landers on the original "Leave It to Beaver" -- Mayfield's answer to Jackie Kennedy?
With the school year under way, Dillard's wants kids to come in and try on clothes and shoes -- with a catch
Q. Last year, my crepe myrtle bush was loaded with big red clusters of flowers. I did not prune the limbs over the winter, but I did cut off the dead ends. This year, I do not have any flowers. The old limbs produced new growth in the spring and are fully leafed out. I lived in Tennessee when I was young and they bloomed every summer. What should I do to have flowers every year?
Q. In these last few weeks before school starts, I've been trying to refresh my children's school manners. Sometimes they listen, sometimes they don't. I think if you could provide some of the key ones, I think it would help my children, and probably others, if I could read what you say to them.
