Amy Dickinson Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: My wife and I have been together for 17 years. While we have, overall, a very positive marriage, her drinking has become a very large concern and has caused quite a rift between us at times.
This week’s column is on peaches. I have ran this column before, but I thought it might be an appropriate time to do run it again since the “peach truck” has begun its weekly visits.
BY PATRICK MURPHY Almost every morning — spring through fall — I go for a morning walk. Almost every morning I marvel at the sunrise.
Dear Amy: I lost my wife to cancer over 10 years ago. I was devastated. Later that same year, I met the new love of my life, “Laura.” Two years ago, I moved in with Laura and her adopted daughter “Maura.”
Dear Amy: When my parents divorced a few decades ago, they understandably stopped organizing family beach vacations. As soon as I started making a little money (in my 20’s), I stepped in and began pulling the vacation together.
The Southwest Research-Extension Center Field Day is back for 2022! Join us Thursday, Aug. 25 to learn more about the latest agricultural developments. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with coffee, doughnuts, and the opportunity to network with local agricultural companies at their displays. These companies have helped to provide meals for this event, in addition to their ongoing support throughout the year. We sincerely appreciate their assistance and support for the SWREC Field Day.
Dear Amy: I have come to the conclusion that my son-in-law is a bum. My daughter gives birth, nurses her babies, works a full-time job, cooks, cleans, and shuttles the kids where they need to go.
BY PATRICK MURPHY Sometimes we forget what we have. I was reminded of that recently when talking to a group of people who had settled in the United States from Burma (known Myanmar) to escape a military regime and the violence of their dayto- day lives.
Dear Amy: What is the proper way to handle being matched on a dating site with someone you’ve previously met in person? I am 51, professionally successful, and single. I recently matched onlinewithamanImet through a networking opportunity a few years ago.
Dear Amy: We just learned that our beloved elder pup has a brain tumor that will end her precious life in the next couple of months. Sad preparations are being made to have her euthanized at home, and for someone to prepare a grave.