Ask the Past: avoiding Covid

I'm going on my first holiday in ages next week, and I'm worried that I'll catch Covid and have to miss it. Do you have any tips for avoiding infection?

Ask the Past: hot drinks

I'm giving up caffeine for a month, and I don't know how I'll manage without tea and coffee. Can you recommend any other hot drinks that I can start my day with?

Ask the Past: menopause

I have been having a lot of hot flashes recently, and I would love a good home remedy for them. What can you suggest?

Bouquet interpretation: dual meanings

A slightly belated post this week, because I'm in Brisbane visiting my aunt. This is a picture of her garden: It might be hard to see everything from the photo, but she says what she's growing are azaleas (temperance), camellias (compassion, benevolence) a magnolia (tranquility), and

Ask the Past: back pain

I hurt my back the other day lifting something I shouldn't have, and I can't get a physio appointment until next week. Are there any remedies I can try in the meantime?

Bouquet interpretation: hot and cold

The fancy florist that I walk past on my way to my favourite cafe has started putting some comparatively affordable bouquets out the front. Here's what you get for $20: Iris: I have a message for you Yellow roses: decrease of love, jealousy Delphinium: fickleness, haughtiness This bouquet

Ask the Past: toothpaste

I am trying to cut down on packaging at home, and I've been looking for an alternative to buying tubes of toothpaste. Can you recommend anything?

Ask the Past: handkerchief code

There's a guy at work that I really like, but I don't want to make things weird. Is there any way I can let him know I'm interested without having to come out and say something?

Ask the Past: Lip balm

I always get really bad chapped lips in the winter. Can you recommend a good recipe for lip balm?

Bouquet interpretation: overly enthusiastic

My friend Jon sent me this photo of a bouquet that a friend of his had given someone to thank them for their help. It looks nice, but what does it mean? Once again, the bouquet is probably saying more than intended. The lilies are for purity, and they seem