Word to the wise -- we tried going to the other Framingham free testing site this afternoon, the one that's open from 3-6 pm on weekdays. We arrived at 5 only to find out that they had a very long lin

It looks like they are not as bad for cats as regular lilies, though. This is from the link that Olga sent: Alstroemeria are a little poisonous to cats. While not deathly toxic, they can cause nasty t

JJ -- I donated blood last week and am awaiting the results of my antibody test. I'm curious if the 6-week bout I had this spring of headaches, sore throat, low-grade fever and congestion may have bee

Mine is "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston. Now updated as "Don't Leave Me This Way, Stuck At Home, With Limited TP, and Not Enough Wine Either." 😁 Hollie Schmidt

I'm delighted to report that Betor came home last night and is safe and sound! Thanks to everyone who checked around and sent advice. We now have another cat visiting our house who may be a stray. Is

Our cat Betor went missing either today or last night. She's a medium-sized black cat with a silver collar and tag. If you find her or see a cat matching this description, please call me at 781-883-48

As I was driving on Wilson Road (by Hastings Elementary) a few minutes ago, I saw a small white fluffy dog and another smaller dark-colored animal (another dog? maybe a cat?) on the road. They ran off

Lily, have you tried Pawz booties? They are like thick balloons that you stretch at the top to put on your dog's foot. They did a great job protecting our greyhound's feet from snow and salt, and stay

I like FreeConferenceCall.com -- it has plenty of features, is completely free (at least for how I use it), I can have up to 1,000 participants and as far as I can tell there isn't a time limit for ca

This beautiful cat was hanging out around our house and meowing today so I brought him in. If you or someone you know is missing this cat, please let me know at hollieschmidt@... or 781-883-4817

Our daughter is attending school in Texas, has a car there, and won't be able to return home before her license expires. So she's going to transfer her license to a Texas license. She'll have to go to

I've heard great things about this place (have never been there myself but would love to go!). Some of the quests that include physical challenges might be good for your family. http://bodaborg.com/us

I think they are katydids. I looked them up the other night because they're very loud around my neighborhood. Sometimes there are 2 acks, sometimes 3, sometimes 4. Depending on the number of acks, I h

Hi Melanie, The RMV web site about converting an out-of-state license doesn't make any reference to the overall process being different for people from other countries. It does say that if you don't h

Hi Rieka, We had a similar problem when we got our greyhound several years. She loved doing laps around the backyard and before long had created a race course for herself in the lawn. When it rained i

It's Victor Juhasz (found via Google's "search by image" feature): http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-war-on-drugs-is-burning-out-20150108 --Hollie Schmidt

Not to be overly alarming, but do you have working carbon monoxide detectors in your house? Some of the symptoms you list are symptoms of CO poisoning. Hopefully it's just a virus that will be over an

If it's not too intricate a table, you might consider doing it yourself. I refinished a wood bathroom vanity this weekend and was surprised at how simple it was, even for a non-DIYer like myself. I us

I just spotted a beautiful collie wandering on Coolidge Ave. It was walking in the road and when I got out to see if it would come to me, it went behind a house. If you have a collie that got loose, t

I've been able to get Uber and Lyft rides to the airport in the morning. Make sure to start up the app well in advance of when you want to leave, to get a sense of how long it will take the driver to