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May Day Help is on the Way

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s your Friday going? Are you able to negotiate your way into the weekend without yours truly’s completely useless advice? Well, good for you. Let’s see how I can (mis)guide two souls today. Dear Barbara … Continue reading →

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Get In with the In Crowd

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! You know, it’s been so much fun getting to know so many new friends and readers. All this mixing and mingling with my long time chums is such a blast. Carrying on this week, I’m … Continue reading →

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Easter Excitement

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! I hope you had a pleasant Easter, one and all. My guess is that it was relatively quiet, given what’s going on in your present day. Now for yours truly, I’m your mid-century modern gal, … Continue reading →

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The Tiff with Biff

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Hope you are all well and looking after yourselves. Washing your hands? Standing 6 feet apart and not talking close with strangers? Good! Now that we have that out of the way, let me entertain … Continue reading →

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The Entangled Instructor

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Are you all socially distancing yourself? I should hope so. Now yours truly comes from a slightly earlier time (ahem, I’m not telling my age, but if I was at my supreme freshness in the … Continue reading →

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Advice for Spring Blossoms

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Hope you’re all faring well and ready for some romantic recommendations on free advice Friday. Let’s get right to it, shall we? Dear Barbara Jean, I think the produce man at our local green grocer … Continue reading →

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Advice for the Valentine Hearted

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Do tell, is your Valentine’s Day going swoonily? Mine is, of course. More ardent admirers than I can shake a stick at. And who to choose for my dinner and dancing date tonight? Sigh, so … Continue reading →

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Well, Bowl me Over

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Well gee, isn’t wholesome fun just the ticket sometimes? Don’t you believe it. There’s always some saucy and scandalous behavior in the midst. So there I was, minding my own business with nothing much to … Continue reading →

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Looks Like I Lost the Plot

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, don’t that beat all. I’ve been bamboozled, hangdogged and hogtied. No, and it wasn’t very fun, at all flirty or fantabulous! Let me give you the skinny on the latest. It all started last … Continue reading →

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Fantastically Free Advice for the Fretful

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Say, it’s already Friday, and you know what that means – time for some not so great advice that you really don’t need. Let’s see what are willing victims, er, participants are troubled about today. … Continue reading →

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