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I don’t believe you should frame this as, “I’ve betrayed you,” but more as, “I’ve relapsed, and I want to get sober again. I’m attending meetings and seeking outside help and support, but I hope you will choose to hold my hand and walk with me.”

Different types of plants prefer different levels of moisture, too. Perennials planted in a shady zone, for example, may be competing with tree roots for water. The amount of sun and shade will also influence how much water is needed for those garden areas. Different zones of your garden may dry out at different rates.

Dear Former “Lunch Boy”: This is such a moving and well-deserved tribute to some of the lesser-recognized personnel at school – the lunch staff, librarians, bus drivers, band and choral teachers, janitorial staff, administrative assistants, security officers, and student teachers.

Double lung transplant recipient Renato Aquino, 65, with niece, Tasha Sundstrom, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on May 14, 2021. A year ago he drove himself to the emergency room with COVID-19 symptoms and eventually received a life-saving lungs transplant from a previous COVID patient who died of unrelated causes. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, the Chicago Bears’ draft choice, leaves the field following the national championship game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Jan. 11, 2021. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

“We continually draw inspiration from landscapes and scientific phenomena, as well as our own experimentation with art processes and materials,” said Rachel Cope, Calico co-founder and creative director. “Our Aurora collection was developed following extensive research in the art of fabric dyeing and draws upon shibori and ombre techniques. Each pattern is a study in the relationship between light, color, place and mood, and explores the emotions expressed by the ever-changing sky.”

Try an all-natural substitute for paper towels. Most sponges are made from plastic or other materials that are harmful to the environment. Five Two’s reusable, compostable Sponge Cloths are a cross between a paper towel and a sponge. A cloth can be used up to 300 times before you’ll need a new one. Sponge Cloths are made from plant fibers and are printed with water-based ink. After using them, just rinse, dry and reuse. The cloths will decompose within six weeks in a home compost. 10 cloths, $25, food52.com. Eleusis organic household cleaner and bathroom tile cleaner are made from all-natural, plant-derived ingredients. Each of the nontoxic and hypoallergenic cleaners comes in a reusable glass bottle for which you purchase refills. $22, for a set of both cleaners, food52.com

Dear Wondering: This story isn’t quite holding together for me (are these children twins, or did these encounters happen over the course of a couple of years?), and so I am trying to imagine the conversation your husband might have with the kids: “When I was 19 I had sex two times with a woman who claimed I fathered both of her children, but I don’t think I did …. Sooooo, just giving you a heads up!”

“Last summer I hiked all the time and had a great time, and I was not afraid of falling to the bottom of the mountain,” she said, laughing, as she recalled writing off her earlier balance problems as clumsiness. For years, she said, she just accepted that, despite all the time she spent practicing, simple yoga poses were beyond her.

“We want to help kids realize there are things you encountered that you thought you weren’t going to get past, but you did make it through,” Gillett said. “It’s really important, as I’ve learned from working with all of these psychologists, for kids to be able to tell their own story and have that vocabulary to say, ‘There was something hard and I made it through.’ So that when they go forward and experience any number of challenges, they have that in their memories to say, ‘Oh yeah, but that was hard and I made it through that. I can do it again.’ You have agency here. You have been really brave. Those are skills that are going to equip you in really powerful ways as you move forward.”