I respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors who ask me questions about my garden while I am ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky enough to have gardens all around my house, including along a city sidewalk. My problem is how ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky enough to have gardens all around my house, including along a city sidewalk. My problem is how ...

GENTLE READER: While she agrees that neither pretending not to hear nor running and hiding are good solutions, Miss Manners ...

On occasion, it will start raining when I am in a crowd — at the ballpark, for example, or waiting for the light to change on ...

A letter writer is wondering if it’s selfish to use their umbrella in public places when others around them don’t have one to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky enough to have gardens all around my house, including along a city sidewalk. My problem is how ...

A well-prepared reader gets chastised for opening her umbrella in a crowd; a gardener thinks it’s rude when passersby ...

GENTLE READER: Are you hoping that Miss Manners will say it is fine that your umbrella is channeling additional water onto ...

This time of year, it often rains in the afternoon, and so I carry an umbrella with me. However, many people do not. GENTLE READER: Are you hoping that Miss Manners will say it is fine that your ...

I have made clear for months that they have overstayed their welcome, but they argue with me and take no steps to get on ...