DEAR Jasminda, I THINK my kids are taking advantage of the new rules for staying at home with any sign of a COVID symptom. They are fine on weekends, but suddenly have a headache, slightly sore throat and a bit of a sniffle on Monday. Mr George R. Dear George, You just took me back

  DEAR Jasminda, Yesterday, peering down from my balcony, I saw my neighbour with her dog, which proceeded to defecate on my lawn. When I went down later to inspect, the repulsive mess was still there. I later approached my neighbour and she said there was nothing she could do because her dog had

  DEAR Jasminda, My wife has started a plant-based diet to reverse the effects of our overeating during lockdown. Though I find this admirable, I'm starving after each meal, so I've taken to making up an excuse to go for a drive, and then heading to the nearest drive-through fast food outlet

  DEAR Jasminda, Whereas most people are rushing to the hairdresser now they are open again, my husband says he has come to terms with his new, unkempt look and has accepted this as the way he should be. My problem is he is starting to look like Mick Taylor out of Wolf

  DEAR Jasminda, Well, here we are - opening up week. It should be a time of excitement, but I am actually thinking I quite enjoyed lockdown. The place was less congested. The kids were happier being at home. Learner driving instruction was a breeze with less cars on the road. We realised the importance of

  DEAR Jasminda, When taking a book from a street library, should you give back a book of equal literary merit or is it okay to swap average books for best-sellers? Mr Geoff W. Dear Geoff, I love the street library concept. It offers all the best parts of borrowing a book (flicking through titles, locating

  DEAR Jasminda, During my recent Council roadside pickup preparation, I tried to discard some of my son's belongings that he hasn't touched in over five years. He wouldn't allow me to do so, saying it would ruin his childhood memories. I'm sick of storing stuff for no good reason. What should I do? Mrs

  DEAR Jasminda, I am in desperate need of a new hair colour. I am starting to resemble Pepe Le Pew, but I've never dyed my hair before. Any hints? Ms Petra L. Dear Petra, Isn't it interesting that in a pandemic it is not the politicians or the academics or the fashion designers that we

  DEAR Jasminda, I still have some unvaccinated friends and so I feel it will be distasteful to post photos of our picnics when those friends are still on a waiting list. What do you think? Mrs Patricia Dear Patricia, First there was FOMO and now there is Look At Those Holier-Than-Thou People Who Managed To

  DEAR Jasminda, On the weekend, I was flicking through social media. My husband was doing his 'essential exercise' with the dog. As I was mindlessly scrolling, a 'found dog' post turned up. I read the post because it was an adorable looking dog, and in fact very similar in looks to my own dog. On