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HELPFUL HINTS
By HELOISE
This article was published November 19, 2009 at 4:12 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: To help keep cookware with nonstick surfaces free of scratches, place a circle of rubber mesh, paper plates or coffee filters inside each one.
- Autumn, Colorado
DEAR HELOISE: My mother’s photo albums were in a mess. I’m taking all the photos out, carefully cutting the paper below the identification. I bought photo boxes for them and will put plain white address labels on the back so I can write the information on the label. As I get the label filled out, I can remove what’s left of the old black paper from the back of the photo.
- Marjorie Lee Burnett, Smiley, Texas
DEAR HELOISE: Can’t seem to keep note paper next to the phone? Use a light-colored, 10-by-10-inch ceramic tile, a dry-erase marker and an eraser for taking phone messages, because these don’t tend to walk away so easily.
- Ruthie, Minnesota
DEAR HELOISE: I slipped on a loose towel going down the stairs to the washer and took a fall, down several stairs to the bottom. My husband bought a mesh collapsible laundry bag that is invaluable, because it is lightweight, folds up flat and pops right out to form an easy-to carry laundry bag.
- Nancee Donovan, Concord, N.H.
DEAR READER: Be sure to secure all the clothes stuffed in the basket so they don’t fall out and create a hazard.
DEAR HELOISE: Many years ago, I took a short elastic cord and ran it through a roll of paper towels. I hung the cord inside my car trunk, and the paper towels stayed in place really well and were always at hand if I needed a quick cleanup.
- B.V. Neidel, Hermitage, Mo. Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail
Weekend, Pages 38 on 11/19/2009
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