DEAR HELOISE: It's tempting to bring along the family dog when visiting family and friends, because boarding a pet can get expensive.
Hints for visiting with your pet:
• Is your dog thoroughly housebroken? Food-aggressive or shy? Does your pet need to be crated if you go out?
• Make sure your pet is welcome.
• You are responsible for messes your pet makes.
• Have copies of your pet's vet records.
• Make sure your pet is microchipped.
• Bring your pet's food with you.
-- Peggy H. in San Antonio
DEAR READER: It's a great time for a weekend getaway, when the leaves are turning. Bring your pets, if it will work for all, for fall.
DEAR HELOISE: I discovered a cloudy haze on the inside of my car windshield. I tried commercial glass cleaner, only to smear the haze!
I thought, "I know what Heloise would suggest -- vinegar!" I used white vinegar with a microfiber cloth and then wiped the windshield again with plain water. It worked perfectly -- the haze was gone.
-- Janene M., via email
DEAR READER: Isn't vinegar a dream? It's cheap, available, nontoxic and safe, and I've used it throughout my career. You're right on track with the microfiber cloth -- no lint left behind!
DEAR HELOISE: To your readers: Please think about what size an outdoor plant will become, and plant accordingly.
• That little tree will become a 50-foot giant that will cover your neighbor's roof.
• The vine will find its way to your neighbor's eaves.
• The creeping ground cover will creep its way over to your neighbor's yard.
• Anything deciduous will shed its leaves.
I write this out of personal experience and frustration.
-- A Reader, via email
DEAR HELOISE: I am a trash collector for my planet. A common thing found on our beach: cigarette butts.
As I walk my dogs, I use their doggie bags to pick up cigarette butts. I'm planning to get tin buckets to fill with sand, and I'll attach a laminated sign: "Put your butts here -- save the planet."
-- Marilyn A.,
Santa Monica, Calif.
Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or email
Heloise@Heloise.com
HomeStyle on 09/22/2018