Cute picture will have you going in circles
Dear Readers: A reader, via email, sent a picture of three cats “relishing” their dinner—they are gathered around a sectioned green relish tray. They look like a pinwheel! I wonder if they spin around while eating?
To see these fri sky and funny felines, visit Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.”— Heloise
WATER BOWL Hello, Heloise: For years, my friends have told me to send a hint to you. This one has changed our lives!
We have two dogs that, when they eat and drink, are pretty messy beasts. I swapped out a traditional dog’s water bowl for a fishbowl. The rounded shape and smaller opening catches water that is splashed upward when our dogs are drinking and diverts the water back into the bowl. We used to have a big, watery mess, and now we don’t! No more soaked floor and mat for us!—Liz S., Bakersfield, Calif.
HEY, WASH IT! Dear Heloise: We get such joy from our frisky puppies always wrestling and playing in the yard.
I got a great idea one day, and have continued this practice ever since. About every two weeks, when I wash my husband’s jeans, I include the puppies’ collars in the wash. (The collars are woven fabric.)
The collars come out so clean, they look brand-new. And the funny thing is, the dogs seem to really enjoy it; they strut around like they are dressed for church!— Patsy D. in Houston
Patsy, the collars get a good scrub from the heavy denim. We love to pamper our pets, don’t we? Thanks for your letter!—Heloise
‘EXPERI-HINT’ Dear Heloise: I am almost elderly, so the eyes and the hands are trying to retire. When I needed to put hooks and eyes on a garment, they would slide, and I would have to hold them with a pin. Then I thought “clear tape”!
It works perfectly, holds the hook, then comes off the fabric cleanly—same with the eye!
I read your column thrice weekly in The Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Thank you, and your mother before you, for all the hints you have given me.— Lynn C., Madison, Ala.
‘A’ IS FOR ‘APPLE’ AND ‘APEX’
Dear Heloise: We are readers of your column in The Washington Post. My wife and I enjoy sliced apples as a snack. After using an apple corer/ slicer, there often is a bit of core or tough apple left at the apex of the slices. I have found the curved tip of a grapefruit knife effective in carving out the unwanted crescent of apple flesh. Bon appetit!— Elery C., Rockville, Md.